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Oct. 9 (Reuters) The U.S. government has granted an authorization for energy major Shell and Trinidad and Tobago to develop an offshore gas field in Venezuela close to the maritime border, Trinidad's attorney general said on Thursday. The prominent project, aimed to supply Trinidad with Venezuelan gas, has progressed slowly in recent years amid frequent... Continue Reading →
Oct. 8 (offshore-energy.biz) London-headquartered energy services provider Hunting has begun the delivery of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) accessories to support deepwater drilling operations offshore Guyana, described by the company as a strategically important energy region. Hunting secured the $20 million contract early this year through a “global oilfield service company”, supporting what it says is... Continue Reading →
Oct. 8 - Brazil's government has set a minimum total payment of 10.2 billion reais for an upcoming auction offering stakes in three pre-salt oil fields already in production but not yet contracted, state-run firm Pre-Sal Petroleo (PPSA) said. The auction, scheduled for December 4 at the Sao Paulo-based B3 stock exchange, will offer stakes... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 - PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best practices incorporate governance and transparency, informs its preliminary and non-audited Operational Data for the month of September. Key: (1) At the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo cluster, the workover of TBMT-6H well was completed on September 15, and the well returned to production. (2) At... Continue Reading →
Oct. 7 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras, for its subsea equipment support vessel AKOFS Santos, which will continue to operate offshore Brazil. Following a competitive tender process, the vessel will continue to perform services as a multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) for Petrobras... Continue Reading →
Oct. 7 (OE) Portugal’s Galp has reached a farm-in agreement with KE STP Company, a Shell affiliate, for the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in São Tomé and Príncipe’s Block 4, forming a joint venture with Shell, Petrobras and ANP-STP. With the agreement, Galp expands its presence offshore São Tomé and Príncipe, entering another early-stage... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 - Petrobras announced the chartering of four RSV (ROV Support Vessel) vessels, designed to support subsea operations, in contracts totaling R$10.2 billion. The contract was concluded through a bidding process that began in October 2024. The units will be built at the Navship shipyard, located in Navegantes, Santa Catarina, with delivery scheduled between... Continue Reading →
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol is set to launch the bidding process later this month for a regasification project at its Covenas maritime terminal in the north of the country, CEO Ricardo Roa said on Monday. Ecopetrol will begin accepting binding bids for the project on October 14, with a winner expected... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 - MODEC has held a first steel-cutting ceremony for the Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil. The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking the start of construction of the the aft block of next-generation hull for the... Continue Reading →
Oct. 6 (Reuters) Petrobras is expected to open bids for the contracting of two FPSOs for the Sergipe Deep Waters Project (Seap) on October 15, Renata Baruzzi, Executive Director of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, said. "The bidders asked for more time. We gave them another 15 days," the director told reporters. Baruzzi also explained that... Continue Reading →
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