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The Special Bidding Commission of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved this week the enrollment of three new companies in the Permanent Offer: Giongo Oil and Gas, Nobel Energy and Petropotiguar Petróleo e Gás. There are 65 companies authorized to participate in this bidding process modality . Approved companies may declare interest in one or... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore said Thursday it has won a two-year charter for one of its platform supply vessels in Brazil. The vessel, Normand Starling, will support Shell's activities in the Brazilian waters. The two-year contract is firm for two years, to April 2023 and starts in direct continuation of the current contract... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Tullow Oil on Tuesday said it was starting a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana. The campaign started with the start of drilling of the first well at the Jubilee offshore field on Monday. Maersk Drilling's Maersk Venturer drillship is expected to drill four wells in total in 2021, consisting of... Continue Reading →
Robots could replace hundreds of thousands of oil and gas jobs globally and reduce drilling labor costs by several billion dollars by 2030, if there is an industry push for such a transition, Rystad Energy has found. "Even when the Covid-19 downturn is finally past us, operators will have to continue exploring new avenues for... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - The deadly coronavirus wave that has torn through Brazil in recent weeks has not spared its oil industry, according to unions and government data reviewed by Reuters, with infections among workers jumping and production taking a hit. New COVID-19 cases among offshore oil workers rose to 46 on March 24 from 17 on... Continue Reading →
Norwegian energy intelligence group Rystad Energy expects to see an increase in offshore wells drilled this year and the next one, compared to 2020, when the number was hit by low oil prices and the pandemic. Now, with oil and gas demand recovering supported by vaccinations and OPEC+ supply cuts, Rystad expects offshore drilling activity... Continue Reading →
DDW Offshore, an Akastor subsidiary, has entered into bareboat charter agreements with OceanPact Servicos Maritimos for two vessels for a period of 26 months. In addition, OceanPact will buy the vessels once the charters end. OceanPact is a Brazilian subsea and logistic company. The vessels in question are Skandi Saigon and Skandi Pacific. They are both anchor handling... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won long-term contracts in the UK and Guyana for three of its platform supply vessels. In the UK, under the contract starting in April, the large PSV Skandi Gamma will work for Ithaca Energy for a period of two years firm. Ithaca will also have two one-year options to... Continue Reading →
U.S.-based oilfield products supplier Forum Energy Technologies (FET) said it has entered into a partnership with Deepsea Technologies Equipamentos Industriais Ltda to represent its operations in Brazil as part of the business’ long-term growth strategy in South America. Deepsea Technologies provides engineered products and services to the oil and gas industry globally, with a key... Continue Reading →
Petrobras' exploratory campaign in the Campos Basin has new developments. This time, the state-owned company started drilling another well (1-BRSA-1378-RJS) in the region, inside block C-M-709, in a water depth of 2,840 meters. The information was made available by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). Block C-M-709 is operated by Petrobras (40%), in partnership with ExxonMobil... Continue Reading →
