Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded TechnipFMC with a contract to supply flexible pipes for pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. Under the contract deemed as “significant”, TechnipFMC will design, engineer, and manufacture 14 kilometers of gas injection riser pipes and will supply associated services including packing and storage. Jonathan Landes, President of Subsea at TechnipFMC... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Seals $400 Million Deal: Sells 40% Stake in Angola Offshore Block
(OE) French oil major TotalEnergies has sold a 40% interest in the offshore Block 20 in the Kwanza Basin in Angola to Malaysia's Petronas. The transaction was completed for an amount of $400 million as at January 1st, 2023, subject to customary price adjustments. TotalEnergies retains the operatorship and a 40% interest in Block 20,... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s First Offshore LNG Plant to Receive Final Piece Soon
(Reuters) The last major piece of infrastructure needed to start production at Mexico's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant is set to depart from a Texas shipyard next week, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a notice to shippers. LNG developer New Fortress Energy is planning to begin production at the 1.4-million-tons-per-year floating plant... Continue Reading →
IBAMA grants installation license for FPSO Almirante Tamandare
(PN) The Brazilian Environmental Institute (IBAMA) granted Petrobras the installation license for the platform ship (FPSO) Almirante Tamandare, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The platform's first oil is scheduled for the second half of 2024. The vessel will be the sixth definitive production unit in... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch CO2 Capture in FPSOs
SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced the signing of a partnership agreement that will offer a CO2 capture solution for platform ships (FPSOs). The agreement is the result of a successful engineering and design study between the companies, demonstrating the technical feasibility and commercial readiness of offshore CO2 capture technology. According to SBM,... Continue Reading →
Equinor Submits Plans for $9B Offshore Gas Field Development in Brazil
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has submitted declarations of commerciality and plans of development for two fields in the BM-C-33 concession in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil Equinor is the operator of the BM-C-33 offshore concession with a 35% stake, with its partners being Repsol Sinopec Brasil (35%) and Petrobras (30%). The concession is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras informs about declaration of commerciality in the pre-salt of Campos Basin
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, as a partner in the BM-C-33 consortium, informs that the operator Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda submitted to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), on September 20, 2023, the declarations of commerciality of the oil accumulations located in the BM-C-33 Concession area. Petrobras acquired a 30%... Continue Reading →
Floating Platforms of the Future: WES Explores Shared Infrastructure for Wave Energy, Offshore Wind
Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is running tests at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility, to determine the potential for floating platforms that can be used by both offshore wind and wave energy devices. The move has been prompted by a report by Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) exploring the synergies... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore and MHI sign Partnership Agreement for FPSO CO2 Capture Solution
SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) are pleased to announce the signing of a Partnership Agreement that will offer a CO2 capture solution for Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) as they are producing oil and gas from offshore reservoirs. The agreement follows a successful engineering and design study between the companies... Continue Reading →
FPSO Sepetiba – Petrobras in final preparations to start production
(PN) Petrobrás in final preparations to begin operating its newest platform, the FPSO Sepetiba. The unit arrived in Brazil last weekend and is expected to begin production in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin, during the fourth quarter of this year. The FPSO will have the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels... Continue Reading →