Sept 12, 2020 With several offshore production projects due to come on stream this decade, Brazilian NOC Petrobras is keeping the market busy with tenders for the acquisition of subsea equipment that are expected to generate billions of dollars in new contracts. At least two of the tenders are related to the state-owned company’s prized Búzios field in the... Continue Reading →
Alfa Laval Pumps for Two Brazil FPSOs
Sept 14, 2020 Sweden's Alfa Laval has secured two orders to supply Framo pumping systems for two FPSOs to operate offshore Brazil. Alfa Laval did not say who the clients were but said the orders had a total value of around SEK 155 million (around USD 17,7 million). The deliveries are scheduled for 2021. The... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P assets binding phase in Espírito Santo Basin
September 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated June 10, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of a part of its interest in the exploratory blocks, belonging to the concessions ES-M-596_R11, ES-M-598_R11, ES-M-671_R11, ES-M-673_R11 and ES-M-743_R11, located in the Espírito Santo Basin. Potential buyers... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil requests extension of drilling plan on Titã in Santos Basin
Sept 11, 2020 The ANP board approved the review of the exploration plan for the Titã block, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The drilling of an exploratory well, initially planned for this year, was postponed to 2021. The extension was requested by ExxonMobil, the block's operator. “ExxonMobil cites economic impacts imposed by the pandemic... Continue Reading →
Flexlife wins riser monitoring deal in South America
Seanamic Group company Flexlife, has secured a contract from a ‘leading’ South American operator for the scanning of flexible risers. The contract, in partnership with Houston based ROV major Oceaneering, covers the scanning of all deepwater, uninsulated flexible pipelines. It is part of a larger integrity management program to determine if flooding occurs in the flexible risers’... Continue Reading →
TK-Ocyan has a new name
Sept 10, 2020 Altera & Ocyan is the new name of the joint venture formed by the Brazilian Ocyan and the Norwegian Altera Infrastructure (formerly Teekay Offshore). The brand change took place at the beginning of the second half, after the Altera Infrastructure brand change process, which was completed at the beginning of the year.... Continue Reading →
SECOND OF FOUR RELIEF VESSELS ORDERED FOR THE BÚZIOS FIELD IS IN OPERATION
Sept 9, 2020 Eagle Paulínia, the second of the four new vessels that are being added to Petrobras' relief fleet in 2020, carried out the first relief operations in Búzios, in the Santos Basin, and concluded its first operational cycle. In the last week of August, the vessel carried out two offloadings - oil transfer... Continue Reading →
Kosmos Energy farms down asset portfolio to Shell for up to $200M
September 9, 2020, by Bojan Lepic U.S.-based oil and gas company Kosmos Energy has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell to farm down interests in a portfolio of frontier exploration assets for up to $200 million. São Tomé & Príncipe assets; Source: Kosmos Energy Kosmos said on Wednesday that Shell would... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on E&P assets in Santos Basin
September 8, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated August 10, 2020, informs the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 50% to 100% of its stake, with the passing of the operation, in the BM-S-51 concession, in the Santos Basin. The concession is located at water depths... Continue Reading →
Yinson Orders TMC Compressors for Anna Nery FPSO
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has ordered a large marine compressed air system from TMC for the FPSO Anna Nery, which currently under construction in China, and destined for Petrobras' Marlim revitalization project in Brazil. TMC's compressed air system will consist of four large capacity service and instrument air compressors with associated air dryers and filters. TMC... Continue Reading →