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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the communications of September 8, 2021, October 27, 2021, March 29, 2023 and December 21, 2023, and as a result of the failure to complete the acquisition of FPSO Cidade de Santos by Enauta Energia S.A. (according to the decision communicated by that company on July 1,... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Destiny, ahead of the maximum lease term, which would have expired in December 2029. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to operate... Continue Reading →
(PN) OceanPact announced a new R$697 million contract with Petrobras, for a period of four years, for the charter of the Ilha do Mosqueiro vessel, an OTSV (Offshore Terminal Support Vessel). The vessel will be used for the maintenance of offloading hoses on platform ships (FPSO) and oil tankers (FSO), with high-capacity winches and cranes,... Continue Reading →
The FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Unit) Alexandre de Gusmão left China today, December 16, heading towards the Mero oil field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The platform, leased by Petrobras in partnership with SBM, can produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compresses 12 million cubic meters of gas... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.bi) French-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has renewed the contract with Brazil-based Omni Táxi Aéreo, an affiliate of Latin America’s provider of air mobility and delivery solutions Omni Helicopters International Group, to operate its field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil. The contract relating to the Lapa field has been prolonged by an additional five... Continue Reading →
(OE) Global energy technology company SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the delivery of two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase production at the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. Under the contract, SLB OneSubsea will provide two complete subsea RWI systems to support Petrobras’ floating production storage... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Dutch firm SBM Offshore is considering bidding on a tender launched by Brazil's Petrobras to build up to two oil platforms for the state-run oil firm, SBM's president in Brazil, Jonas Lobo, told Reuters. The tender, to build up to two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, is part of Petrobras' plans to... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from certification body Bureau Veritas for its standard Floating Production Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) design, which includes the latest developments in advanced digital solutions to support more energy efficient operations. Standard FPSO design of Hanwha Ocean measures 340 meters in length and 62... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has put the first equipment part of a subsea production system in place for an oil development at the Stabroek block, which ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil, operates off the coast of Guyana. ExxonMobil hired TechnipFMC in May 2023 to provide a subsea production... Continue Reading →
(OE) ABL Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Brazil-based naval architecture and engineering consultancy Proper Marine, increasing its expertise in floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) sector. Proper Marine will be merged with ABL’s design and engineering arm Longitude. The company will expand ABL’s design and engineering capabilities with a team of over... Continue Reading →
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