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MODEC, Inc. [“MODEC”; TSE: 6269], a publicly listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and a leading floating solutions provider in the global floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) industry, has officially opened its new execution center in Kuala Lumpur. This affirms MODEC’s commitment to Malaysia as a strategic hub for regional business operations, innovation,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Saipem has entered into an amended bareboat charter with Deep Value Driller for the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller. Earlier in 2025, the charterer, Saipem, was granted an option until April 14, 2025 to enter into an amended bareboat charter for the Deep Value Driller drillship, which has been exercised. Saipem and Deep Value... Continue Reading →
(OE) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, the subsidiary of SBM Offshore, have agreed to conduct a study for the application of CO2 capture modules on future floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) for Petrobras. This study will be conducted toward typical implementation of CO2 capture solutions for FPSOs. The module design... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, yesterday, production began on wells 4H and 5H, which are currently undergoing testing and stabilization. Both wells have already produced through the early production system (FPSO Petrojarl I). With the connection... Continue Reading →
(OE) BW Energy has made final investment decision (FID) for the Golfinho Boost project, aiming to increase uptime, reduce operating expenses and add approximately 3,000 barrels per day of incremental oil production from 2027 at the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. The project includes multiple measures aimed at boosting production efficiency and increasing recoverable reserves... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras is weighing opportunities from an oil block auction set to take place this year in India, said the state-run oil firm's head of exploration and production, Sylvia dos Anjos, on Thursday. Petrobras has already collected data to analyze the potential of the offshore areas on offer in deep and ultra-deep waters,... Continue Reading →
Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of 13 international banks. The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1.0 billion RCF which was due to expire in February 2026. The new RCF has a tenor of five years and two one-year... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S. offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract extension with Petrobras for its Noble Discoverer semis-submersible rig offshore Colombia. Petrobras Colombia has exercised, extending the contract for Noble Discoverer rig for an additional 390 days. This extends the contract to approximately August 14, 2026. An unpriced option for an additional extension into... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's government is preparing an extra auction this year of stakes in offshore oil areas to boost revenue, a plan gaining steam amid falling oil prices and rising global trade uncertainty, said four people familiar with the matter. Two of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the auction will involve... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petrobras is set to hold a tender for a new production vessel for the country's pre-salt Buzios field in "the next few months," the state-run firm told Reuters on Tuesday. Reuters reported earlier in the day, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the tender would become public in 60 days.... Continue Reading →
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