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(OM) Jumbo Offshore has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for Libra Consortium's Guanabara FPSO. While this type of installation previously required the mobilization of up to three anchor-handling tugs, Jumbo carried out the entire contract using only its J-class offshore installation vessel Fairplayer, working in the Mero... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling company Valaris said Thursday it had secured new drilling rig contracts and contract extensions, worth $149 million in total. The contract backlog excludes lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements, Valaris said. In Mexico, Valaris has won a three-well contract with Eni for the semi-submersible drilling rig VALARIS DPS-5. The contract is... Continue Reading →
New Jersey-headquartered Pioneer Consulting has been appointed to assist with the deployment of Petrobras’ Malha Óptica system in Brazil which will comprise a 1,200-kilometer oil and gas fiber network. Under the contract signed with the Zemax-Planova Consortium, Pioneer Consulting will provide support for route engineering, quality and documentation, contractor and supplier management, and survey and... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions, Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have entered into agreements to form a joint venture, with the goal of delivering a step change in subsea production economics. The proposed joint venture will comprise the subsea businesses of Schlumberger and Aker Solutions, with Subsea 7 purchasing 10% of the joint venture. The business is expected to... Continue Reading →
Subsea services and technology specialist Oceaneering said Monday that its Freedom AUV, has achieved Technology Readiness Level 6 on a 1-9 scale. Oceaneering said that its Freedom, a hybrid AUV/ROV system, is the result of a long-term collaborative relationship between Oceaneering, TotalEnergies, and Chevron dating back to 2014, with Equinor joining the collaboration in 2019. ... Continue Reading →
(TN) Oil States Brasil announces the signing of another contract with Petrobras for subsea wellhead systems services. Services include maintenance, support, management, planning and control of equipment, tools, bases and accessories, including the supply of parts. The signed contract is part of Oil States Brasil's strategy to further diversify its portfolio, representing an increase in... Continue Reading →
PRIO (PetroRio) announced that it has resumed production at the Frade field, in the Campos Basin. Operation in the area had been suspended since August 16, after a breakdown in the inert gas line of the FPSO operating in the concession. “The Company thanks all the teams involved in the work necessary for the return... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta is having difficulties with fully restoring output from the Atlanta field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, but still expects the production to reach normal levels by September. Earlier this month, Enauta said it had restarted production from the offshore oil field - via the Petrojarl I FPSO - following a... Continue Reading →
(OM) BW Energy has issued updates on its development projects offshore Gabon and Brazil in its latest results statement. BW Energy has issued updates on its development projects offshore Gabon and Brazil in its latest results statement. In the Dussafu production sharing contract offshore Gabon, first-half production from the Tortue Field was down to about 11,100... Continue Reading →
Subsea services firm Oceaneering International said Wednesday that Benjamin M. Laura, who currently serves as Oceaneering’s Senior Vice President, Offshore Projects Group, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer (“CIO”), effective October 1, 2022. He joined Oceaneering in 2014 as Director of Subsea Services, was appointed as Vice President of Service,... Continue Reading →
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