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(Reuters) - Brazilian prosecutors, who have recommended that environmental agency Ibama block drilling by state-run oil company Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon river, has demanded that Ibama respond within three days, a document seen by Reuters shows. The federal prosecutors office (MPF), an independent agency, filed a July 22 notice that appeared on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Monday its crude oil production during the second quarter rose 2.6% from the year-ago period after it ramped up five oil platforms and started production in 12 wells. Petrobras pumped 2.16 million barrels per day (bpd) from April to June, and produced 2.7 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has resumed production from the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating at Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. Atlanta Field’s production resumed on July 26, and the maintenance period of FPSO Petrojarl I concluded with the option to operate the platform through fourth quarter of 2024. The platform... Continue Reading →
(OE) Strohm has won a contract from TotalEnergies for the supply of thermoplastic composite pipeline (TCP) flowlines for an offshore field located in the Santos Basin, marking the largest commercial award for pipe supply in company’s 16-year history and a first project in the Brazilian pre-salt. Due for installation in 2026 at a water depth... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has made a non-binding offer to buy a major stake in Galp Energia's huge offshore oil discovery in Namibia, Petrobras exploration and production director Sylvia dos Anjos told Reuters on Friday. If accepted, the bid would make Petrobras the operator of the Mopane oil and gas field, which has an... Continue Reading →
TSC Subsea has secured a contract with a major operator for the subsea inspection of insulated flexible pipes in the pre-salt region offshore Brazil. The multi-year contract will enable the company to deliver continuous inspection services to the unnamed client from 2024 to 2026. The company uses its proprietary ART (Acoustic Resonance Technology) and the... Continue Reading →
( 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 →
(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 →
(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 →
(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 →
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