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Sept. 18 (PN) Petrobras held the christening ceremony for the vessel Starnav Elektra this week in Rio. Built by the Detroit Shipyard in Itajaí (Santa Catarina), the Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) represents an investment of approximately R$ 450 million and is the first vessel delivered under the Open Sea Program (Programa Mar Aberto), an initiative... Continue Reading →
Sept. 16 (PN) MDL has completed a SURF decommissioning campaign using its Wheeled Horizontal Lay System (WHLS) in deep waters off the coast of Brazil, in the Campos Basin. Carried out from a multi-purpose vessel, the project involved the recovery of flexible flowlines, umbilicals, and jumpers associated with a decommissioned FPSO. The client's name was... Continue Reading →
Sept. 7 - Oil States Brasil has secured a new contract with Petrobras to provide specialized maintenance and technical assistance services for subsea equipment. The three-year agreement covers support for Petrobras's subsea operations as well as for the exploration and production (E&P) consortia in which the oil company participates. The scope encompasses activities such as... Continue Reading →
Sept. 2 (oilnow.gy) TechnipFMC has reached delivery readiness for its 200th subsea tree for offshore projects in Guyana. The company announced the milestone on September 1. It credited the expertise and collaboration of its team for supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore developments. “Recently, we reached a major milestone with the manufacturing and delivery readiness of the 200th subsea... Continue Reading →
Aug. 20 (OE) Everllence has signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard within the high-speed segment. The contract comprises 16 × 175D gensets bound for 4 × Rampage 6000‑DE offshore terminal tugs designed by Robert Allen. These will be operated by Smit Lamnalco, a Boskalis company, in Guyana, South America to support an FPSO fleet... Continue Reading →
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Oil service provider SLB and private equity firm Formentera Partners are working to either reactivate oil rigs in Venezuela or import additional rigs into the country in the coming months, executives from both firms said on Wednesday during a conference in Houston. Energy-focused Formentera is in discussions with international service providers to... Continue Reading →
Aug.10 (cnnbrasil) German equipment manufacturer Siemens Energy has signed a contract with the Dutch company SBM Offshore to supply power generation and gas compression systems. These systems will be installed on the P-81 and P-87 platforms, which are destined for Petrobras projects in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The value of the contract was not disclosed. In... Continue Reading →
Aug. 9 (oilprice.com) To accelerate the global green transition, several energy companies are developing more durable and efficient renewable energy equipment, such as wind turbines and solar panels. This has been hugely successful in recent decades, with the creation of larger, stronger wind turbines and more efficient, resilient solar panels. As companies continue to improve... Continue Reading →
Aug. 9 (OE) The GranMorgu Project offshore of Suriname continues to make strong progress, reports TechnipFMC, with the delivery of critical subsea equipment supporting the next phase of execution. “The departure of the first drilling equipment and the successful installation of key FPSO connection components demonstrate the impact of early collaboration, standardized engineering and disciplined... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (PN) Oil States do Brasil has signed a contract to manufacture and supply rigid jumpers for the Buzios 10 project, located in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The equipment will be used in the field's subsea system and will operate in water depths ranging from 1,720 to 2,190 meters. The contract... Continue Reading →
