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May 6 - DOF Group has secured four 12-year charter and services contracts in Brazil following a competitive tender process, supporting Petrobras’ deepwater subsea inspection, maintenance and repair operations. The contracts will lead to the construction of four new remotely operated vehicle support vessels (RSVs), with operations expected to begin from 2030, DOF said. The... Continue Reading →
May 6 (OE) Baker Hughes and thermoplastic composite pipe manufacturer Strohm have signed an agreement to jointly develop a hybrid flexible pipe for ultradeepwater flowline and riser applications. The companies said the new solution is aimed at offshore projects in water depths exceeding 3,000 metres, as operators seek lower-cost and lower-risk technologies for deepwater developments.... Continue Reading →
May 5 (OE) Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of jack-up support vessels to the offshore energy industry, has secured two contracts, marking its entry into Africa and Latin America and expansion of its footprint into new offshore energy markets. The first contract covers the deployment of a newly acquired vessel on a 170-day charter,... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 1, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that the P-79 platform, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, began production today, ahead of the date scheduled in Business Plan 2026–2030 (BP 26–30). As the eighth platform in the Búzios field, with a capacity of 180 thousand barrels of... Continue Reading →
May 1 - Petrobras has requested authorization from IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) to use the Amaralina Star (NS-43) drillship, owned by Constellation, in exploratory activities in block FZA-M-59, in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. This measure aims to increase operational flexibility in the Equatorial Margin, allowing for optimized resource allocation... Continue Reading →
April 30 - Petrobras' average production of oil, natural gas liquids (NGL), and natural gas in the first quarter of 2026 reached a record 3.23 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboed). This figure is 3.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025 and 16.1% higher than the first quarter of last year, mainly... Continue Reading →
April 30 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded the Noble Developer a one-well contract at a day rate of US$375,000 to drill a prospect in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The contract is scheduled to commence in early 2027. ExxonMobil Guyana said it contracted the rig “to drill a prospect in the shallow water portion of... Continue Reading →
April 29 (OE) Italy’s Eni has signed an agreement with Venezuela’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons and state oil company PDVSA to relaunch oil activities at the Junin-5 project in the Orinoco Belt. The agreement was signed following a meeting in Caracas between Eni Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi and Acting President Delcy Rodriguez. Junin-5 is a heavy... Continue Reading →
April 29 - Wilson Sons, a port and maritime logistics operator with more than 188 years of experience, is set to conduct its first drone operations to deliver and pick up documents for platform supply vessels (PSVs) and to perform other services in Guanabara Bay. The initiative began last year in the Port of Salvador... Continue Reading →
April 27 (oilnow.gy) Noble Corporation plc reported first-quarter 2026 results on April 26, with higher revenue and earnings driven by improved fleet utilization. The company said contract drilling services revenue totaled US$743 million in the first quarter, up from US$705 million in the prior quarter. Utilization of its 29 marketed rigs rose to 68%, compared... Continue Reading →
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