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Mexican oil company Pemex has chartered two CIMC Raffles-built jack-up drilling rigs on long term contracts. CIMC last Thursday held a naming and sail-away ceremony for the two 400ft jack-up rigs the Gulf Driller VI and Gulf Driller VIII. “The two rigs will soon sail to the Gulf of Mexico to provide oil and gas... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Total for the development of the Lapa North East field offshore Brasil. The field is located approximately 300 kilometres off the coast of the State of São Paulo, at 2,150 metres water depth in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The work scope includes the transport, installation and pre-commissioning of... Continue Reading →
JFD said it has delivered the world’s first saturation diving products rated to a depth of 500 meters. The products have been developed as part of a saturation diving system for what JDF says is a leading offshore service provider. Continue reading
Sept 2, 2019 DOF’s subsidiary Norskan and Petrobras have signed a 1-year extension for the AHTS Skandi Fluminense. The vessel, built in 2007, is an AHTS 18.000 with one work-class ROV operated by DOF Subsea on board. According to DOF, the new deal should see the vessel employed until September 2020. The contract extension... Continue Reading →
Aug 30, 2019 Petrobras' main projects today are focused on natural gas, whose exploration focuses on deep water. There are several development fronts in this arena, which involve resources of US $ 3.7 billion. The most important of them, the so-called Route 3, is under implementation. The Integrated Route 3 Project, with a capacity of... Continue Reading →
Aug 30, 2019 The ANP approved the assignment of responsibility for the operation and 20% of Anadarko's stake to BP Energy, in block BM-C-32, in the Campos Basin. In 2016, the US oil company took over the operation of the asset that, until then, was in the hands of BP itself. The regulatory agency board... Continue Reading →
Aug 30, 2019 Decommissioning of platforms should generate $ 50 billion of investments for the naval industry. Rio de Janeiro will concentrate the works with the decommissioning of 21 old oil rigs installed in the Campos Basin, which need to have their equipment disassembled and uninstalled. The statement comes from the Secretary of State for... Continue Reading →
August 29, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/28/2019, reports that Modec has reported to the company that, this Thursday morning, the Salvage team boarded the FPSO Cidade do Rio de Janeiro again to proceed with the activities to prepare the decommissioning and removal of the vessel.... Continue Reading →
Brazilian engineering and construction firm Delp will deliver subsea torpedo piles for the anchoring system designed to keep Petrobras’ Mero 1 FPSO in place. The Mero 1 FPSO will be used for oil production at Mero field, in the Libra block offshore Brazil. The Mero field is located around 180 kilometers off the Rio de... Continue Reading →
The Liza Destiny FPSO has reached Guyanese waters 42 days after it set sail from a shipyard in Singapore. The news of the FPSO arriving in Guyana has been confirmed by Hess Corp, a partner in the ExxonMobil operated Stabroek block, where the Liza Destiny will now be moored. Able to produce up to 120,000... Continue Reading →
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