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Petrobras restarted drilling an exploratory well, in the Jubarte field, in a water depth of 967 meters. The new well was given the technical name 4-BRSA-1392DA-ESS. Remember, when the original well is abandoned, operators drill a so-called repeat well, which has the same geological objectives. The technical name of the well is basically the same... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras began drilling a new pioneer well offshore in block ES-M-673, in the Espirito Santo Basin. Named 1-BRSA-1393-ESS, the well is in a water depth of 2,848 meters. The activity is being carried out with the Norbe IX drillship, owned by Foresea. Block ES-M-673 was acquired by Petrobras in 2013, during the 11th Bidding... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has completed the anchoring of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta at a field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. However, the production start from the unit might face delays due to announced strikes by the officials working in public institutions. In June, Enauta completed the anchoring... Continue Reading →
(PN) Oil States signed a services contract with Petrobras to carry out operations with Dual Bore Riser Systems and peripherals, as well as planning services for operations with these systems. The four year agreement provides for completion, withdrawal and intervention services in subsea wells using a completion system linked to the Riser Dual Bore type... Continue Reading →
(OE) Corinth Pipeworks has secured a contract from Woodside Energy, the operator of the Trion deepwater field offshore Mexico, to manufacture and supply approximately 118 kilometers of High Frequency Welded (HFW) steel pipes. The Trion field is located in the Perdido Fold Belt in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Situated approximately 180km off... Continue Reading →
(OE) Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian has completed sea trial tests for ultra-deep installation of High Voltage Direct Current Mass Impregnated (HVDC MI) subsea cable at water depth of 2,150 meters. This is an industry record breaking installation, as it is the first time an HVDC cable is laid at such a... Continue Reading →
(OE) SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract from TotalEnergies to provide subsea production system, including associated equipment and services, for the development of Kaminho project, offshore Angola. SLB OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, will provide a 13-well subsea production system scope. The project will be developed... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel company DOF Group on Tuesday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Denmark-headquartered Maersk Supply Service (MSS) for $1.11 billion in a cash and stock deal.The combined company, operating under the DOF Group name and brand, will be a leading offshore service provider with comprehensive scale and a... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has gotten down to business in Brazil, where its newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship set the ball rolling on its inaugural drilling assignment with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras. Following a purchase agreement at the end of 2022 for the acquisition of the Deepwater Aquila (ex-West Aquila) drillship for $200 million from Hanwha Ocean,... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC and Terra Drone Corporation have entered into a joint research and development agreement to enhance inspection drones for floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding signed by the companies in November 2023. Since, MODEC has continuously utilized Terra Drone’s drone technology to measure the hull thickness... Continue Reading →
