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This October, MODEC celebrates 10 years since FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba MV24 went into operation. The FPSO is anchored in the Lula Field, in the Iracema Sul area, with a water depth of 2,200 meters and is capable of processing 150 thousand barrels of oil per day and 8 million cubic feet of natural gas... Continue Reading →
(PN) The FPSO market saw a 50% increase in investments — from US$6 billion to US$9 billion — related to the surface capital of new projects in 2023, a trend that is expected to continue in 2024. The data was presented this week by Rystad Energy. This growth is largely concentrated in South America, especially... Continue Reading →
(OE) American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The ABS solution will provide a digital twin of the asset, and as part of the project, ABS has selected Akselos to deploy... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Energy firms TotalEnergies, Qatar Energy, Petronas , Cybele Energy, Delcorp and International Group Investment have reached agreements with Guyana over terms of production sharing deals to explore five oil and gas offshore blocks, the energy ministry said on Wednesday. A tender launched in 2022 for areas in shallow and deep waters led to... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil’s Liza find back in 2015 unlocked a treasure trove of oil and gas discoveries in Guyana’s Stabroek Block. Now, in 2024, the number stands at 45 discoveries and Exxon aims to take this even higher. “I believe Guyana will go down as one of the most successful deepwater developments in the history of... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) Suriname’s second final investment decision (FID) is expected from Petronas for a potential Block 52 development, Managing Director of Staatsolie, Annand Jagesar has said. Petronas Suriname E&P is the operator of Block 52 with a 50% participating interest. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname B.V. holds the other 50%. Three significant discoveries were made at... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras officially launched (14) the invitation to tender for the FPSO P-86, which will be part of the revitalization project for the Marlim Sul and Marlim Leste fields. The opening of the envelopes with the bidders' proposals is expected to take place only on April 8 of next year. However, as has been seen... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras communicates that FPSO Maria Quitéria initiated today production operations in the Jubarte field, located in the pre-salt Campos Basin in the area known as Parque das Baleias, in the State of Espírito Santo. The unit has the capacity to produce up to 100 thousand barrels of oil per day and... Continue Reading →
(CPG) With new contracts, billion-dollar investments and overcoming a crisis that almost paralyzed the sector, Brazilian companies are ready for a new cycle of growth. The Brazilian maritime support segment has suffered a drastic decline in recent years. In 2014, more than 500 vessels were active in the country, but in 2019, that number fell... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras is set to reduce planned investments for next year, despite requests by the government for the state-run oil firm to increase CAPEX, three sources close to the matter told Reuters. The firm foresaw $21 billion of investments for next year, but spending could be down to around $17 billion, according to initial... Continue Reading →
