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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 →
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 →
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 →
Rio de Janeiro, October 5, 2017 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that, as operator of the Libra Consortium, it has been notified by the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) of its decision on the consortium´s request for local content exemption for the items and subitems related to the platform subsystem... Continue Reading →
Updated: Wednesday, October 04, 2017, 12:25 PM The ANP analysis was completed for the Libra Consortium's request for exemption from compliance with Local Content for the items and sub-items related to the UEP subsite of the Libra Pilot project. The request was based on the contractual forecast of excessive price, set forth in Clause 25.8... Continue Reading →
High rig utilization isn’t just a dream. It’s a requirement for a meaningful recovery in dayrates. When utilization in the offshore rig market reaches around 85%, dayrates start to rise significantly. As utilization moves from 60%, for example, up toward over 80%, dayrates increase, but once 85% utilization is reached, dayrates normally kick into... Continue Reading →
Updated: Tuesday, 03 October 2017, 09:52 The Special Bidding Commission (CEL) concluded the analysis of requests from companies that expressed interest and requested qualification in the 2nd and 3rd Pre-Salt Rounds, which will be held on October 27. Ten companies are qualified for the 2nd Round of the Pre-salt and fourteen for the 3rd. There... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, October 3rd, 2017 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras and Chevron Brasil Petróleo Ltda., further to the Material Fact disclosed on July 6, 2017, inform the start of the binding phase regarding the transfer of Petrobras and Chevron stake in the Maromba Field, in the Campos Basin. At this stage of the... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad Farstad has sold one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs). The sale was made by the Farstad Marine AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Farstad ASA to an undisclosed buyer. Solstad Farstad said that the delivery of the vessel to the new owners took place on October 3. The... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas regulator ANP last week held a licensing round, offering 287 offshore and onshore exploration blocks for oil companies to bid for. Out of the 287 blocks, it offered 76 offshore blocks in the Santos basin, the second largest producer of oil and the first of natural gas in Brazil. Only one... Continue Reading →
