Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded contract extensions for two of its anchor handlers in Brazil. Solstad said on Thursday that Petrobras had declared its options to extend the contracts for the two AHTS vessels, Far Scout and Far Santana, with one year. Both contracts are then firm to the third quarter... Continue Reading →
Talos gets extension and more time for additional exploration in Mexico
Houston-based Talos Energy has received a two-year contract term extension as well as regulatory approvals for additional exploration activities on Block 7, located in the offshore portion of Mexico’s prolific Sureste Basin. On September 4, 2019, the National Hydrocarbons Commission of Mexico (CNH) granted a two-year term extension under the Consortium’s production sharing contract for... Continue Reading →
Approval of Production Individualization Agreements for the Atapu and Sépia accumulations in the Santos Basin
September 11, 2019 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it was notified by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) on the approval of the Production Individualization Agreement of Atapu and Sépia accumulations, located in the Santos Basin. The Agreement is celebrated in situations where the reservoirs extend beyond the areas... Continue Reading →
Digital Twin: Taking Shape of the Offshore Ecosystem
The offshore industry is going through an unprecedented digital disruption that transcends asset classes and is creating a roadmap to safer and more cost-effective operations. The current face of that transition is the ‘digital twin’, a virtual replica of physical assets, processes and systems that ultimately will be used by owners to predict failures before... Continue Reading →
Weatherford signs $87 million fishing, intervention contract with Petrobras
Sept 10, 2019 Weatherford announced the signing of an $87 million contract for fishing and intervention services with Petrobras. The four-year agreement represents the largest fishing contract ever signed by Weatherford. It also constitutes the largest single global award for this scope in the recent past. "Weatherford is the global leader for fishing and intervention... Continue Reading →
Shearwater scores contract for large survey in South America
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a large survey to be acquired in South America, starting in the fourth quarter of 2019. This is Shearwater’s third contract in as many days. The six-month project covers approximately 8,500 sq. km and will be acquired by the Amazon Warrior vessel, using 14-streamers and Flexisource triple source. The Amazon... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil adds three offshore blocks to Brazilian portfolio
Oil major ExxonMobil has won three offshore exploration blocks in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin as part of Brazil’s first permanent bidding round. s part of the first cycle of the permanent round, the country’s regulator, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), auctioned 33 blocks in the Sergipe-Alagoas, Parnaíba, Potiguar and Recôncavo basins,... Continue Reading →
Offshore development will leap by 2021
Sept 9, 201 The year 2021 will mark the peak demand for offshore well services in the production development phase within the next five years, according to ANP data. It is estimated that 111 wells will be drilled, while 135 will have to be completed, 49 razed and abandoned and another 29 will need to... Continue Reading →
Santos Basin will have one more platform
Sept 9, 2019 Oil and natural gas production at the Berbigão and Sururu fields in the Santos Basin will be inaugurated by the end of the year, according to Márcio Naumann, Valongo's Petrobras Operational Support manager. The extraction will be done by the P-68 FPSO platform for extracting, storing and transporting which is at the... Continue Reading →
MME approves edict and models of Production Sharing Contracts for the Transfer of Rights Surplus Bid
Sept 9, 2019 The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) approved the edict and the models of the Production Sharing Agreements, prepared by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) for the bidding of Transfer of Rights Surplus in the areas of Atapu, Buzios, Itapu and Sepia, scheduled for November 6, ensuring... Continue Reading →