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(Reuters) U.S. energy firms this week added the most oil and natural gas rigs in a week since April as rising oil prices prompt more drillers to return to the wellpad. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose 13 to 601 in the week to Jan. 14, its highest... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras will acquire up to 291.9 km of special flexible lines for the Buzios, Tupi, Sapinhoa, Atapu, Berbigao and Sururu fields, located in the Santos cluster. The oil company has launched a tender for the supply of the material, which will have to be non-susceptible to the phenomenon of SCC-CO2. The bidding will mark... Continue Reading →
PGS has added 10,700 square kilometers of 3D MultiClient data to its data library coverage of the Niger Delta, kick-starting a major reprocessing project. According to PGS, this will be the cornerstone of a new regional-scale MegaSurveyPlus dataset for Nigeria, with the final data set to be ready in Q4 2022. The Nigeria MegaSurveyPlus covers... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) Constellation Oil Services announced this week that it has signed new contracts with Petrobras for the charter of two semi-submersible rigs. The contracts involve the Gold Star and Lone Star rigs and will last for three years. The rigs will operate in water depths of up to 2,400 meters and exploration campaigns are scheduled... Continue Reading →
(OM) Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras and its partners have submitted a revised development plan to the National Petroleum Agency, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) for Tupi and Iracema fields – located offshore Brazil – in a bid to increase the recovery of hydrocarbons from the area. Petrobras reported on Wednesday that it has submitted the review of... Continue Reading →
Canadian oil and gas company CGX Energy will continue with the demobilisation of exploration drilling offshore Guyana, according to the Guyanese Maritime Administration Department. In its notice to mariners on Friday, the department confirmed CGX Energy’s demobilisation of exploration drilling is underway within the CGX-operated Corentyne block – where the Kawa-1 well is located – in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore ASA announced on Monday it has been awarded a new contract with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 80.4-meter anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) BOS Turquesa. The contract is three years firm, with options thereafter, for supporting exploration and production activities in Brazilian continental shelf. The 2007-built anchor... Continue Reading →
Ocyan signed a new contract with Petrobras to provide construction and assembly services on platforms P-09, P-26, P-32, P-33 and P-37, all in the Campos Basin. The contract takes effect in early 2022 and is valid for three years, renewable for a further 640 days. Initially, more than 200 vacancies will be opened for different... Continue Reading →
Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for... Continue Reading →
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts for the Siem Helix 2 offshore Brazil with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras). The initial four-year contract for the Siem Helix 2 has been extended by one year at a reduced rate reflective... Continue Reading →
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