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Petrobras is making a significant new exploration move in the Campos Basin. The company began drilling the pioneer well (1-BRSA-1401D-RJS) in the Água Marinha block, in a water depth of 2,600 meters. The drillship Deepwater Aquila, owned by Transocean, is operating the Água Marinha block. The Água Marinha block, in the Campos Basin pre-salt layer,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has confirmed a contract with Petrobras for its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turquesa. The four-year contract, which received board approval, is scheduled to begin in February 2026. The current contract for Normand Turquesa has also been extended by nine months and runs until start of... Continue Reading →
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has appointed OGEQUIP to represent its subsea operations in Brazil, further strengthening FET’s position in South America. Under the partnership, OGEQUIP will deliver FET’s Subsea Technologies product line business development, technical and administrative support. Kevin Taylor, Vice President – Operations, Subsea Technologies said: “As we continue our ambitious strategy to grow... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has hired Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), a strategic alliance combining the strengths of SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7, to handle an assignment related to the next stage of its operated oil field off the coast of Brazil. Subsea7 has confirmed Subsea Integration Alliance’s new contract with Equinor, which puts SIA in... Continue Reading →
The drillship Tidal Action, owned by Constellation, is undergoing final preparations before starting a new mission. The unit was contracted by Petrobras to join a new drilling campaign in the Roncador field, in the Campos Basin. The contract, signed in September of last year, also includes the Laguna Star rig, which is already on its... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie said in a release on Saturday. Petronas hired Noble Corp to drill the wells through the Noble Developer drilling platform, which arrived in... Continue Reading →
McDermott has been awarded a sizeable offshore transportation and installation contract by Brava Energia for the Papa-Terra field in the Campos Basin and the Atlanta field in Block BS-4 within the Santos Basin, both offshore Brazil. Under the contract scope, McDermott will execute the transportation and installation of flexible pipelines, umbilicals and associated subsea equipment... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has announced tender results awarding Fugro four significant multi-year contracts for the inspection and monitoring of critical subsea infrastructure in Brazil. The contracts, once signed, will commence in the fourth quarter of 2025 and span four years with potential one-year extensions. Each of the four day-rate contracts is assigned to a dedicated vessel—two operated... Continue Reading →
DOF Group ASA is pleased to announce two new contracts in Brazil. Skandi Logger, an AHTS with 250t bollard pull built in 2009, has been contracted for a 4-year engagement with Petrobras, following the same competitive AHTS tender process that resulted in the contracts of Skandi Iguaçu, Skandi Angra, Skandi Paraty and Skandi Urca as... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D marine seismic acquisition contract by TotalEnergies in Sao Tome & Principe on the STP-02 Block. The two-month exploration survey off the coast of Western Africa will start early in the third quarter of 2025 using the SW Empress, one of the world’s most capable 3D seismic vessels. TotalEnergies... Continue Reading →
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