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Sept. 2 (PN) Petrobras does not rule out the possibility of conducting simultaneous drilling operations using two rigs in Block FZA-M-59, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, at some point in the future. This possibility was discussed with the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) during a meeting in late... Continue Reading →
Sept. 2 - Shell has signed an agreement with bp to acquire a 50% stake in the Tupinambá exploration block, located in the Santos Basin, as well as a 30% interest in five concessions comprising the Conifer exploration prospect in the Paleogene province of the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. bp will retain the remaining... Continue Reading →
Sept. 2 (oilnow.gy) TechnipFMC has reached delivery readiness for its 200th subsea tree for offshore projects in Guyana. The company announced the milestone on September 1. It credited the expertise and collaboration of its team for supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore developments. “Recently, we reached a major milestone with the manufacturing and delivery readiness of the 200th subsea... Continue Reading →
Sept. 1 (splash247) Helix Energy Solutions Group has completed its combination with Hornbeck Offshore Services after shareholders cleared the all-stock deal, creating a larger US offshore services group under the Hornbeck name. Helix shareholders approved the proposals required to complete the transaction at a special meeting and the merger became effective on September 1. The... Continue Reading →
Aug. 31 (oilnow.gy) PETRONAS has logged eight successful wells in Suriname’s offshore Block 52 since launching its drilling program there in 2016. The wells have identified oil and gas resources exceeding one billion barrels of oil equivalent. They also support the company’s assessment of potential commercial developments in the block. The eight wells are Roselle-1,... Continue Reading →
Aug. 31 (OE) Eni has, together with MIWEN (a wholly owned subsidiary of YPF) and the Uruguayan National Oil Company ANCAP, signed an official agreement for the entry in the OFF-5 exploration block offshore Uruguay, following approval by the Uruguayan authorities. Eni is now the operator of the OFF-5 block with a 50% interest, alongside... Continue Reading →
Aug. 28 (OE) Floatel International has secured a letter of intent for its Floatel Triumph semi-submersible unit to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) services offshore Brazil for four to eight months. The assignment is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2027. The Floatel Triumph is a semisubmersible accommodation and construction support unit... Continue Reading →
Aug. 27 (OE) Singapore's Seatrium is preparing for the sailaway of two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units for Brazil's Petrobras, with the P-80 and P-82 vessels scheduled to depart within weeks of each other. The two vessels were marked at a christening ceremony at Seatrium's Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore and will head... Continue Reading →
Aug. 26 - Halliburton announced that it has been awarded an integrated contract by bp for the initial appraisal campaign of the Bumerangue field in the Santos Basin. The contract includes a comprehensive suite of services designed to accelerate the appraisal campaign for bp’s discovery. The scope of work encompasses an integrated drilling services package... Continue Reading →
Aug. 26 (OE) Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, has expanded its industry-leading SPRINT-Nav technology into a complete, scalable family of underwater navigation systems for marine robots, built around a single shared architecture. For more than a decade, SPRINT-Nav has combined the key sensors needed for underwater navigation in a single pre-calibrated instrument. This has helped... Continue Reading →
