Oct. 27 (OE) Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has secured contract extensions for three of its premium jack-up rigs from Mexico’s national oil company Pemex. The rigs Galar and Gersemi have each been awarded two-year firm contract extensions that will commence in direct continuation of their existing contracts in Mexico. The extensions also include two... Continue Reading →
Petrobras requests authorization from Ibama to drill three more wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin
Oct. 24 - Petrobras has requested authorization from Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) to drill three contingent wells in the block. The oil company is currently drilling the Morpho well, in a water depth of 2,887 meters – the drilling is expected to last approximately five months. The drillship used in... Continue Reading →
Tenaris pipe producer wins contract for Mexico’s first deepwater oil development
Oct. 24 (offshore-energy.biz) Texas-headquartered manufacturer of pipes and related services Tenaris has secured a contract for the delivery of casing and tubing for what will be Mexico’s first deepwater oil development. Tenaris’ scope includes the supply of 12,000 tons of casing and tubing, including 1,600 tons in the Super 13 Chrome steel grade, for the Trion... Continue Reading →
Guyana among few countries in the world where investments in O&G exploration remain robust
Oct. 23 (oilnow) While global oil and gas exploration has slowed dramatically over the past decade, Guyana stands as one of the few nations bucking the trend. According to Palzor Shenga, Vice President – Upstream Research at Rystad Energy, the South American country remains a leading light in an industry that has seen annual discoveries... Continue Reading →
DOF Books Contract Extensions for Two Subsea Vessels
Oct. 23 (OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured contract extensions for two of its subsea vessels, both operating in Guyana. The contract extensions are for Skandi Nomad and Skandi Constructor, which will remain on duty for one more year each. Following the extensions, Skandi Nomad is contracted until the fourth quarter... Continue Reading →
Saipem Reports 29% Rise in Profit
Oct. 22 (Reuters) Italy's Saipem said on Wednesday its third-quarter adjusted core profit rose 29% year-on-year as the energy contractor pocketed new orders in Turkey and Guyana. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) came in at 437 million euros ($510 million), marginally beating an analyst consensus of 433 million euros compiled by... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts drilling in the Foz do Amazonas Basin and extends Foresea’s ODN-II drillship contract
Oct. 22 (PN) Petrobras wasted no time in starting drilling the pioneer well in block FZA-M-59, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. The drilling, expected to last approximately five months, began on Monday (20), the same day that Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environmental Protection) issued the environmental license authorizing the operation.... Continue Reading →
Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech
Oct. 21 (OE) A consortium of offshore energy companies including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, DeepOcean, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System has launched a joint industry project to commercialize a new subsea flowline heating technology designed to cut costs and carbon emissions related to deepwater oil and gas subsea tie-back projects. The system, named FlowHeat,... Continue Reading →
Prio Announces Resumption of Production at Peregrino Field, Following ANP Clearance
Oct. 17 (moneytimes) Prio obtained authorization from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) to resume production at the FPSO Peregrino, operated by Equinor. According to the relevant fact released to the market, the production ramp-up process will begin immediately. The shutdown occurred in mid-August of this year due to pending safety... Continue Reading →
McDermott delivers subsea project in Angola for TotalEnergies
Oct. 17 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S. offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has delivered its first subsea project in Angola, as part of which it worked for TotalEnergies on the Begonia field development. McDermott announced on October 16 the completion of engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI), pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for the development located in Block 17/06,... Continue Reading →