(OM) Petrobras has launched a large-scale tender to charter up to 18 platform supply vessels as part of the national oil company’s efforts to develop new frontiers and expand production over the next three years. The selection process will be in line with Petrobras’ usual closed-bid model, with the lowest price as the primary selection... Continue Reading →
Solstad’s AHTS Vessel Set for Petrobras Job
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turquesa. The four-year contract, subject to board approval, is scheduled to begin in February 2026. The current contract for Normand Turquesa has been extended by nine months and runs until start of new... Continue Reading →
SLB OneSubsea, Subsea7 Awarded EPCI Contract for bp’s Ginger Project
(OE) SLB announced the award of an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by bp to its OneSubsea joint venture and Subsea7 for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The Ginger project is the first project award under the global framework agreement between bp and Subsea Integration Alliance partners SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7.... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Takes FID for Maromba Field Offshore Brazil
(OE) BW Energy has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Maromba development offshore Brazil, which will feature an integrated drilling and wellhead platform (WHP) and a refurbished floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The Maromba development targets 500 million barrels of oil in place in the highly delineated and tested Maastrichtian sands.... Continue Reading →
DOF’s Two Subsea Vessels Get More Work off Brazil
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured work for two of its subsea vessels offshore Brazil. DOF’s Skandi Achiever diving support vessel has been awarded an offshore service and survey contract in Brazil in support of a SURF project with operations planned to start in early May and covering three campaigns during 2025.... Continue Reading →
Valaris Lifts Contract Backlog for its Drilling Rigs to $4.2B
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured over $1 billion of new contracts and extension for its drilling rigs since its previous fleet status report published mid-February 2025. Valaris’ contract backlog, excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements, increased to approximately $4.2 billion from approximately $3.6 billion as of February 18,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras requests authorization to take drill ship to Foz do Amazonas Basin
(PN) Petrobras has requested authorization from Ibama to begin moving the ODN II drillship towards the Foz do Amazonas Basin, on the Equatorial Margin. The vessel's presence in the region is essential for carrying out the so-called Pre-Operational Assessment (APO), which is an oil spill simulation required as part of the environmental licensing process for... Continue Reading →
Subsea7, SLB OneSubsea Get BP’s Job Offshore Trinidad and Tobago
(OE) Subsea Integration Alliance, a partnership between Subsea7 and SLB OneSubsea, has secured engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by BP for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. For the Ginger EPCI project, Subsea7 will supply a diver-installed tie-in system, a flexible production flowline, and associated infrastructure. SLB OneSubsea will deliver four standardised... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore Secures Petrobras Contracts for Three Vessels
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contract awards with Petrobras, subject to board approval, for two large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels and one Construction Support Vessel (CSV). The AHTS vessels have been awarded new contracts with a duration of four years each, whereof one of the contracts includes ROV... Continue Reading →
Noble Reports Strong Outlook, New Contracts
(OE) Noble Corporation has reported that its contract drilling services revenue for the first quarter of 2025 totaled $832 million compared to $882 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the sequential decrease driven primarily by the benefit received in the fourth quarter of 2024 from the Noble Deliverer's early termination fee. Contract drilling... Continue Reading →