(OE) The specialized vessel Sapura Ônix is on its way to Atlanta Field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, where it will carry out the installation of subsea equipment to support the oil production, targeted for August 2024. Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta said the Sapura Ônix vessel is en route to install multiphase pumps... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore ‘pre-selected as preferred bidder’ for TotalEnergies’ Suriname FPSO deal – Upstream sources
(OILNOW) Upstream has reported that SBM Offshore could take the upper hand in competition with MODEC to build and deliver Suriname’s first floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, as it was “pre-selected as the preferred bidder.” Fabio Palmigiani, the publication’s South America Correspondent, said the information came from two industry sources. He wrote that SBM Offshore... Continue Reading →
Saipem Secures $850M Contract from Eni-BP Joint Venture Offshore Angola
(OE) Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured a contract from Azule Energy, a joint venture between Eni and BP, for the development of Ndungu field as part of Agogo Integrated West Hub Project, offshore Angola. Saipem’s scope of work entails the engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of approximately 60 km of rigid pipelines... Continue Reading →
Anchoring Ops for FPSO Atlanta Start Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has started anchoring operations for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. As planned, the FPSO Atlanta arrived at Atlanta Field in Santos Basin on May 11, 2024, after setting sail from Dubai in March, following the conclusion of the construction activities and sea... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Awarded Repeat FPSO Integration Contract from SBM Offshore
Seatrium Limited (Seatrium or the Group) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Single Buoy Moorings Inc, a SBM Offshore company, for the topsides fabrication and integration of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.Mr Marlin Khiew, Executive Vice President, Oil & Gas (Americas) of Seatrium said, "We arehonoured... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to put six FPSOs in operation in 2024 and 2025, while preparing tender for another 10 support vessels
(PN) Petrobras is designing its next offshore projects, making new investments in production units. The company is expected to put into operation six more platform ships (FPSOs) this year and next. In parallel, the company is also preparing a new tender until the end of 2024 to hire ten OSRV-type support vessels (used to recover... Continue Reading →
Petrobras sets its cap on 14 new FPSOs by 2028 but decarbonization bells and whistles are a must for all
(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is laying the groundwork to put 14 new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels into production mode over the next five years. As the Brazilian energy heavyweight is also determined to raise its emissions reduction bar, the new FPSOs and solutions are expected to come with decarbonization... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Financial Performance in 1Q24
Rio de Janeiro, May 13, 2024 Main highlights: Consistent results: adjusted EBITDA of US$ 12.1 billion, Operating Cash Flow (FCO) ofUS$ 9.4 billion and Net profit of US$ 4.8 billion. Financial debt at US$ 27.7 billion, the lowest level since 2010. Gross debt is undercontrol at US$61.8 billion, within the range established in our Strategic... Continue Reading →
Petrobras details Marlim gains, shipyard initiatives
OM) Petrobras expects to produce a further 860 MMboe from its revitalization of the Marlim Field in the Campos Basin by 2048, when the term for the concession is due to expire. Prior to the project, Marlim's production was projected to cease in 2025. Instead, Petrobras chose to replace nine platforms with two new FPSOs, which... Continue Reading →
Two more SBM FPSOs nearing completion
(OM) SBM Offshore expects to deliver the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré to Petrobras later this year, the company said in a trading update. The topside modules lifting campaign has finished, and integration and commissioning activities are progressing. The completed platform should produce first oil from the Búzios Field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil next year. As for other FPSOs... Continue Reading →