(Reuters) - Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore (SBMO.AS) reported on Thursday half-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) that missed consensus estimates and fell below the year-earlier level. It partly attributed the drop to ongoing supply chain challenges and a reduced contribution from the Almirante Tamandaré floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO)... Continue Reading →
Enauta completes another well in its drilling campaign off Brazil and moves to last one
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has concluded the drilling and completion of another well in its drilling programme at a field offshore Brazil. In addition, the firm has started drilling activities at the last well in this drilling campaign. Back in November 2022, Enauta started drilling its first well, 7-ATL-5H-RJS, in this drilling campaign at the Atlanta... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts contracting process for FPSO to revitalize the Barracuda and Caratings fields
Petrobras started contracting process for FPSO for the Barracuda and Caratinga Field Revitalization Project, another important milestone in the Campos Basin revitalization plan. The announcement was published on the Petronect portal last Friday (04/08). The new FPSO will have the capacity to produce up to 100 thousand barrels of oil per day (bpd) and process... Continue Reading →
Yinson Secures $230 Million Loan for FPSO Maria Quitéria Project in Brazil
(OE) Malaysian FPSO leasing company Yinson Production said Monday it had secured a $230 million term loan facility in relation to FPSO Maria Quitéria Yinson is delivering for Petrobras in Brazil. The loan facility was structured and arranged by Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), an independent infrastructure fund manager with approximately USD100 billion in assets under... Continue Reading →
PRIO hits record production and predicts first oil in the Wahoo field by the first half of 2024
(PN) Independent operator PRIO ended the second quarter of the year with a record average production of 91,000 barrels of oil per day. One of the highlights in the period was the Frade Revitalization Plan, which consolidated the field's daily production at almost 60,000 barrels per day with the completion of another producing well, ODP5... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions secure additional work offshore Angola
(OET) Azule Energy, a joint venture between BP and Eni, has awarded TechnipFMC and Aker Solutions with contracts for its Ndungu project offshore Angola. TechnipFMC has received a contract, worth between $75 million and $250 million, to supply flexible pipe for the project that will tie into Block 15/06 West Hub. The field is located... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Petoro Warns It is Harder to Electrify Oil, Gas Platforms
(Reuters) Norwegian state energy firm Petoro said it was becoming harder to tie oil and gas platforms to the electricity grid as planned, as it reported a 34% drop in profit for the second quarter on Wednesday due to petroleum prices falling sharply. Petoro, which is 100% government owned, is not itself an operator, but... Continue Reading →
Yinson Acquires Atlanta FPSO. First Oil in Mid-2024
(OE) Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Yinson Production has acquired the Atlanta FPSO, a floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel that will serve as a production unit at Enauta's Atlanta field in Brazil. Yinson acquired the FPSO through the acquisition of AFPS B.V., the platform owner company. Back in February 2022, Brazilian oil firm Enauta bought... Continue Reading →
Petrobras highlights on production and sales in 2Q23
In 2Q23, average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2.64 MMboed, 1.5% lower compared to 1Q23, mainly due to higher volume of losses from stoppages and maintenance, the natural decline of mature fields and divestments. Those effects were partially offset by the ramp-up of P-71, in Itapu field, and the startup of FPSOs... Continue Reading →
Petrobras registers record 5 year production in the Buzios field
The Búzios field, the largest in the world in ultra-deep waters, reached, in June, the accumulated production of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), after just five years since the asset started operations. This result is due to the high productivity per well in Búzios, the evolution of knowledge accumulated in the pre-salt fields... Continue Reading →