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Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger signed Bacalhau well contracts with Equinor , in the Santos Basin pre-salt. According to the operator, the average local content is estimated at 74%. - The total value of the services is of the order of US $ 455 million, with a firm term of 4 years and two options... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Petrobras is expected to receive binding proposals on December 10 for its refinery in Rio Grande do Sul, Refap, from the Indian conglomerate Essar Group and local companies Raízen and Ultrapar Participações among potential stakeholders , said people involved in the negotiations. All three companies were pre-qualified for the binding phase of the... Continue Reading →
Australian player Karoon Energy has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent operating interest in the Baúna field, located in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, which will see it transform from an oil and gas exploration company into an oil production company. To remind, Karoon in July 2019 presented the high bid in the process to... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is preparing to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a temporary name change to allow continued use of its name upon emergence. Noble Corp. said last Friday it had changed its name to Noble Holding Corporation plc to allow the ultimate parent company that emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization to... Continue Reading →
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has won a contract extension with Brazil's Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Notos semi-submersible vessel for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil. The original three years and 222-day firm period were due to complete in July 2020, but the extension will result in operations through to mid-November 2021, Oslo-listed... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the releases disclosed on 07/24/2020 and 07/28/2020, informs that it has concluded today the sale of its entire stake in the Baúna field (BM-S-40 concession area), located in shallow waters in the Santos Basin, to Karoon Petróleo & Gás Ltda (Karoon), a subsidiary of Karoon Energy Ltd.... Continue Reading →
The European Union is considering a plan to increase its offshore wind energy capacity five-fold this decade and 25-fold by 2050, as it seeks to become climate neutral by mid-century, according to a draft policy. The 27-nation EU, which is already home to 42% of the world's offshore wind capacity, says the technology now produces clean power at a... Continue Reading →
Boskalis has reported a revenue increase at its Offshore Energy business in the third quarter of 2020, compared to the previous two quarters, but also a drop in its order book to € 1.3 billion (€ 1.47 billion at the end of June). The company noted a strong contribution from the seabed intervention unit, while... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has decided to sell five of its cold-stacked floating drilling rigs. In its fleet status report on Wednesday, Noble Corp. said it had signed rig sale agreements for five rigs. The deals were signed for two drillships – Noble Bully I and Noble Bully II – and three semi-submersibles – Noble Jim Day, Noble Danny Adkins,... Continue Reading →
(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador reports its consolidated financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2020 (“Third Quarter” or “3Q2020”). A conference call to... Continue Reading →
