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 →
Chevron Hires Shelf Drilling Jack-up Rig for Angola Drilling
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 →
Aker Solutions Awarded ‘Large’ Subsea Service Deal with Petrobras
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 →
Karoon to more than double output rates with new project off Brazil
Australia’s Karoon has taken the Final Investment Decision to proceed with the development of the Patola project located offshore Brazil. Following the first production, expected in 2023, the project will more than double Karoon’s current production rates. The Patola field is located within the 100 per cent Karoon-owned and operated BM-S-40 Production Licence in the Santos Basin,... Continue Reading →
Karoon adds more wells to Maersk rig backlog
Oil and gas company Karoon Energy has exercised an option to add the drilling of two development wells at the Patola field offshore Brazil to the work scope of the Maersk Drilling-owned semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer. The work is expected to start in the second half of 2022, in direct continuation of the rig’s previously... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Awarded First iEPCI™ in Brazil for the Karoon Patola Field
(BUSINESS WIRE)--TechnipFMC (NYSE:FTI) (PARIS:FTI) (ISIN:GB00BDSFG982) today has been awarded its first integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (iEPCI™) contract in Brazil by Karoon Energy (ASX:KAR) for the Patola field development. The contract covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea trees, flexible pipes and umbilicals. The project will take place at water depths of 300 meters... Continue Reading →
Report: Global OSV Market Facing Utilization Challenge, Despite Demand Recovery
Despite projected demand recovery post-2020, the global offshore support vessel (OSV) market continues to face a utilization challenge, a joint research by Braemar ACM Shipbroking (Braemar) and Westwood Global Energy Group has shown. According to the press statement released Wednesday, over the course of 2020, estimates for total utilization for the global OSV market fell... Continue Reading →
Siem Offshore Lands Offshore Vessel Charter in Guyana
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has won a contract for its Siem Dorado multi-purpose support vessel in Guyana. Siem Offshore said the contract was for 55 days firm, in addition to mobilization and demobilization fees, with extension options included. It did not say who the client was. The work scope will consist of fiber... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS ANNOUNCES MEGA BIDDING RESULTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CAMPOS BASIN PLATFORMS
(PetroNoticias) The week is coming to an end with a result long awaited by the Brazilian chain of offshore service providers. Petrobras opened the proposals of the companies that competed in the mega bid for the maintenance and repair of several platforms in the Campos Basin. The tender offered four lots with a reference budget... Continue Reading →
Karoon in dispute with Peru partner over second offshore well
Australia’s Karoon Energy has received a dispute notice from a partner in its operated Block Z-38, offshore Peru, due to an alleged breach of obligations related to the drilling of a second exploration well on the block. Karoon’s wholly-owned subsidiary, KEI (Peru Z‐38) Sucursal del Peru, owns a 40 per cent operating equity interest in... Continue Reading →