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Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) Italian energy giant Eni has struck a deal with Texas-headquartered oil and gas company APA Corporation to acquire a stake in a block off the coast of Uruguay. APA has signed an agreement with Eni, enabling the Italian firm to become a strategic partner in Block 6 offshore Uruguay. As a result, the U.S.... Continue Reading →
Aug. 10 (OE) Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a new contract by Petrobras for the provision of inspection, preservation, maintenance, and operational readiness services for subsea interconnection, mooring and anchoring materials. This award marks the third contract secured by Intermoor from Petrobras in less than a year. Under the scope... Continue Reading →
Aug. 10 (offshote-energy.biz) Two ocean-going tugs from the fleet operated by Boskalis, a Dutch offshore services provider, have undertaken a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) tow mission across the Atlantic. Boskalis has shed light on the role its ocean-going tugs BOKA Alpine and BOKA Glacier recently played in completing a major FPSO towage operation. Each with a bollard... Continue Reading →
Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) DOF Group, a Norwegian operator and owner of a fleet of advanced vessels for the energy and marine sectors, has lined up work for two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region, encompassing member states and territories across the Caribbean, as well as Belize in Central America... Continue Reading →
Aug. 9 (OE) The GranMorgu Project offshore of Suriname continues to make strong progress, reports TechnipFMC, with the delivery of critical subsea equipment supporting the next phase of execution. “The departure of the first drilling equipment and the successful installation of key FPSO connection components demonstrate the impact of early collaboration, standardized engineering and disciplined... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (PN) Oil States do Brasil has signed a contract to manufacture and supply rigid jumpers for the Buzios 10 project, located in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The equipment will be used in the field's subsea system and will operate in water depths ranging from 1,720 to 2,190 meters. The contract... Continue Reading →
Aug. 6 (PN) The Raia project, operated by Equinor in the Campos Basin pre-salt, has reached new milestones in its development phase. The company completed the installation of a 186-kilometer ultra-deepwater section of the gas pipeline that will connect the field to the coast of Rio de Janeiro, using pipes manufactured by Tenaris with 99%... Continue Reading →
Aug. 6 (Reuters) Angola's state-owned oil company Sonangol and concessionaire ANPG said on Thursday that the Katambi-2 offshore appraisal well crossed two productive intervals and confirmed good quality reservoirs. Initial tests recorded a stabilised production rate of 41 million standard cubic feet (MMscfd) of gas and 1,160 barrels a day (bpd) of condensate in the... Continue Reading →
Aug. 6 (OE) ExxonMobil Global Projects has selected Sercel's Marlin solution to support the management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) on the Whiptail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Under a one-year contract, Sercel will deploy the Marlin platform to support pipelay and mooring installation campaigns on the offshore development. According to Sercel, the Marlin... Continue Reading →
Aug. 4 (oilnow.gy) The Stena Carron is carrying out exploration drilling at the Rockhead-1 prospect in Guyana’s Stabroek Block. According to a recent notice from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), drilling activities will conclude on August 31. “The Rockhead-1 is situated approximately 115.2 nautical miles (213.4 kilometers) off the Coast of Guyana and covers an... Continue Reading →
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