Norwegian subsea services company DOF Subsea has secured more work for its Skandi Africa vessel. The client, which DOF Subsea did not name, has exercised an extension option for the subsea service vessel, with the new commitment now running until February 2025. DOF Subsea CEO, Mons S. Aase, said: "Skandi Africa is the most sophisticated vessel... Continue Reading →
Seadrill drillship starts work off Brazil
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has confirmed that one of its drillships kicked off its assignment at a field offshore Brazil with the country’s oil and gas giant, Petrobras. Back in November 2021, Seadrill secured two contracts with Petrobras for its West Carina and West Tellus rigs for work on the Búzios field offshore Brazil. At the time, the offshore drilling contractor explained that... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC scores another contract with TotalEnergies in Angola
TechnipFMC has secured a “significant” contract with TotalEnergies EP Angola for the supply of flexible pipe and associated hardware for a life extension project. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension project (GIRLIFEX) offshore Angola. According to TechnipFMC, the flexible pipes are set to extend the life... Continue Reading →
Karoon first well hits net oil-bearing pay off Brazil, second one gets the go-ahead
Australia’s oil and gas company Karoon Energy has made a decision to drill the second well within an existing oil discovery offshore Brazil to assess the commerciality of a potential Neon field development, following the confirmation of net oil-bearing pay at the first well in this drilling campaign. Back in April 2021, Karoon hired a rig to perform... Continue Reading →
Karoon strikes oil offshore Brazil, plans to drill second well nearby
(WO) — Karoon, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, has reached a final total depth of 2,382 m at its Neon-1 control well offshore Brazil. The well spudded on Jan. 23; wireline logging of the target sections is currently underway. Neon-1 was drilled into the down-dip southern flank of the Neon discovery,... Continue Reading →
FPSO Almirante Barroso sails towards the Buzios field
A new giant of the seas will soon come into operation. The FPSO Almirante Barroso left this week from the BrasFELS shipyard heading for the Buzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The FPSO has been at the shipyard since October last year for commissioning activities and final acceptance tests. The vessel was converted in... Continue Reading →
U.S. tweaks monetary penalties for oil & gas players
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made adjustments to monetary penalties for oil and gas companies, implementing the 2023 inflation adjustments for the maximum daily civil monetary penalties contained in BOEM regulations in accordance with Federal law. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management made the final rule announcement on Tuesday, 14 February... Continue Reading →
APA’s Suriname Sapakara South-2 Well Encounters 118ft of Net Oil Pay
APA Corporation APA has successfully drilled and flow-tested the Sapakara South-2 (SPS-2) appraisal well, the second appraisal well to test the previously announced discovery in the area. The well is located about 4.6 kilometers south of the Sapakara South-1 (SPS-1) appraisal well. It has encountered approximately 118 feet of high-quality net oil pay in the Campano-Maastrichtian... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on the Permanent Seismic Monitoring System
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a contract with the consortium formed by Alcatel Submarine Networks and Maersk for the construction and installation of the Permanent Seismic Monitoring System (PSMS) in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin. The Mero PSMS project has unprecedented features in Brazil and incorporates state-of-the-art 4D... Continue Reading →
Equinor starts offshore installation campaign in the Bacalhau field
(TN) Equinor has started the offshore installation campaign in the Bacalhau field, located in the Santos Basin. The work is performed under an integrated EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract with SIA - Subsea Integration Alliance, an alliance between OneSubsea® and Subsea7. Seven Pacific, Subsea7's construction/flex-lay vessel, capable of operating at depths of up... Continue Reading →