Petrobras CEO,Magda Chambriard, announced that the FPSO P-78 has begun its journey to Brazil. The unit, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, was in Singapore undergoing integration and commissioning stages. The Keppel/Hyundai consortium was responsible for building the vessel. “And before anyone says that there... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas now seen as ‘akin to Guyana’s Stabroek Field’ – Horizon Engage
(oilnow.gy) Brazil’s Foz do Amazonas Basin is being viewed by top industry players as that country’s top offshore frontier opportunity, with Horizon Engage reporting that aggressive bidding there signals strong private-sector belief in the Equatorial Margin as “akin to Guyana’s Stabroek field”. According to Horizon Engage Senior Advisor for Brazil and Energy Transition, Mark Langevin, consortia including Petrobras, ExxonMobil,... Continue Reading →
Japanese duo starts building Shell’s Brazil-bound FPSO
(offshore-energy.biz) The steel-cutting ceremony for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit destined for a field offshore Brazil operated by the Brazilian subsidiary of the U.K.-headquartered energy giant Shell has been held at the Sumitomo Heavy Industries’ Yokosuka shipyard in Japan. Based on a social media post by Cristiano Pinto da Costa, President of Shell Brasil,... Continue Reading →
OPT Secures US Patent for Floating Marine Vehicle Charging System
(OE) Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its autonomous, floating marine charging solution. Designed to address the increasing demand for clean maritime operations, the invention enables electric vessels, including uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), to locate, dock with, and recharge from a floating energy... Continue Reading →
Exail to equip Petrobras FPSOs with Quadrans AHRS in Brazilian offshore project
– Exail, a global leader in inertial navigation technologies, has secured a contract with Brazilian offshore services company Mitang to deliver 30 Quadrans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS). These units will be installed on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units (FPSOs) operated by Petrobras off the coast of Brazil. The Quadrans AHRS provides real-time... Continue Reading →
Equinor’s deepwater gas RAIA project moves forward with preliminary production license and approval for construction of gas pipeline
(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for oil and gas production activities at the Raia Project, operated by Equinor in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin. Also, the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) approved the construction of the 200 km gas pipeline that will connect the Raia FPSO to... Continue Reading →
DOF Group ASA Awarded Two Long-Term Contracts With Petrobras
DOF Group ASA is pleased to announce two new contracts in Brazil. Skandi Logger, an AHTS with 250t bollard pull built in 2009, has been contracted for a 4-year engagement with Petrobras, following the same competitive AHTS tender process that resulted in the contracts of Skandi Iguaçu, Skandi Angra, Skandi Paraty and Skandi Urca as... Continue Reading →
Enhanced Oil Spill Detection System Starts Operating Offshore Brazil
(OE) Miros, in partnership with Belga Marine, has enhanced its Oil Spill Detection (OSD) monitoring system system to include cloud-based monitoring capabilities that are now fully operational across several production assets offshore Brazil. The updated OSD monitoring system has been deployed across multiple production assets of a major Brazilian energy company. By integrating Miros’ technology... Continue Reading →
Prio Aims to Double Oil Output in 2026
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Prio expects to double its daily output next year when compared with 2024 levels, driven by the development of some key offshore fields, CEO Roberto Monteiro said on Monday. Prio forecasts production to exceed 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) next year, Monteiro told an event marking the company's 10th anniversary, up... Continue Reading →
Cladtek wins contract to supply machanically lined pipes with anti-corrosive alloys for the Buzios field
The company was contracted by Allseas to supply 120 km of mechanically lined pipes (MLP) with anti-corrosive alloys for the Buzios field, operated by Petrobras in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer. According to Cladtek, this is the largest project in the history of the Brazilian oil company in terms of MLP manufacturing scope. The MLP... Continue Reading →