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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 →
Oil major Shell has booked a semi-submersible drilling rig for its operations in Namibia, where it recently struck a major offshore oil discovery. Offshore rig owner Northern Ocean said Thursday that Shell Upstream Namibia B.V., a subsidiary of Shell, had awarded it a contract for the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible drilling rig. The contract for the... Continue Reading →
An increase in demand for oil and gas has hailed the resumption of projects to deliver more FPSO vessels. Recent announcements have included the first round of tenders for equipment destined for the Parque das Baleias (Whale Park) FPSO, a process that has seen the water injection pumps being awarded to Sulzer. Due to be located 77 km... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Exports of Mexico's newest crude are ramping up under Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) as U.S. refiners find it an apt replacement for banned Russian oil and one that complements domestic grades. The shipments, which started in April according to Refinitiv Eikon data, represent the first crude exports made by an oil company other than state firm... Continue Reading →
(WO) A recent ultra-deepwater giant drillships build resulted in two drillships that have the first-ever 20,000 psi well control system equipped with two 20,000 psi blowout preventers. Reel Power Marine & Energy contributed to this project with their patented innovative depth compensated accumulators (DCBs) that reduce subsea equipment weights, lower maintenance requirements and improve equipment... Continue Reading →
Searcher Seismic has received approval from the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the Tobago Trough multi-client 3D acquisition project. The acquisition is planned as a 6,500 km² wide-tow long streamer acquisition and processed through to Pre Stack Depth Migration. It will commence as soon as an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is... Continue Reading →
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P company BW Energy has revealed that a former jack-up rig, which was converted to an offshore production unit, is on its way to Gabon where it will be installed at the firm’s offshore development project, which is on track for the first oil at the start of next year in line... Continue Reading →
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