(OE) Brazilian oil firm Enauta said Wednesday that its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, had resumed full production following a recent pumping system failure. Enauta said Wednesday that all the wells tied to the early production system - the Petrojarl I FPSO - are operational following the completion of repairs of oil heaters.... Continue Reading →
Trident Energy plans an FPSO for Enchova and Pampo Clusters in 2023
(epbr) Trident Energy intends to put into operation in the fourth quarter of 2023 the new platform that will operate in the Enchova and Pampo clusters, in the Campos Basin, acquired by the company in the divestment of Petrobras. The FPSO-type unit will have the capacity to process 55,000 barrels of oil per day. --... Continue Reading →
Shell Books Valaris Drillship for Operations in Sao Tome and Principe and Namibia
Offshore drilling firm Valaris has secured contracts with Shell Namibia Upstream B.V. and Shell Sao Tome and Principe B.V. offshore Namibia and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively, for its drillship VALARIS DS-10. The contracts for the 2017-delivered offshore rig are each for one well. The exact start date for the first contract has yet to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras books Fugro for IRM services
Petrobras has awarded Fugro with a three-year contract for subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services in Brazil. The contract is set to begin in Q4 2021 and will be carried out from Fugro Aquarius using two Fugro-built 3000-meter work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The award follows the completion of a previous four-year contract for similar services aboard the same vessel. During the... Continue Reading →
Report: PDVSA Set to Restart Production from Corocoro Offshore Oil Field
(OE) Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA is reportedly preparing to resume production from the Corocoro offshore oil field. Reuters said Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, that PDVSA would use the Cororoco oil to feed its refineries. The Corocoro oil field, in which the Italian oil firm Eni is a partner as part of... Continue Reading →
Aquaterra Energy Completes Offshore Platform Design for DeNovo
Offshore engineering company Aquaterra Energy has completed the engineering design for a renewable-powered Sea Swift offshore platform for DeNovo Energy. The offshore platform is part of the development activity for the Zandolie field, located in the Gulf of Paria, off the west coast of Trinidad, and is scheduled to be installed in Q4 2021. The... Continue Reading →
TENARIS HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY PETROBRAS TO PROVIDE TUBULAR SOLUTIONS FOR MERO 3
(PetroNoticias) Tenaris won a new and important contract with Petrobras. The company was chosen to supply a package of tubular products, technologies and services for the third production system in the Mero field, also called Mero 3, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Tenaris will also provide services through its Rig Direct platform, supporting Petrobras from... Continue Reading →
Petrobras aims to drill over 20 deepwater exploratory wells in 2021-2022
(PetroNoticias) The Campos Basin will be the main focus of this year and the next within Petrobras' exploratory program. In all, the company plans to drill 20 new wells between 2021 and 2022 in Brazil, 11 of which will be inside Campos, in the so-called “pre-salt fringe”. The move could result in a boost in... Continue Reading →
Solstad CSVs to support Petrobras and Prysmian ops
Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for the deployment of its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Flower on the Brazilian continental shelf. Under the contract, Solstad will support Petrobras’ exploration and production activities. The contract duration is three years firm with 475 days options thereafter, commencing in April 2022. Additionally, Solstad has signed a contract extension... Continue Reading →
PetroRio granted royalty rate reduction for Brazilian field
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio has been granted a royalty rate reduction for the Tubarão Martelo field by the country’s authorities in an effort to incentivize investment in revitalization. Brazil’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) approved PetroRio’s Development Plan for the cluster consisting of the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo offshore fields, the... Continue Reading →