(OE) Energy industry services firm EnerMech has been selected to carry out pre-commissioning work on the ONE Guyana FPSO for Guyana Deepwater Operations, SBM Offshore’s subsidiary in Guyana. The FPSO is currently on its way to Guyana, having departed Singapore in February, and is set to arrive to its destination later in 2025. It will... Continue Reading →
Karoon signs agreement with Altera & Ocyan to acquire FPSO Cidade de Itajai
Australian oil company Karoon announced that it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Altera & Ocyan to acquire 100% of FPSO Cidade de Itajaí for $115 million, plus approximately $8 million in transaction costs. The unit operates in the Baúna field, which is fully operated by Karoon. The agreement is subject to... Continue Reading →
MODEC and Samsung Team Up to Install Carbon Capture Tech on FPSO
(OE) MODEC has entered into a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Samsung E&A for the installation of carbon capture technology on a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The offshore carbon capture project envisages the installation of a carbon capture module on a MODEC FPSO vessel as a pilot, and it will... Continue Reading →
New FPSO for Equinor’s Bacalhau Field Arrives in Brazil
The FPSO Bacalhau arrived at its final destination this Saturday, February 22. The vessel was built to operate in the Bacalhau field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, approximately 185 km off the coast of the municipality of Ilhabela, in the state of São Paulo. MODEC, responsible for the design, construction and... Continue Reading →
Allseas preps for huge subsea pipeline job at Brazil’s supergiant ultra-deepwater oil field
(offshore-energy.biz) Switzerland-headquartered offshore pipeline installation, heavy lift, and subsea construction contractor Allseas has put the wheels into motion to get ready for its new assignment on Brazil’s second largest oil field. With its headquarters in Switzerland and central engineering and project management office in the Netherlands, Allseas has opened a new project management and engineering... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s oil output fell to 620,000 bpd in January, government says
(Reuters) - Guyana's average oil production fell to some 620,000 barrels per day in January from 656,000 bpd in December, the lowest monthly figure since August, the Natural Resources Ministry said on Friday in a report. A consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and involving Hess and China's CNOOC controls all crude and gas output in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras considers cancelling FPSO tender after high bid, sources say
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab is considering cancelling a tender to charter a production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) from India's Shapoorji Pallonji Energy, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The state-run firm believes the bid by the Indian shipbuilding firm was too high, at $1.5 million per... Continue Reading →
Agogo FPSO Set to Sail to Azule Energy’s Field Offshore Angola
(OE) The Agogo floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is ready to set sail from Chinese shipyard to Azule Energy’s development offshore Angola. Yinson Production has officially named the Agogo FPSO at a grand naming and sail away ceremony held at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) shipyard in Shanghai, China. The vessel is now... Continue Reading →
Brava Energia to Connect Four More Wells to Atlanta FPSO
(Reuters) Brazil's Brava Energia will connect four more wells to its Atlanta field in the first half of 2025, as it starts shipping oil to commodity trading firm Trafigura under a supply deal for six million barrels. That will bring the total number of wells connected to its floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO)... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore’s 2024 Revenue Soars 35% to Record High
(Reuters) Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore's annual revenue jumped 35% to a record high in 2024, driven by the sale of its floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) in Suriname and Guyana, the company said on Thursday. SBM Offshore's shares rose 9.3% to 20.04 euros at 0851 GMT, their highest in... Continue Reading →