Singapore's Keppel O&M has received orders from Japan's FPSO leasing company MODEC to deliver components for two FPSO units. The orders are worth S$73 million (USD52,5 million) in total. In Singapore, Keppel Shipyard will fabricate, complete, and integrate the topside modules and mooring support structure for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO). Continue... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on production record in Búzios
July 14, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras reports that the platforms installed in the Búzios field (P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77), in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached new production records yesterday, of 674,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) and 844,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The Búzios field, discovered in 2010,... Continue Reading →
Between January and May 2020, the Union’s share of oil in the pre-salt production sharing contracts reaches 1.5 million barrels
Jul 13, 2020 The Union's share of oil in the three contracts that are under production sharing regime totaled 1.5 million barrels from January to May this year, an increase of 50% compared to the same period in 2019. The data is from the Monthly Bulletin of Production Sharing Contracts produced by Pre-Sal Petróleo (PPSA),... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS postpones until August 31 the submission of proposals for the ITAPU FPSO
Jul 13, 2020 Petrobras confirmed that it extended the deadline for the submission of proposals to the Bidding Commission for contracting the FPSO for Itapu. Another 42 days were given, with the date now set for August 31. During this period, adjustments will be made to the project and even a possible definition of whether... Continue Reading →
Petrobras gives up appealing to lawsuit and will have to rename Lula field
July 9, 2020 After giving up on appealing a lawsuit, Petrobras has already started talks with the National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) to change the name of the Lula field, the largest oil producing field in the country named after former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The name change was requested in... Continue Reading →
Christmas trees for Buzios
July 10, 2020 Petrobras will launch a bid to acquire a batch of wet Christmas trees for the new phases of the Búzios project, in the Santos pre-salt cluster. Notice for the tender will be released later this year. The terms of the tender are still being formatted by the E&P area, together with the... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC prepares Mero campaign
July 9, 2020 TechnipFMC starts to manufacture, in this semester, the rigid pipeline lines for Petrobras' Mero 1 field, at its plant (Açu spoolbase) in Porto do Açu, in São João da Barra (RJ). The pipes will be installed at the location in the Santos Basin pre-salt by the Deep Blue and Deep Energy vessels,... Continue Reading →
After Sumitomo, Another Japanese Firm Takes Stake in Yinson’s Brazil FPSO Project
Malaysian FPSO specialist Yinson has welcomed another Japanese investor to its Marlim 2 FPSO project. Yinson is building the Anna Nery FPSO (conversion from Falcon VLCC) to be deployed at Petrobras Marlim II project offshore Rio de Janeiro, under a 25-year lease contract. Continue reading
Rystad: FPSO Contract Awards to Rebound in 2021 after Poor 2020
Norway-based energy intelligence firm Rystad Energy said Tuesday it didn't expect any new FPSO orders this year, however, it expects the situation will improve next year when it foresees seven new FPSO to be ordered. "Hit by the second industry downturn in five years, global awards for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to Launch Tender for Brazil’s Biggest Ever FPSO
Petrobras is preparing to launch a tender to build Brazil's largest-ever oil platform, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, as the state-controlled oil firm pushes ahead with ambitious plans to boost deepwater production. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the Rio de Janeiro-based producer is formally known, plans to launch the leasing tender for... Continue Reading →
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