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November 14, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras reports that today it started up oil and natural gas production at platform P-68 in the Berbigão field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Following P-67, in the Lula field, and P-76 and P-77, in the Buzios field, P-68 is the fourth unit to start up in 2019,... Continue Reading →
Remote operated vehicles (ROV) have become standard workhorses for the offshore industry, providing vital support to underwater operations, from drilling to servicing the latest subsea processing technologies. But, they’re now undergoing a transformation. Continue reading
Nov 14, 2019 Petrobras has launched a tender for contracting offshore platform maintenance services, which include the Buzios field units, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. - Lot A provides services for the P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 FPSOs, all owned by Petrobras, with a production capacity of 150 thousand barrels / day, in... Continue Reading →
UK oil company Premier Oil has extended the bid deadline for its interest in the giant Zama field offshore Mexico as “to accommodate levels of interest,“ for which Premier says are significant. The Zama discovery – dubbed one of the largest shallow-water finds in decades – was made in 2017 by the U.S. oil company... Continue Reading →
Italian oilfield contractor Saipem has been awarded a subsea contract by ExxonMobil for the proposed Payara development project located in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana at a water depth of around 2000 metres. The contract scope includes subsea structures, risers and flowlines, Saipem said on Thursday. Saipem was earlier awarded subsea contracts for the first... Continue Reading →
The Peregrino C topside and living quarters have set sail for its namesake field offshore Brazil from Texas and Norway, respectively. Equinor published a video of the topside’s sail-away onboard Heerema’s H-541 cargo barge on its YouTube channel on Tuesday, November 12. According to the company, it will take the topside more than a month... Continue Reading →
Pirates attacked an Italy-flagged offshore supply vessel in the southern Gulf of Mexico, injuring two crew members, the Mexican Navy said on Tuesday, in the latest outbreak of robbery and piracy to hit oil platforms and infrastructure in the area. One of the crew members of the boat, Remas, received a bullet wound, and the... Continue Reading →
Shares of Tullow Oil and Eco Atlantic fell sharply Wednesday morning after the two companies announced the two discoveries recently struck offshore Guyana contained heavy oil with high sulfur percentage. Tullow announced the two discoveries – Jethro 1 and the Joe-1 in its Orinduik block in August and September, respectively. As previously reported, the Jethro-1 well hit 55 meters... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil company Enauta – formerly known as QGEP – has awarded a new contract to Solstad Offshore’s AHTS vessel BOS Turmalina. Solstad Offshore said Tuesday the 2006-built anchor handler would go on a 1,5-year contract with Enauta during the fourth quarter of the year in direct continuation with the current charter. According to... Continue Reading →
The worldwide offshore rig count in October 2019 decreased by two units sequentially, but increased by 37 units year-over-year, according to reports by Baker Hughes Company. BHGE splits its rig counts into international and North America rig counts, which combined make the worldwide rig count. Baker Hughes reported on Tuesday that the international rig count for October... Continue Reading →
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