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Norwegian energy giant Equinor has tucked a new steel pipe production milestone under its belt for its upcoming natural gas project off the coast of Brazil. Equinor marked the occasion by hosting a celebration at Confab, Tenaris’ welded mill in Brazil’s Pindamonhangaba to commemorate the completion of steel pipe production for the Raia project. With over 99%... Continue Reading →
(CPG) With new contracts, billion-dollar investments and overcoming a crisis that almost paralyzed the sector, Brazilian companies are ready for a new cycle of growth. The Brazilian maritime support segment has suffered a drastic decline in recent years. In 2014, more than 500 vessels were active in the country, but in 2019, that number fell... Continue Reading →
(OE) SLB’s OneSubsea joint venture has secured a major contract by Petrobras to deliver full subsea equipment scope for one of Brazil’s five largest producing assets. As part of the project scope, OneSubsea will provide two subsea production manifolds, one electro-hydraulic distribution unit and additional related services. The project supports the further development of the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has signed the first contract to acquire undersea equipment to start implementing the Atapu 2 and Sépia 2 projects. The equipment will be installed in the Santos Basin's pre-salt layer and the Campos Basin Roncador field. The commercial agreement was closed with the SLB OneSubsea group, and the equipment will start being built in... Continue Reading →
Principle Power and Aker Solutions (“FloatHOME” consortium) have been chosen as a winner for the second phase of the U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Readiness (FLOWIN) Prize by the DOE. The award consists of a $450,000 cash prize and $100,000 in technical assistance from the DOE National Labs. Prize money is being used to advance WindFloat®... Continue Reading →
(OE) Vestas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Jeonnam Province, and Mokpo City to build an offshore wind hub in Mokpo City in the Jeonnam Province, South Korea. Under the MoU, the parties will work together with the aim to establish a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petronotícias published an exclusive investigation report into the outcome of the Petrobras tender to contract the P-84 and P-85 platforms, for the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, in the pre- salt from the Santos Basin. After a few months of negotiations, Seatrium (a company formed by the merger between Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore)... Continue Reading →
(epbr) In the opinion of Corio Generation's global CEO, Jonathan Cole, Brazil can learn from the challenges faced by offshore wind farms around the world, which have suffered from cancellations and delays of some projects and the failure of auctions, in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom. The company hopes to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has authorized hiring processes for support vessels for exploration and production logistics, with the aim of meeting short-term demand for the years 2025 and 2026. It also approved contracting new support vessels for long-term demands, whose technical specifications will focus on new technological solutions for efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These opportunities... Continue Reading →
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) will begin to evaluate the regulation of parameters for the selection of areas destined for offshore wind generation projects, according to the ministry's Secretary of Energy Transition and Planning, Thiago Barral. The executive also said that the ministry will discuss criteria so that the auctions for areas considers... Continue Reading →
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