The acquisition by the French oil company Total of the oil and gas assets of the Danish Maersk was approved unrestricted by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade), according to a Brazilian antitrust notice published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday. The companies announced an agreement at the end of August, under which Total... Continue Reading →
Small scale FLNG to unlock hundreds of small gas fields?
Four companies, Add Energy, Transborders Energy (TBE), TechnipFMC, MODEC have teamed up to create what they say is unique and fast deployment business model for the FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) industry that will free up small-scale stranded resources around the world and establish a new concept in global gas field development. According to Add Energy,... Continue Reading →
Spectrum starts 2D seismic shoot off Brazil
Multi-client seismic data specialist Spectrum has announced the beginning of a 6,000 km multi-client 2D seismic survey covering the Ceara Basin within the Equatorial Margins of Northern Brazil. The Ceara Basin contains sectors of the 15th licensing round. The survey is being carried out in partnership with BGP Marine. Data is being acquired with a 12,000... Continue Reading →
Brazil to ramp up oil production before ‘renewable era’ hits: official
- Brazil plans to boost oil exploration and production to seize on its reserves before the world enters the “renewable era” and other technologies hurt demand for the fossil fuel, Deputy Energy Minister Paulo Pedrosa told Reuters on Wednesday. Read more
After delivery of the MV29, Brasfels focuses on the integration of the P-69 and services for QGOG
After delivery of the Campos de Goytacazes MV29 Floating Production, Storage and Transfer Unit (FPSO) to Modec, Brasfels works on the integration and commissioning of the FPSO P-69, due to be delivered in 2018. The shipyard in Angra dos Reis (RJ), will work on the semi-submersible drilling platform Alpha Star, from Queiroz Galvão Oil and... Continue Reading →
COURT AUTHORIZES PETROBRAS SALE OF CARCARÁ TO STATOIL
Oct, 2017 Petrobras won an important victory for its divestment plans. The 4th Regional Federal Court of the 5th Region (TRF), in Recife, gave the green light for the state company to sell the 66% stake in the block BM-S-8 (Carcará) to the Norwegian Statoil. The court analyzed an appeal filed by the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras – Clarification on injunction suspending the assignment of participation of the Iara and Lapa fields to Total
Rio de Janeiro, October 11, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras, in relation to the news published in the media, on the decision of the 3rd Federal Court of Sergipe that granted an injunction, in a popular action, determining the suspension of the assignment of 22 , 5% of Petrobras' stake in the Iara... Continue Reading →
International offshore rig count 31 units short y-o-y
The international offshore rig count in September 2017 dropped by 31 unit year-over-year, according to a Friday report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. The international offshore rig count for September 2017 was 190, down 11 from the 201 counted in August 2017, and down 31 from the 221 counted in September 2016. The international rig count, which includes... Continue Reading →
CBO names Bossa Nova AHTS vessel in Brazil
Brazilian offshore vessel owner Grupo CBO has named the Bossa Nova anchor handler at a ceremony in Itajai, Brazil. According to Havyard, which provided the design for the vessel, the ceremony was held at the Oceana Shipyard, and the vessel is now on its way to Rio de Janeiro to complete its final tests. In... Continue Reading →
Dutch firm retrieves broken off gangway offshore Brazil
OOS International said that the OOS Gretha completed the gangway lift on September 29 in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. According to the Dutch provider of offshore accommodation solutions, the gangway broke off several months ago and the client, Brazilian oil company Petrobras, requested that OOS International assists with the recovery. Before the lift,... Continue Reading →
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