Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling received a Letter of Award for one of its jack-up rigs from an unnamed international oil company for additional work in Mexico. "The program is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2022 for a duration of approximately 150 days, adding revenues of USD 15.7 million," Borr said in... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore has won two medium-term contracts for its construction vessels (CSV) Normand Frontier and Normand Navigator in the second half of 2021. Normand Frontier will support an ultra-deep subsea project in South America for an international contractor. The vessel has already started mobilization activities, the company informed. The contract duration is 100 days firm plus 60 days options excluding... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured contracts in Brazil for two of its anchor handling tug supply vessels. The company has won contracts through its Brazilian subsidiary Norskan The Skandi Paraty vessel, with an ROV onboard operated by DOF Subsea Brasil, has been awarded a one-year contract extension with Petrobras until July 2022. The... Continue Reading →
Italian oil giant Eni said Tuesday it had made a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect in CTP Block 4, offshore Ghana. The Eban - 1X well is the second well drilled in CTP Block 4, following the Akoma discovery. Preliminary estimates place the potential of the Eban–Akoma complex between 500 and 700... Continue Reading →
The monthly report of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Support Companies (Abeam) highlighted that, at the end of May, the fleet consisted of 376 vessels, 339 of which were under the Brazilian flag and 37 under other flags. The maritime support fleet in Brazilian waters remains stable in the first half of 2021, with 90%... Continue Reading →
Oceanpact (OPCT3) informed on Friday (18) that it has signed two contracts with Petrobras (PETR3; PETR4) for the charter of the Parcel das Timbebas vessel, as well as the provision of ROV services. The contracts, with a total term of three years, have a daily value of USD 47,896 (base date March 26, 2021, considering... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) Petrobras signed two contracts for the supply of flexible lines that will be used in the project to revitalize production in the Marlim and Voador fields, located in the Campos Basin. Of the total 448 km of flexible lines in the project, 280 km were contracted with the company NOV and 168 km with... Continue Reading →
Brazilian offshore IRM operator, SISTAC, has expanded its fleet of underwater robotic vehicles with another Saab Seaeye Falcon. The vehicle’s first task is on-line fibre optic video surveillance of the pull in – pull out pipeline connection process by the Falcon’s HD camera. Additionally, an upgrade is being made to another of the Falcons in SISTAC’s fleet... Continue Reading →
Jack-up drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has been awarded a one-year contract for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig with Chevron's Angola subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company. The contract in Angola is expected to start in January 2022, and, according to the offshore drilling rig owner, includes multiple option periods.David Mullen, Chief Executive Officer, Shelf Drilling,... Continue Reading →
Norway's Aker Solutions has signed "a large" framework agreement with Petrobras to provide subsea lifecycle services for Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. The agreement has a fixed period of three years and includes an option to extend the contract for two additional years. Aker Solutions defines a large contract as being between NOK... Continue Reading →
