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(Reuters) - A consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is about to begin installing its fourth floating oil production facility in Guyana, the South American country's maritime regulator said in a notice on Tuesday. The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility 'One Guyana,' built by SBM Offshore with a 250,000 barrel-per-day capacity, departed Singapore... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - A dispute between state-run oil company Petrobras and steelmaker Gerdau will delay the first dismantling of an oil production vessel in Brazil by at least a year, people familiar with the matter said, in a setback for local shipyards. The operation had been hailed as a chance to reinvent Brazil's struggling shipbuilders as industrial recyclers,... Continue Reading →
MODEC, Inc. [“MODEC”; TSE: 6269], a publicly listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and a leading floating solutions provider in the global floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) industry, has officially opened its new execution center in Kuala Lumpur. This affirms MODEC’s commitment to Malaysia as a strategic hub for regional business operations, innovation,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, the subsidiary of SBM Offshore, have agreed to conduct a study for the application of CO2 capture modules on future floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) for Petrobras. This study will be conducted toward typical implementation of CO2 capture solutions for FPSOs. The module design... Continue Reading →
BRAVA ENERGIA S.A. (“BRAVA” or “Company”) (B3: BRAV3), pursuant to CVM Resolution No. 44, hereby informs its investors and the market in general that, yesterday, production began on wells 4H and 5H, which are currently undergoing testing and stabilization. Both wells have already produced through the early production system (FPSO Petrojarl I). With the connection... Continue Reading →
(OE) BW Energy has made final investment decision (FID) for the Golfinho Boost project, aiming to increase uptime, reduce operating expenses and add approximately 3,000 barrels per day of incremental oil production from 2027 at the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. The project includes multiple measures aimed at boosting production efficiency and increasing recoverable reserves... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) According to its 2024 annual report, Hess Corporation plans to return 94% of its net undeveloped acreage, primarily to Guyana and Suriname, over the next three years. In Guyana, Hess has a 30% stake in the 6.6-million-acre Stabroek Block. A relinquishment of 20% of the block is due, minus exploration and production acreage, as well as... Continue Reading →
Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of 13 international banks. The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1.0 billion RCF which was due to expire in February 2026. The new RCF has a tenor of five years and two one-year... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petrobras is set to hold a tender for a new production vessel for the country's pre-salt Buzios field in "the next few months," the state-run firm told Reuters on Tuesday. Reuters reported earlier in the day, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the tender would become public in 60 days.... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore has signed a non-recourse sale and leaseback financing agreement for Cidade de Paraty floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, for the total amount of $400 million and with a tenor of eight years. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of April 2025, following the fulfillment of certain closing... Continue Reading →
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