Four new challenges, which aim to push the boundaries of innovation in floating offshore wind, have been launched in the NOW Accelerator programme. Presented by industry players Vattenfall and Seagust, Equinor, Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and Å Energi and Corio, the four new challenges are part of the NOW Accelerator programme by Norwegian... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Drilling Contractor Goes to Public Market in Norway
(OE) Brazilian deepwater drilling firm Ventura Offshore Holding has been listed for public trading at Euronext Growth in Oslo, Norway. On March 8, 2024, Ventura Offshore Holding entered into a share purchase agreement (SPA) with Petroserv Marine regarding the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Universal Energy Resources. Following the closing of the acquisition two... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Closing in on Block 58 FID Offshore Suriname
(OM) TotalEnergies, together with APA Corporation and Staatsolie, has made progress toward reaching the final investment decision (FID) for the development of deepwater Block 58 offshore Suriname, expected to be made in the fourth quarter of 2024. TotalEnergies is the operator of Block 58 with a 50% interest, alongside APA Corporation (50%), while Staatsolie has... Continue Reading →
Report: Worldwide demand for rigs ramping up
(OM) Demand for floating and jackup rigs is ramping up worldwide, with operators particularly active for drilling campaigns in the “golden triangle” of the US Gulf of Mexico, Africa and Brazil, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. The oilfield services investment consulting firm based its analysis on 1Q 2024 earnings results. In the US,... Continue Reading →
DOF’s Pipelay Support Vessel Hooks Petrobras Job
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘major contract’ from Petrobras for its pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Skandi Vitória. DOF secured a three-year firm contract, plus option, for its PLSV Skandi Vitória as part of an ongoing tender process. The contract starts in 2025, according to DOF. The vessel is Brazilian-built and... Continue Reading →
Brazilian FPSO comes back online post-maintenance
(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has resumed production from one of its floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels working on a field offshore Brazil, following maintenance. Enauta reported that production in the Atlanta field in Brazilian waters was restarted on May 25, 2024, following five-day maintenance on the FPSO Petrojarl I. The platform’s operational availability... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Finance Minister sees no reason to worry about Petrobras
(Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said there is no reason to worry about state oil major Petrobras after a recent leadership change that caused the company's shares to plummet. In an interview with French newspaper Le Monde published on Wednesday, Haddad said the appointment last week of Magda Chambriard as the company's CEO... Continue Reading →
PGS Good to Go on Petrobras’ 4D Survey Offshore Brazil
(OE) Norwegian seismic firm PGS has obtained all permits for the start of the large Petrobras’ 4D survey over the Barracuda Caratinga fields, offshore Brazil. The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) has issued the final permit for the large 4D survey over the Barracuda Caratinga fields and the survey is about... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 Secures Over $1.25B Contract for Work at Petrobras’ Buzios Field
(OE) Offshore services firm Subsea 7 has been awarded a ‘super major’ contract by Petrobras for the development of the Búzios 9 field offshore Brazil. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning of 102 kilometres of rigid risers and flowlines for the steel lazy wave production system. The exact value of the... Continue Reading →
UK subsea player, CRP Subsea, lines up new gig in Brazil on deepwater oil project
(Offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered CRP Subsea, part of AIS, has found a new assignment off the coast of Brazil, which will enable it to deploy its modular buoyancy modules on a deepwater oil field development in the Santos Basin. This deal, which CRP Subsea describes as a “sizable” one from an undisclosed firm it deems to be a “major” engineering, procurement, construction,... Continue Reading →