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The Libra Consortium has taken a final investment decision to contract the Mero-3 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) reported Tuesday. Besides Shell, other members of the Petrobras (NYSE: PBR)-operated Libra Consortium include Total (NYSE: TOT), CNPC and... Continue Reading →
Norwegian subsea project and marine services provider DOF Subsea has been awarded four new contracts with Brazilian oil company Petrobras. DOF said Thursday that at least three vessels from the DOF fleet would be mobilized to perform flexible pipeline, risers and subsea equipment inspection in Campos Basin, Santos Basin, Marlin Field, and Espírito Santos Basin.... Continue Reading →
The global heavy lift vessel market is a difficult place to be. Utilization for the fleet has remained depressingly low since the first oil and gas downturn in 2014, currently hovering around 33% for the global fleet with a lift capacity of over 800 tonnes, according to IHS Markit’s ConstructionVesselBase. Fixed platform installation work,... Continue Reading →
Exxon Mobil Corp is limiting output at its flagship offshore project in Guyana to 100,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) due to more issues with the reinjection of natural gas, the South American country's environmental regulator said on Friday. Exxon, which operates the Stabroek block in a consortium with Hess Corp and China's CNOOC Ltd, had initially planned... Continue Reading →
Aug 21, 2020 Total, together with its partners, will invest in the third phase of the Mero project in the Libra Block, located 180 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Scheduled to start operating in 2024, Mero 3 FPSO1 will have the capacity to process... Continue Reading →
Offshore geotechnical services company Benthic will be deploying a remotely operated seabed drilling system off Brazil, as part of a contract awarded by the Brazilian national oil company Petrobras. Petrobras has hired Benthic to carry out geotechnical site investigation services at the giant Mero field located in the Santos Basin, which the company is developing in... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (PARIS: FTI) has been awarded a large(1) contract for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) through a competitive contracting process, by Petrobras, the leader and operator of the Libra Consortium, which was formed by Petrobras, Shell Brasil, Total, CNPC, CNOOC Limited and Pré-sal Petróleo SA (PPSA), for the pre-salt Mero field, located in... Continue Reading →
State-owned Qatar Petroleum has entered into a farm-in agreement with Angola’s national oil company Sonangol and French oil major Total to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Block 48 located in Angolan ultra-deep waters. The block, with a drill-ready opportunity, covers an area of approximately 3,600 square kilometres, and Total expects to start operations... Continue Reading →
Aug 19, 2020 Petrobras will decide on the future of the bidding for the chartering of the FPSO of Itapu (transfer of rights) this week. The expectation is that the oil company will either choose to cancel the bid or postpone, once again, the date of delivery of the proposals, with the promise of being... Continue Reading →
French oil major Total has resumed oil drilling offshore Angola with the Skyros rig while two more are expected to start operations in the week to follow. Olivier Jouny, managing director of Total Exploration & Production Angola, revealed short and mid-term plans for Total’s Angola operations in an interview with Africa Oil & Power on Monday. Continue... Continue Reading →
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