(PN) Subsea 7 is taking new steps in the execution of some of its main contracts in the Brazilian market. The company recently announced an update on its operations in the country and revealed that it has made progress in the Bacalhau and Mero projects, both in the Campos Basin. In Bacalhau, the company installed... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Petronas Set to Extend Exploration Offshore Suriname
(Oilprice.com) Exxon and Malaysia’s state-run Petronas will extend exploration for a gas discovery off the coast of Suriname, the country’s national oil company, Staatsolie, said on Monday. Eyeing a repeat of the huge oil and gas success in the same basin offshore Guyana, explorers in Suriname are also reportedly considering a floating LNG project. Exploration... Continue Reading →
Omni Taxi Aereo drones to carry out missions for Petrobras platforms
(PN) Omni Taxi Aereo, part of the Omni Helicopters International (OHI) Group, the main provider of air mobility solutions in Latin America, announces that it has won two contracts from Petrobras to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in offshore missions. The missions will perform beyond-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, transporting 50kg payloads to offshore installations and conducting... Continue Reading →
Hull reserved for Guyana’s Jaguar FPSO – SBM Offshore
(ON) Dutch shipbuilder, SBM Offshore, said it has reserved a multi-purpose floater hull for the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel it is expected to construct for ExxonMobil’s sixth development offshore Guyana. In its 2023 Annual Report, the company said the hull ‘MPF5’, for the Jaguar FPSO, is under fabrication at China’s SWS... Continue Reading →
Tenaris signs contract with Petrobras to provide coating services in the Mero Field
(PN) Tenaris announced that it has signed a contract with Petrobras to provide coating services for the Mero 4 production system, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Under the scope of the contract, Tenaris will apply 81 km of thermal insulation coating to risers and flow lines. “The qualification process will take place throughout 2024, with... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says Green Energy Shift Means Caution on Blockbuster Dividends
(Bloomberg) -- Latin America’s biggest oil company will be more cautious about issuing blockbuster dividends as it moves to become a renewable energy powerhouse, Petrobras Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates said in an interview. In 10 years about half of Petrobras’s revenue will come from wind, solar and renewable motor fuels — and the... Continue Reading →
Exxon’s Curveball Move in Guyana Alters Chevron-Hess Deal Prospects
ExxonMobil's surprise challenge to Chevron's acquisition of Hess through a dispute over a stake in a major Guyana oil field could prove fruitful for the U.S. oil giant, even if it does not end up enlarging its holdings in the South American country. Exxon said on Monday it may exercise pre-emptive rights that could block Chevron... Continue Reading →
ABL on Tow Job for Mero 3 FPSO’s Voyage to Brazil
Energy and marine consultancy ABL Group has secured a contract by POSH Projects to act as tow master to support and supervise the towage of the Mero 3 FPSO from Yantai in China to Brazilian waters. As part of its scope of work, ABL’s operations in Singapore will provide a tow master to act as... Continue Reading →
Increased charter rates and OSV demand lift Siem Offshore up
(Offshore-energy.biz) Siem Offshore has reported operating revenues of $336 million for the fiscal year 2023, an increase from $274.3 million in 2022, and $85.2 million for Q4 2023, compared to $64.3 million in Q4 2022, said to be caused by an uplift in charter rates, generated by increased demand for offshore support vessels (OSVs) and... Continue Reading →
Woodside’s Annual Profit Drops 37%
(Reuters) Australia's top oil and gas explorer Woodside Energy posted a 37% drop in annual underlying profit on Tuesday, as lower realised prices for its products offset higher sales and production. Oil and natural gas prices softened in 2023, as slowing global growth and a weaker-than-expected economic recovery in China weighed on demand. "Compared with 2022, 2023 full-year... Continue Reading →