Petrobras and Eneva discovered gas fluids in wells 1-BRSA-1380D-RJS and 1-ENV-19-MA, respectively, according to data published by the ANP last Friday. The notification of evidence of hydrocarbons was made to the ANP on August 12, in the case of the state-owned company, and on August 9, in the case of Eneva. Located in the C-M-346... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS CONTRACTS DECOMMISSIONING
Petrobras is preparing to dispose of the remaining subsea structures of the FPSOs Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade de Rio das Ostras and Piranema, which have already been demobilized from projects in the Campos and Sergipe-Alagoas basins, respectively. The oil company launched a tender to contract engineering, preparation, removal and disposal services (EPRD –... Continue Reading →
Lukoil starts drilling first well in Block 12 off Mexico
Russian independent oil company Lukoil has started drilling its first exploration well at Block 12 located in the southern area of the Gulf of Mexico. Lukoil said on Monday that the Yoti West-1Exp well would be drilled by the Valaris 8505 semisubmersible rig, which was transported to Block 12 after its successful work at Block 10 on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras books Fugro for IRM services
Petrobras has awarded Fugro with a three-year contract for subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services in Brazil. The contract is set to begin in Q4 2021 and will be carried out from Fugro Aquarius using two Fugro-built 3000-meter work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The award follows the completion of a previous four-year contract for similar services aboard the same vessel. During the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on scheduled stoppage of Mexilhão and Route 1
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up the release disclosed on 06/04/2021, informs that the scheduled stoppage of 30 days for maintenance of the Mexilhão platform and the Route 1 gas pipeline, which transports the natural gas produced in Mexilhão and other platforms in the pre-salt and post-salt areas of the Santos Basin, will be... Continue Reading →
Brazil leads global crude oil and condensate production from upcoming offshore projects in 2025, according to GlobalData.
(OM) Brazil is expected to contribute around 23% (1.3 MMb/d) of global crude oil and condensate production in 2025 from offshore projects coming onstream between 2021 and 2025, according to GlobalData. The company’s report, ‘Global Offshore Upstream Development Outlook, 2021–2025’, reveals that 1.16 MMb/d of crude and condensate production in Brazil in 2025 is expected from... Continue Reading →
Yinson secures US$670mil loan for FPSO Anna Nery project
(New Straits Times Press) Yinson Holdings Bhd, through its wholly-owned Singapore-based subsidiary Yinson Production Offshore Pte Ltd (YPO), together with its project partner Sumitomo Corporation (SC), signed a US$670 million syndicated loan facility for the FPSO Anna Nery project, with ING, Natixis and Standard Chartered Bank as underwriting banks. The agreement was also signed by... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on approval of the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/11/2021, informs that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) today approved the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement, which will regulate the coexistence of the Transfer of Rights Agreement and the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus for the... Continue Reading →
CBO ACQUIRES FINARGE APOIO MARITIMO AND EXPANDS FLEET TO FORTY VESSELS
(PetroNoticias) CBO Group, a Brazilan maritime support company, today signed an Investment Agreement for the acquisition of the Brazilian company Finarge Apoio Marítimo, owner of a Brazilian-flagged AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel; and four foreign-flagged AHTS vessels belonging to Finarge Armamento Genovese SRL, totaling the purchase of five vessels. The closing of the transaction,... Continue Reading →
Group Formed to Tackle Safety Issues Aging Global FPSO Fleet Faces
Maritime and offshore classification society ABS said Thursday it had brought together leading companies in the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sector to address the safety challenges produced by a fleet where more than half of the FPSO vessels are over 30-years-old and a quarter are over 40-years-old. The working group, consisting of Chevron,... Continue Reading →