(OET) Italian cabling giant Prysmian has secured a contract worth over €100 million with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for the provision of umbilicals and steel tube. Under the contract, Prysmian will deliver 170 kilometers of deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals and the related specialized offshore and logistic services. The deep-water steel tube and thermoplastic umbilicals... Continue Reading →
Kongsberg Digital has partnered with Locar, a Brazilian offshore vessel operator, to enhance its digital infrastructure and optimize DP operations. Locar will integrate Vessel Insight, Kongsberg Digital’s vessel-to-cloud infrastructure to derive valuable data insights from their vessels. This implementation aims to provide Locar with a new level of transparency and optimize fleet performance. The initial... Continue Reading →
The ODN-II drillship, which will be used to drill the Pitu Oeste well, in the Potiguar Basin, is already heading towards the location, on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. Drilling, scheduled to begin in December, will take place in block BM-POT-17. This will mark Petrobras' return to the Equatorial Margin, which stretches from... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted TGS the environmental license for multi-client 3D seismic research activity in the Pará-Maranhão and Foz do Amazonas Basins, in the Equatorial Margin region. The document will be valid for three years and can be renewed. According to Ibama, TGS will be able to carry out the activity... Continue Reading →
(OET) Norway-headquartered seismic company PGS has made progress in its merger with TGS after shareholders of both companies threw their support behind the merger in a bid to establish a stronger and more diversified geophysical company and data provider to the energy value chain. Back in September 2023, TGS and PGS announced their agreement on principal terms... Continue Reading →
(OET) Marine geophysical services player PXGEO has won a new contract with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for a 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey offshore Brazil. This survey is to be acquired in water depths up to 2,200 m with a duration of approximately 7 months. According to PXGEO, the 4D OBN survey... Continue Reading →
(OET) Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services provider Saipem has tucked under its belt two new offshore contracts worth approximately $1.9 billion for work with ExxonMobil’s subsidiary ExxonMobil Guyana Limited and Equinor. As a result, the Italian player will carry out operations for the U.S. oil major in Guyana while the assignment with the Norwegian state-owned... Continue Reading →
(OET) The Netherlands-headquartered geo-data specialist Fugro has reached a binding agreement for the acquisition of the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International. The two players have enjoyed a long-standing relationship in the development of hi-tech uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for low-carbon emission maritime operations and research. While revealing the deal to acquire the full ownership of SEA-KIT... Continue Reading →
Petrobras will invest US$4 million in the acquisition of ANYbotics robots, capable of autonomous visual inspections. The data obtained from ANYmal X inspection missions will allow greater efficiency and safety in maintenance routines. Petrobras will receive six ANYmal X units in 2024 for testing and development at its facilities. “Petrobras hopes to qualify ANYmal X... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil company Petrobras and Norwegian marine seismic services firm Shearwater have entered into a collaborative technology agreement aiming to reshape seismic exploration and field developments. This multi-year strategic partnership is set to evolve the seismic industry to new levels of performance, Shearwater said Wednesday. Central to this endeavor is Shearwater’s marine vibrator, with... Continue Reading →
