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In the final week and a half of April 2025, Guyana’s offshore oil production witnessed an uptick, with both the Liza 2 and Payara projects averaging approximately 260,000 barrels per day (b/d) each. This indicates that ExxonMobil, the operator of the Stabroek Block, has begun tapping into the optimized production capacities of these developments. ExxonMobil... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) PSW Power & Automation, a subsidiary of Norway-headquartered offshore energy technology and services provider Scana, has secured a contract valued between NOK 75 million (around $7.3 million) and NOK 150 million for an offshore project in Brazil involving the delivery of two E-House modules. According to Scana, the scope includes the design, manufacture, and... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Portuguese company Mota-Engil, through its subsidiary in Brazil, Empresa Construtora do Brasil, has signed a new contract with Petrobras worth approximately R$1.61 billion (around 250 million euros). The agreement will have an estimated duration of 48 months and involves the execution of a series of maintenance, construction and assembly services on offshore oil... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has crossed off the task list the mooring of its new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will enable the start of production from ExxonMobil’s fourth oil project in the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana.... Continue Reading →
(OE) AIS Bardot, a supplier of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, has secured a contract from Saipem for TotalEnergies’ Kamiho deepwater oil and gas project, off Angola. The contract is for the manufacture and supply of three complete hybrid riser lines of 100 meters each. The riser lines will be used to pump seawater to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil and Hess will meet face-to-face on Monday in a court hearing to determine the fate of Chevron's $53 billion deal to buy Hess and with it a prized stake in Guyana's prolific oilfields. The planned acquisition, announced in October 2023, is one of the oil industry's biggest deals in years. It is key... Continue Reading →
– Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão started production today in the Mero field (Libra block), in the pre-salt Santos Basin, more than two months ahead of schedule in its Business Plan. The platform, chartered by Petrobras from SBM Offshore, has the capacity to produce 180,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Reuters) - Voters in Suriname, which is on the cusp of a predicted oil boom, will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, which will later choose the South American country's next president. The contest, marked by fraud allegations, has seen little debate about what the next government, which will hold... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Oslo Stock Exchange-listed semi-submersible accommodation vessel owner and operator Prosafe has shed light on its activity in the first quarter of 2025. Prosafe reported a revenue of $33 million in Q1 2025, which is similar to the $34 million in the same period last year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to... Continue Reading →
(PN) OneSubsea and Petrobras will jointly develop an integrated umbilical model for subsea control, injection and monitoring, in line with the operator's strategic plan. To this end, the two companies announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The new solution, which will use proprietary OscilayTM technology, will enable the integration of the service line... Continue Reading →
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