( Offshore-energy.biz) The Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has managed to maintain a stable net profit in the second quarter of 2024, registering a drop quarter on quarter but a slight increase compared to the same period last year, while the firm continued working on field developments and supplied hydrocarbons to Europe to increase the... Continue Reading →
Transocean Ltd. Provides Quarterly Fleet Status Report
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) today issued a quarterly Fleet Status Report that provides the current status of, and contract information for, the company’s fleet of offshore drilling rigs. This quarter’s report includes the following updates: Deepwater Atlas – Awarded a four-well contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a dayrate of $505,000,... Continue Reading →
How to choose the right hose for your FPSO operations
(Raphaël Poquet, Trelleborg Oil & Marine product manager) With a surge in the need for energy to meet global demand, the order book for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels is climbing. This trend can be seen in the global expansion of new, often remote, and challenging regions. As a result, the need for... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore holds naming ceremony for huge Brazil-bound FPSO Almirante Tamandare
(Offshore-energy.biz) Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore has officially named a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to work at a giant field off the coast of Brazil for the country’s state-owned energy heavyweight, Petrobras. After obtaining a binding letter of intent (LoI) in February 2021, SBM Offshore inked contracts with Petrobras for the 26.25-year lease and operation of... Continue Reading →
Archer Lands $40M Drilling Services Contract from Equinor in Brazil
(OE) Oilfield services firm Archer has been awarded a two-year contract for platform drilling services for Equinor in Brazil. The contract will commence in November 2024 in direct continuation of Archer’s current contract for drilling operations and maintenance on Equinor’s Peregrino A & B platforms and includes an optional two-year extension period. The estimated firm... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Places Flexible Pipe Order to TechnipFMC for Brazil Fields
(OE) Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘substantial’ contract from Petrobras to supply flexible pipe for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The contract covers the design, engineering, and manufacture of flexible pipe for water injection and gas lift. Although the exact value of the contract was not disclosed, for TechnipFMC, a ‘substantial’ contract is... Continue Reading →
Ocyan Inks $135 Million Contract with Petrobras for Services in Buzios Field
(Reuters) EIG-owned Ocyan has signed a contract worth around 750 million reais ($134.61 million) to provide maintenance and maritime services to Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras, Ocyan's chief executive Jorge Luiz Mitidieri told Reuters. The deal will last at least four years, in what is the largest individual contract signed by Ocyan since the COVID-19... Continue Reading →
Valaris DS-17 will drill the Raia project in Brazil
Equinor, on behalf of its partners in the Raia project – Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras, awarded Valaris, represented by Ensco UK Drilling Limited and Ensco do Brasil Petróleo e Gás LTDA, a drilling contract for operations in Brazil. Drilling activities are scheduled to begin in 2026. The objective is to drill six wells, with... Continue Reading →
UK-based AIS wins multiple contracts for deepwater oil field project off Brazil
(Offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered AIS has secured multiple contracts to supply a comprehensive range of subsea ancillary solutions on a “major” deepwater oil field development located in the Santos Basin, off the coast of Brazil. The contracts are from several engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) companies. The contracts involve providing various critical subsea... Continue Reading →
Ibama grants approval for support vessels that will be used in the installations of FPSO Almirante Tamandare
(PN) The Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) issued approval for the use of support ships CBO Endeavour, Normand Maximus and Siem Emerald during the installation of the platform ship (FPSO) Almirante Tamandare. The expectation is that the first oil from the FPSO will be extracted in 2025. The vessel is still under construction by SBM Offshore... Continue Reading →