( offshre-energy.biz) The construction of topside modules for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit set to work at a field in Brazil’s Santos Basin with the state-owned energy giant Petrobras has started at Seatrium’s shipyard in Angra, Brazil, formerly known as BrasFels. Based on a social media post by Petrobras’ CEO Renata Baruzzi, the... Continue Reading →
FourPhase Nets Shell Contract for its Caribbean Oil and Gas Platforms
(OE) FourPhase, a solids and production performance specialist for the oil and gas industry, has secured a master service agreement (MSA) with Shell Trinidad and Tobago, for work on its topside offshore oil and gas platforms in the Caribbean. The MSA involves sand management and production optimization. FourPhase also signed two other contracts in the... Continue Reading →
First Crude from ONE Guyana FPSO Set for Export in August-September
(Reuters) The first crude cargo from Guyana's fourth oil production facility, which arrived in the country in April and is being installed, is set to be exported between late August and early September, the government told Reuters on Tuesday. A consortium by U.S. companies Exxon Mobil XOM.N and Hess HES.N and China's CNOOC 600938.SS controls... Continue Reading →
Bill to end the pre salt polygon advances in the Senate
(eixos) The Senate is advancing in discussions on bill 3.178/2019, which proposes the end of the pre-salt polygon and Petrobras' right of preference in the sharing auctions. The Infrastructure Committee approved on Tuesday the opinion of the committee's president, Senator Marcos Rogério (PL/RO). The bill was included in the committee's agenda at the end of... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Picks ABB to Supply Electrical Equipment for Petrobras’ FPSOs
ABB has secured a large order by Seatrium, a global provider of marine engineering solutions based in Singapore, for the supply of electrical equipment and automation solutions on a new generation of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for operator Petrobras. The two vessels, P-84 and P-85, will be deployed in the Atapu and... Continue Reading →
EPE completes new technical approval for the Equinor Raia gas pipeline project
(PN) The Energy Research Company (EPE) has completed the technical analysis of the documentation submitted by Equinor to request authorization to begin early construction and installation activities for the gas pipeline to transport specified gas from the Raia Project. EPE considered the project compatible with the sectoral planning and recommended its authorization, highlighting its importance... Continue Reading →
Petrobras finds oil signs in Alto Cabo Frio Central block
(PN) Petrobras notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) about the discovery of oil signs in well 3-BRSA-1398-RJS, located in the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block, in the pre-salt area of the Campos Basin. The well is located in a water depth of 2,276 meters. The drilling of the well began at the end of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Targets Africa as Its Main Exploration Area Outside Brazil
(Reuters) Petrobras aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant's CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company's strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the "red carpet" for Petrobras to explore deep and ultra-deep waters off its coast, when it gave the company preference in... Continue Reading →
First Floating Offshore Wind Farm in France Fully Commissioned
(offshoreWIND.biz) The floating offshore wind project is owned by Parc Eolien Offshore de Provence Grand Large – a subsidiary of EDF Renouvelables, Enbridge Eolien France 2 S.à.r.l (EEF2), a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., and CPP Investments. Provence Grand Large is a pilot project with three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines installed 17 kilometres off the coast... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Exits Equatorial Guinea with Aseng FPSO Divestment
SBM Offshore has signed a share purchase agreement for the full divestment of its equity interest in the lease and operating entities of the Aseng floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to GEPetrol. SBM Offshore’s exit from Equatorial Guinea will take place following an operational transition phase lasting up to 12 months. According to... Continue Reading →