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Decommissioning the UK’s offshore oil and gas infrastructure will cost the taxpayer £24 billion, according to estimates from HMRC. So why can’t we leave man-made structures in the sea and thereby save the cost of removal and recycling? That would be a big win for the public purse. However, to do that, we would have to test... Continue Reading →
Tender for the chartering of rigs for 2,400 m of water depth is extremely competitive, like the pool process in 2019. The dispute for the Petrobras contract for the chartering of up to two rigs, with a capacity to operate in a water depth of 2,400 m, should be between COSL Drilling, Diamond and Petroserv... Continue Reading →
The opening of the bidding proposals for Maintenance and Repair Services of Offshore Platforms with parts supply (UN-BC) is scheduled for next Friday, at 3 pm. There are four lots that have the following reference prices from the state company: Reference budget: - LOT 1 - R$ 734,833,180.14 - LOT 2 - R$ 189,492,230.76 -... Continue Reading →
OMNI Taxi Aéreo, one of the leading companies in the transportation of oil and gas in Brazil and part of the OMNI Helicopters International (OHI) group, becomes the first operator to introduce the H175 Helicopter in the country. The aircraft arrived this week in Brazil where it will carry out cargo and passenger transport missions.... Continue Reading →
September 25, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of all of its stakes in the Albacora and Albacora Leste concessions, located in the deep waters of the Campos Basin.. The teaser, which includes key information about the opportunity, as well... Continue Reading →
Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, is working with FORSSEA Robotics, a startup specializing in smart robotics and visual positioning, and iXblue, a company recognized for its expertise in inertial navigation, subsea positioning and autonomous technologies – to develop a pipeline inspection solution combining subsea drones and the use of visual markers, removing... Continue Reading →
Efforts to increase remote capability often go hand in hand with increasing ROV residency. But exactly what form residency takes is diverging. Elaine Maslin takes a look. Dial back the clock five years and there was a movement towards an idea dubbed subsea resident remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The idea, in simple terms, is that... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea has secured an integrated field support vessel (FSV) contract with an undisclosed international oil company in Angola. The project will utilise Skandi Seven for a minimum of 303 firm vessel days plus 365 days of options. The contract also includes the potential supply of additional vessels, as required by client. DOF Subsea will during the... Continue Reading →
Apache Corporation has gathered further reservoir and technical data from its Kwaskwasi-1 discovery well located in Block 58 offshore Suriname and started drilling at another location within the block. Apache announced a major oil discovery at the Kwaskwasi-1 well drilled in Block 58 in late July 2020. The Kwaskwasi-1 was drilled to a depth of approximately... Continue Reading →
The worldwide offshore rig count in August 2020 dropped by 74 rigs year-over-year but is up 3 rigs sequentially, according to a report by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes splits its report into an international and North America one, which combine into a worldwide rig count.\ Continue reading
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