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Sept. 28 (OE) Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a three-year ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition contract by an undisclosed oil and gas company for work offshore South America, with operations set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. The contract includes firm scopes in the first and third years of the award period,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 25 (TN) Porto do Açu and OceanPact signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to expand the area occupied by the company at the port-industrial complex in São João da Barra (RJ). The agreement aims to expand OceanPact's operational capacity and strengthen infrastructure supporting the region's oil and gas supply chain. The agreement provides for... Continue Reading →
Sept. 24 - Petrobras plans to install a production platform at the Mãe de Ouro field—which has not yet been drilled—in the Potiguar Basin, should the discovery's potential be confirmed, stated Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard. Ibama authorized offshore drilling for this block and three others in March of this year. "If this discovery plays out... Continue Reading →
Sept. 22 (oilnow.gy) Production from Guyana’s Yellowtail development in the Stabroek Block is expected to ramp up further before year-end, with ExxonMobil studying an optimization that could lift output from the ONE GUYANA floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to around 290,000 barrels per day (b/d). The move to increase Yellowtail’s production by about... Continue Reading →
Sept. 22 (Reuters) Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras' analysis of oil discovered at the Morpho exploration well in the offshore Foz do Amazonas basin showed it to be "very high quality" crude, an executive told Reuters on Monday. The crude found at the well could prove superior to oil produced from Brazil's prolific pre-salt fields,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 22 (OE) Petrobras, Shell and Strohm have completed a qualification and offshore field trial program for a thermoplastic composite pipe flowline designed for high-CO2 conditions in Brazil's deepwater pre-salt, clearing the way for a Petrobras pilot installation planned for early 2027. The joint industry program included full-scale qualification and offshore trials of Strohm's corrosion-free... Continue Reading →
Sept. 18 (PN) Petrobras held the christening ceremony for the vessel Starnav Elektra this week in Rio. Built by the Detroit Shipyard in Itajaí (Santa Catarina), the Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) represents an investment of approximately R$ 450 million and is the first vessel delivered under the Open Sea Program (Programa Mar Aberto), an initiative... Continue Reading →
Sept.17 (PN) OceanPact and CBO confirmed this week the completion of their business combination, following final approval from the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) and the fulfillment of other conditions precedent. With the integration, CBO becomes part of OceanPact, while the Shipping unit is renamed OceanPact CBO. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined... Continue Reading →
Stavanger, September 17th 2026 - CoreMarine has completed the acquisition ofBravOcean, a Brazilian company recognized for its expertise, innovation andintegrated approach to offshore construction operations in Brazil. BravOceanprovides subsea installation support, project management services, and specialistpersonnel for complex, deepwater SURF projects. The acquisition accelerates CoreMarine's growth in Brazil, broadens its serviceoffering, and reinforces its position... Continue Reading →
Sept. 17 - Norwegian ocean technology company Miros has secured double-digit offshore technology wins across South America in 2026, strengthening its commercial momentum in the region. The wins were secured between Q1 and Q3 2026, with Brazil accounting for the majority of activity and further deployments linked to offshore operations in Guyana. This activity reflects... Continue Reading →
