Sept. 18 (OE) Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has started PAMA Phase II 3D multi-client survey in the Equatorial Margin area offshore Brazil. The first phase covered 19,343 square kilometers and more than 25 future exploration blocks within the Pará-Maranhao Basin, one of the world’s largest, most unexplored, and highly prospective basins. PAMA Phase... Continue Reading →
South America’s Top 3 Fastest-Growing Oil Producers
Brazil's oil production growth is primarily driven by massive investments from Petrobras in prolific pre-salt offshore oilfields, aiming for 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Argentina has become a leading South American oil producer, with significant growth stemming from the successful exploitation of the vast Vaca Muerta shale formation. Guyana's oil production is surging... Continue Reading →
Deepwater frontiers calling: Yinson Production’s FPSO hull design with low-carbon kit wins DNV’s blessing
Sept. 18 (offshore-energy.biz) Malaysia’s Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson, has unveiled a purpose-built floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design, which has secured main scantling approval (MSA) from DNV, a Norwegian classification society. This purpose-built FPSO hull design, equipped with a low-carbon toolset, enables the Malaysian giant... Continue Reading →
Hanwha Ocean’s Tidal Action Drillship Starts Maiden Job with Petrobras
Sept. 18 (OE) The high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, owned by Hanwha Ocean, has started its maiden contract with Petrobras at Roncador field, offshore Brazil. The Tidal Action arrived in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 2025, and has now been deployed to the Roncador field in the Campos Basin offshore... Continue Reading →
Trinidad and Tobago Gets Bids for Only Four Out of 26 Oil and Gas Blocks
Sept. 18 (Reuters) An auction of deepwater oil and gas exploration and production blocks in Trinidad and Tobago has failed to attract significant interest from foreign investors, with bids submitted for just four of the 26 areas on offer. The bidding round closed on Wednesday with bids from China's CNOOC for three areas and a... Continue Reading →
OceanPact signs R$1Billion contract with Trident Energy to decommission three platforms
Sept. 17 (PN) OceanPact has signed a contract worth over R$1 billion with Trident Energy of Brazil to perform offshore decommissioning services under the EPRD (Engineering, Preparation, Recovery, and Final Disposal) model. The project covers the subsea infrastructure of the remaining production systems of the P-07, P-12, and P-15 platforms in the Campos Basin, with... Continue Reading →
IBAMA Issuing Preliminary License for Stage 4 of Santos Basin Pre-Salt Development
Sept. 17 (PN) This week, Petrobras received a preliminary license from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (IBAMA) for Stage 4 of the Santos Basin. The project aims to further expand the production and transportation of oil and natural gas from the pre-salt layer. The project involves the installation and operation of 10 platform ships,... Continue Reading →
PRIO Announces Installation License for Wahoo Field
September 15, 2025 – PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best corporate governance practices, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (“Ibama”) has granted the Installation License (“LI”) of the Wahoo Field Production Development System and interconnection of... Continue Reading →
Tenaris to supply 115 km of seamless pipe for FPSO P-83 production system
Sept. 15 (PN) Tenaris announced the award of a contract to supply 18,000 tons (115 km) of seamless pipe for risers and flowlines for the FPSO P-83 (Búzios 11) production system. The agreement also includes the delivery of TenarisShawcor thermal insulation coatings. The seamless pipes will be produced at Tenaris' manufacturing center in Dalmine, Italy.... Continue Reading →
BP’s Giant Brazil Oil Discovery Eses Transition-Stranded Asset Concerns
Sept. 15 (Reuters) BP's recent discovery of a giant oilfield offshore Brazil has reignited investor enthusiasm, echoing the aggressive exploration era two decades ago when companies were thirsty for resources amid fears the world was running out of oil. The announcement of the Bumerangue discovery, described by CEO Murray Auchincloss as BP's most significant in... Continue Reading →