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The Maria Quitéria platform vessel has arrived in Brazil, destined for the Jubarte field, in the Parque das Baleias complex, in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin. It is an FPSO (floating oil production, storage and transfer system) unit, equipped with technologies to reduce emissions, including the combined cycle in power generation –... Continue Reading →
(Oil Now) Subsea7 is closely watching Suriname’s offshore oil sector, with hopes of winning a massive subsea contract to support TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project. In a Q2 earnings presentation, Subsea7 listed the Suriname project among a selection of Invitations to Tender (ITT) in-house or expected in the next 12 months. It expects the contract to... Continue Reading →
Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →
ANP released the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production for June 2024, which brings consolidated data on national production. In June, there was an increase, compared to May 2024, in oil and natural gas production, as well as in pre-salt production. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.353 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Production from the Golfinho license in the Espírito Basin offshore Brazil has been impacted recently by reduced gas-lift compressor uptime from the GLF-28 well, operator BW Energy said in an update. However, the well is now back online following ROV intervention, with a program underway to improve reliability. During August, the company plans a 12-day shutdown on... Continue Reading →
(PN) FPSO Almirante Tamandaré began its journey to Brazil. The unit left the CMHI shipyard in China today (31) and is headed for the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The new platform will be the first with high capacity to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has completed all subsea system and lines connections with the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Atlanta, ahead of first oil production expected in August. Ongoing activities currently include mandatory adaptations by regulatory agencies, final testing, and commissioning, which will conclude the operational activities scheduled to start production on... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has resumed production from the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating at Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. Atlanta Field’s production resumed on July 26, and the maintenance period of FPSO Petrojarl I concluded with the option to operate the platform through fourth quarter of 2024. The platform... Continue Reading →
(Raphaël Poquet, Trelleborg Oil & Marine product manager) With a surge in the need for energy to meet global demand, the order book for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels is climbing. This trend can be seen in the global expansion of new, often remote, and challenging regions. As a result, the need for... Continue Reading →
(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 →
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