Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the announcements to the market issued on July 29, 2022 and August 5, 2024 on the extension of the gas discoveries in the Uchuva-1 and Uchuva-2 wells, renamed Sirius-1 and Sirius-2, informs that the gas potential in the discoveries located in the Guajira Offshore Basin, in Colombia,... Continue Reading →
As drillship gets ready for its Brazilian gig with Petrobras, $500 million lands on Hanwha Drilling’s backlog
(offshore-energy.biz) Offshore drilling player Hanwha Drilling, part of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, has secured its first multimillion-dollar contract for a seventh-generation drillship, which will work off the coast of Brazil for the South American country’s energy giant Petrobras. Hanwha Drilling, with its partner, Constellation Oil Services, a Brazilian drilling contractor, has won its first contract for... Continue Reading →
Ibama grants operating license for FPSO Maria Quiteria in the Jubarte Field
(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) has granted the operating license for FPSO Maria Quitéria, which is already installed in the Jubarte field, in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin. The platform was only supposed to start operating in 2025, but Petrobras brought forward the first oil from the unit, which... Continue Reading →
Brazil O&G production in August hits 4.345 million boe/d.
(TN) ANP released the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production for August 2024, which brings consolidated data on national production. Total Brazil production (oil + natural gas) was 4.345 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). With regard to oil, 3.340 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 3.4%... Continue Reading →
Pioneer Consulting Selected to Support Deployment of Petrobras’ Campos Basin Fiber Optic Cable System in Brazil
The 440km repeaterless trunk-and-branch system will link 12 oil and gas production platforms with two cable landing stations in Brazil’s Anchieta, Espirito Santo and Barra do Furado, Rio de Janeiro. Pioneer Consulting, the full-service submarine fiber optic telecommunications consulting and project management company, has been contracted by Blue Marine, leader of the Blue Marine Consortium,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reports on operations in South Africa
– Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors has approved the company's operations in South Africa, enabling the acquisition of a stake in the Deep Western Orange Basin (DWOB) block, through a competitive process conducted by TotalEnergies. The DWOB block is located in deep waters in the Orange Basin, where there... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s Brazil team completes “largest ever loadout” of manifolds for Exxon’s Yellowtail development
(oilnow.gy) Over 50 people from TechnipFMC’s Brazil team completed the load out of six manifolds for ExxonMobil’s fourth Stabroek Block development – Yellowtail. According to TechnipFMC, it was the team’s largest ever, resulting from “teamwork, collaboration, and safety.” The Yellowtail Development includes six drill centers and up to 67 wells, with 26 for production and 25 for... Continue Reading →
Suriname’s first FPSO capable of producing 220,000 barrels per day – TotalEnergies CEO
(oilnow.gy) The floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) for Suriname’s first offshore development will be capable of producing 220,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to TotalEnergies Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Pouyanné. The initial target was 200,000 b/d. Pouyanne, at an energy event in ROG.e oil and natural gas conference in Rio de Janeiro said “I would... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies to sign $10 bln deal on Suriname’s first offshore project, sources say
(Reuters) French oil major TotalEnergies will sign a final investment decision (FID) on Tuesday for a more than $10 billion offshore oil and gas development in Suriname, the country's first, said four sources with knowledge of the project. Located in Block 58 about 140 km off the coast of the South American country, the Gran Morgu... Continue Reading →
Petrobras yet again taps French tubular solutions provider Vallourec for Brazil’s deepwater fields
(offshore-energy.biz) France’s tubular solutions provider Vallourec has signed what is described to be a “significant” contract with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for the supply of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and accessories for the development of Sepia 2 and Atapu 2 projects in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. According to Vallolurec, the deal includes the delivery... Continue Reading →