Jun 23, 2020 Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has launched a quartet of tenders aimed at contracting a variety of helicopters to provide transportation services to support exploration and production efforts in the Campos and Santos Basins.
With Innovation, Wilson Sons reduces tugboat fleet accident rate by 95%
Company uses new technologies to reinforce its safety culture Innovation has been an important ally for Wilson Sons in the success of its Health, Safety, and the Environment (HSE) programme. With a fleet of 80 tugboats, the largest in Brazil, the Company has been able to reduce the rate of lost- time accidents by more... Continue Reading →
Bahamas Petroleum awarded block offshore Uruguay
London-listed oil company Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) has been awarded the AREA OFF-1 petroleum licence offshore Uruguay. BPC said on Tuesday that it was chosen as the successful applicant for the award of an exploration licence offshore Uruguay by the Uruguayan national regulatory agency, ANCAP. Continue reading
Four-month Extension for BW Offshore FPSO in Brazil
June 8, 2020 BW Offshore has received a notice from Petrobras extending the lease and operation agreement of BW Cidade de São Vicente with 120 days. With the extension, the contract is now set to expire on October 9, 2020. BW Offshore has started planning for the demobilization of the unit from the field and... Continue Reading →
Hokchi opts for early termination of drilling contract with Mexico’s Grupo R
Mexico’s Grupo R has received an early termination of a drilling contract with Hokchi Energy due to the current market situation. Hokchi Energy, a subsidiary of Argentinean firm Pan American Energy, signed an offshore drilling and logistics contract with Grupo R back in late January 2020. Continue reading
BNDES suggests shared ‘hub’ to transport natural gas from producing fields
June 2, 2020 The BNDES believes that the construction of natural gas hubs in shallow waters could be a solution to promote the exploitation of gas fields on the Brazilian coast, stimulating competition and increasing production. The proposal is part of the study “Gas for Development”. André Pompeo, responsible for the study at the BNDES,... Continue Reading →
Equinor receives license from Ibama for seismic survey in blocks BM-S-8 and North of Carcará
May 29, 2020 Ibama granted a 3D seismic survey license with ocean-bottom nodes (nodular receptors positioned on the seabed) to Equinor for blocks BM-S-8 and North of Carcará - where the Bacalhau and North of Bacalhau fields are located - in the Basin Santos. The campaign will be carried out by Seabed's SR / V... Continue Reading →
Petrobras plans seismic in Marlim, Albacora and Voador
May 27, 2020 Petrobras will carry out a multiazimute 3D / 4D maritime seismic streamer activities in the Marlim, Albacora and Voador fields, in the Campos Basin. With an acquisition area of 2.17 thousand km², the activities are scheduled for August this year, lasting 13 months, under the command of the data acquisition company (EAD)... Continue Reading →
Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Tubarao Martelo Field in Brazil
About 50 workers were infected by the novel coronavirus during an outbreak in recent weeks at a production well at Brazil's Tubarao Martelo offshore oilfield, operated by Dommo Energia SA, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The production well has been paralyzed since early May, added the sources, who requested anonymity to... Continue Reading →
Saipem Nets Offshore Engineering Services Deal with Equinor
Italian provider of oilfield and renewable energy services Saipem has signed a two-year frame agreement with Norway's Equinor covering offshore engineering services worldwide. Per Saipem's statement on Tuesday, The frame agreement covers feasibility and conceptual studies, FEED, detailed engineering, and related follow-on and support for R&D activities, as well as assistance to Equinor for its... Continue Reading →