French oil major TotalEnergies, operator of OML130 offshore licens in Nigeria, confirmed Monday it had secured the renewal of the production license on this offshore block for 20 years. Located 150 kilometers off the Nigerian coast, the OML130 block contains the prolific Akpo and Egina fields which came into production in 2009 and 2018 respectively. ... Continue Reading →
Exxon-led group earned nearly $6 billion in Guyana last year
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) and two partners earned $5.8 billion last year from offshore oil production in Guyana, according to audited results filed in an appeal of a court ruling that found them in breach of insurance obligations. The filing is the first disclosure of 2022 profits Exxon, Hess Corp (HES.N) and CNOOC Ltd (0883.HK) earned from oil produced... Continue Reading →
Scottish INTOG Innovation Projects Clear First Stage with Crown Estate Scotland
(OW) All five innovation projects selected in Scotland’s INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing round have now signed exclusivity agreements with Crown Estate Scotland, which allows the developers to start offshore wind development work while Marine Scotland’s planning process for the INTOG Sectoral Marine Plan (INTOG SMP) is completed. The INTOG leasing round has three... Continue Reading →
Modec’s FPSO Guanabara completes one year of operation
The FPSO Guanabara (Mero 1) completed one year of operation on April 30th. This FPSO is the first of a series of four definitive platforms scheduled for the unitized Mero field, in the Libra block (Strategic Plan 2023-2027).In that first year, several milestones were achieved: the TOP of the unit in January/2023, the production record... Continue Reading →
Perenco completes hookup of FSO at Pargo cluster offshore Brazil
(OM) Hookup operations have finished on the converted Pargo floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO) on the Pargo cluster in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Operator Perenco Brazil now plans to submit final documents to the country’s regulatory authorities to obtain an operations license for the FSO. The program included connection of nine mooring lines and the... Continue Reading →
Karoon Brazilian FPSO restarts following extended maintenance
(OET) Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has restarted production from assets connected to a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Brazil, following maintenance work. Karoon shut-in Baúna production, including from the Patola field, on 28 March due to a loss of containment incident associated with the high-pressure flare on the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí. After the FPSO operator,... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Picks M.A.R.S. for Sustainable Decommissioning of FPSO Capixaba
(OE) Modern American Recycling Services Europe, A/S (M.A.R.S.) has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore for dismantling and green recycling of SBM Offshore’s FPSO Capixaba. The FPSO Capixaba is 362 m long, with a Light Displacement Tonnage of 54.656 Mt. The contract includes engineering, preparation, dismantling, and green recycling of the unit. The FPSO is moored... Continue Reading →
3R Petroleum on temporary interruption at Papa Terra Cluster
3R PETROLEUM ÓLEO E GÁS S.A. (“3R” or “Company”) (B3: RRRP3) in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, informs its investors and the market in general that the production of Papa Terra Cluster has been temporarily interrupted by the Company, on the morning of May 15 due to restrictions on the offloading... Continue Reading →
SeaTwirl, Kontiki Winds to Explore Powering Oil & Gas Assets with Floating Wind
(OW) Sweden-headquartered SeaTwirl has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kontiki Winds to identify and discuss the opportunities to electrify oil and gas assets and other offshore applications, with the use of SeaTwirl’s floating wind turbines. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore new opportunities in the market to implement offshore wind into... Continue Reading →
SBM commits to eighth `replica’ FPSO hull
(OM) SBM Offshore has ordered the eighth Fast4Ward MPF FPSO hull under its Fast4Ward program. CMHI (China Merchants Heavy Industry Co.) will construct the hull. To date, SBM has delivered six hulls to confirmed field developments and has granted exclusivity for the seventh to ExxonMobil Guyana. In its latest results review, the company provided an... Continue Reading →