SBM Offshore holds naming ceremony for huge Brazil-bound FPSO Almirante Tamandare

(Offshore-energy.biz) Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore has officially named a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to work at a giant field off the coast of Brazil for the country’s state-owned energy heavyweight, Petrobras. After obtaining a binding letter of intent (LoI) in February 2021, SBM Offshore inked contracts with Petrobras for the 26.25-year lease and operation of... Continue Reading →

UK-based AIS wins multiple contracts for deepwater oil field project off Brazil

(Offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered AIS has secured multiple contracts to supply a comprehensive range of subsea ancillary solutions on a “major” deepwater oil field development located in the Santos Basin, off the coast of Brazil. The contracts are from several engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) companies. The contracts involve providing various critical subsea... Continue Reading →

Ibama grants approval for support vessels that will be used in the installations of FPSO Almirante Tamandare

(PN) The Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) issued approval for the use of support ships CBO Endeavour, Normand Maximus and Siem Emerald during the installation of the platform ship (FPSO) Almirante Tamandare. The expectation is that the first oil from the FPSO will be extracted in 2025. The vessel is still under construction by SBM Offshore... Continue Reading →

Hammerhead will be stand-alone development – Exxon project summary 

(OilNow.gy) ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead development will be a “stand alone” project, according to the summary submitted to Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Potentially, additional resources can be tapped, if determined to be feasible and economically viable, the document read.  The proposed project will be located in the south central portion of the Stabroek Block, 160 kilometers (km) from... Continue Reading →

FPSO Bacalhau Becomes World’s First Newbuild with DNV Emissions Abatement Notation

(OE) MODEC has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) for Abate Notation from classification society DNV for its FPSO Bacalhau, set for deployment at an Equinor-operated oil project offshore Brazil. In this project, a comprehensive assessment of greenhouse gas emissions abatement on FPSO Bacalhau was conducted according to DNV guidelines. The Abate notation requires stringent... Continue Reading →

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