(offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has confirmed the arrival of its purpose-built DP3 semi-submersible vessel to Namibia’s Port of Walvis Bay to prepare for its decommissioning assignment off the coast of Brazil. The U.S. player won a 12-month deepwater well decommissioning contract with extension options for work in Brazil’s Campos Basin in October... Continue Reading →
OceanPact signs R$697 million contract to charter support vessel to Petrobras
(PN) OceanPact announced a new R$697 million contract with Petrobras, for a period of four years, for the charter of the Ilha do Mosqueiro vessel, an OTSV (Offshore Terminal Support Vessel). The vessel will be used for the maintenance of offloading hoses on platform ships (FPSO) and oil tankers (FSO), with high-capacity winches and cranes,... Continue Reading →
Offshore Service Vessels: What’s in Store in 2025
Jesper Skjong, Contributor (OE) After what we would argue has been an incredibly eventful 2024 with massive deals, tremendous dayrate developments, further charterer backlog build, and the first series of newbuild orders in years, now comes the time when we turn our gaze towards 2025. What are some of the main trends we expect for next... Continue Reading →
Petrobras hires another drillship for work at two oil fields offshore Brazil
(offshore-energy.biz) Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, has secured a long-term drillship contract with Petrobras, a compatriot state-owned energy giant, for operations at two oil field developments off the coast of Brazil. Just like Seadrill, which won a drilling deal for 1,095 days plus extension options after a competitive tender,... Continue Reading →
Shell to Seek Suriname’s Approval for Four-Well Offshore Drilling Plan
(Reuters) BG International, a unit of oil major Shell operating in Suriname, plans to submit a plan to the South American country's environmental agency for drilling up to four exploration wells at offshore Block 65, according to a company document seen on Tuesday. Suriname is progressing toward its first oil and gas production offshore. A... Continue Reading →
Fugro to Perform Fully Remote Subsea Surveys for Petrobras Off Brazil
(OE) Petrobras has signed a 175-day addendum to Fugro’s current inspection, repair and maintenance services contract, performed by the Fugro Aquarius, to include fully remote subsea inspection surveys of shallow-water infrastructure in Brazil. Work will begin in January 2025, leveraging Fugro’s advanced Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and Blue Volta electric remotely operated vehicle... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Constellation’s Drillship for Work Offshore Brazil
Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a contract with Petrobras for its ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star, which will operate offshore Brazil, covering remote areas of frontier exploration, such as the Equatorial Margin and Pelotas Basin. The value of the agreement is approximately $528 million, which includes around $39 million mobilization fee and additional integrated services... Continue Reading →
Kongsberg to Work on Six Hybrid CMM’s PSVs Bound for Petrobras Ops
(OE) Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM) to deliver advanced ship design and technology for six hybrid platform supply vessels (PSVs), with oil spill recovery capacity, which will support Petrobras’ offshore operations. CMM was ranked first in Petrobras’ tender for six state-of-the-art, hybrid large multipurpose 5,000 DWT PSVs with oil... Continue Reading →
Tugdock hits key milestone as its pioneering TSP technology earns DNV endorsement
Tugdock has reached a significant milestone as its Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP) is awarded the prestigious ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV, the world’s leading independent energy expert and assurance provider. This endorsement recognizes the TSP as a transformative technology with applications across multiple markets, including floating offshore wind, vessel drydocking and decommissioning. The TSP is a... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies extends helicopter firm’s gig at field offshore Brazil
(offshore-energy.bi) French-headquartered energy giant TotalEnergies has renewed the contract with Brazil-based Omni Táxi Aéreo, an affiliate of Latin America’s provider of air mobility and delivery solutions Omni Helicopters International Group, to operate its field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil. The contract relating to the Lapa field has been prolonged by an additional five... Continue Reading →