Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the contracting process for the chartering of two platform vessels for the Sergipe Deepwater Project (SEAP), in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, about 100 km off the coast. The FPSO (floating production, storage, and oil transfer system) type units will be strategic to expand the availability of... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$1.63 billion financing of Almirante Tamandaré
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed the project financing of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré for a total of US$1.63 billion. The project financing is provided by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from 4 international Export Credit Agencies (ECA). The financing is composed of five separate facilities with a ca.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says He’s Ready to Be World’s Last Oil Producer
(Bloomberg) -- Jean Paul Prates, the head of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, isn’t deterred by the world’s energy transition. He says Latin America’s largest producer should keep increasing fossil fuel output for decades to come. “We will get market share,” Prates, chief executive officer of Petrobras, said in an interview in Rio de Janeiro. “We... Continue Reading →
FPSO sector poised for up to 50 contract awards this decade
New awards in the floating production storage and offloading vessel market could reach up to 50 by the end of this decade, according to a new report by Rystad Energy. From 2023 to 2030, the Oslo-based market intelligence firm forecasted 48 FPSO deals for new greenfield developments, 19 of which are earmarked for Brazil and... Continue Reading →
Hull of Giant Guyana-bound FPSO Enters Drydock in Singapore
(OE) Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore said Friday that the China-built hull of the FPSO ONE Guyana had entered drydock at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. One Guyana is one of SBM Offshore's largest-ever FPSO Units and is being built for deployment at ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. "The FPSO ONE GUYANA project passing... Continue Reading →
Crown Estate Scotland Selects 13 Offshore Wind Projects to Decarbonize Oil Platforms
(OE) Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to supply offshore oil and gas platforms directly. Thirteen projects have been offered exclusivity agreements. INTOG (Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas) leasing aims to attract investment in innovative offshore wind projects in Scottish waters,... Continue Reading →
Funding Secured for Further Development of Floating Offshore Wind Substation
Semco Maritime, ISC Consulting Engineers, Aalborg University, Energy Cluster Denmark and Norway, and Sweden-based Inocean have all obtained funding to forward the development of a floating offshore substation (FOSS) concept. The parties announced their collaboration in 2022 and are now set to accelerate further the floating offshore substation development through funding from the Energy Technology... Continue Reading →
Karoon offshore Brazil field comes on stream
Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has kicked off production from a well located on a field offshore Brazil, with first production rates surpassing expectations. In addition, the second well at this field is expected to come online by the end of the month. Back in April 2021, Karoon hired a rig to perform well... Continue Reading →
The Netherlands chooses site for world’s largest offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
(OEM) The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW of electrolysis capacity and for the transport of hydrogen to land.... Continue Reading →
Ibama issues operating license for the FPSO Ana Nery
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) issued the operating license for the FPSO Anna Nery, which will be installed in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The document is valid for eight years. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4... Continue Reading →