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(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 →
SBM Offshore has signed a non-recourse sale and leaseback financing agreement for Cidade de Paraty floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, for the total amount of $400 million and with a tenor of eight years. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of April 2025, following the fulfillment of certain closing... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), informs its investors and the market in general the preliminary and unaudited production data for the month of March 2025. (1) Papa-Terra: On April 16, 2024, 3R Offshore exercised, in accordance with the provisions of the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA), the right of compulsory assignment (forfeiture) of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry. The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary design and is capable of drilling at depths of up to 12 kilometers in waters as deep as 3.6 kilometers. The... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Petrobras has completed work on a veterinary center in the Amazon region that is required for it to obtain an environmental permit for an offshore drilling project, the company said on Saturday. The animal care center in the town of Oiapoque, Amapa state, is designed to assist animals in the event of an oil... Continue Reading →
(PN)The hull of the platform ship (FPSO) P-80 left the Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles Offshore and headed to a new stage of the project. The vessel is on its way to the Seatrium shipyard in Singapore, where it will undergo the module integration phase. The platform is expected to enter into operation in the Búzios... Continue Reading →
Karoon announced the resumption of operations at the Baúna field in the Santos Basin, after a shutdown that began in early March. In addition, the company also said that it successfully completed the intervention and resumption of production at the SPS-88 well. Thus, production at the field reached 26,500 barrels per day, a level higher... Continue Reading →
(eixos) Petrobras is expected to present the development plan for the ultra-deep water project to produce oil and gas in Sergipe, the Sergipe Deep Waters (Seap), by the end of April, said the state-owned company's executive manager for Gas and Energy, Álvaro Tupiassu, during a meeting of the Oil and Gas Technical Chamber (CTGás) of... Continue Reading →
