UK-Brazil Team Unveils Tentacle-Like Robot for Offshore Inspections

Sept. 3 (OE) Engineers in the U.K. and Brazil have developed a tentacle-like underwater robot that could change how subsea pipelines and offshore structures are inspected, offering a safer and more precise alternative to conventional rigid systems. The one-meter-long flexible manipulator, created by the U.K.’s National Robotarium and Brazil’s Senai Cimatec, features a soft, bendy... Continue Reading →

Petrobras Taps TechnipFMC for Flexible Gas Pipe Systems for Brazil Fields

Sept. 2 (OE) TechnipFMC has secured two subsea contracts from Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras to supply flexible pipe systems for projects in the Santos and Campos basins. The first award, classed by TechnipFMC as ‘substantial’ and valued between $250 million and $500 million, covers the design, engineering and manufacture of flexible gas injection risers.... Continue Reading →

Seagems completes works in the Atlanta Field and now concentrates 100% of its fleet on contracts with Petrobras

Aug 11 (PN) Seagems completed the BRAVA Project, carried out in the Atlanta Field, in the Santos Basin. Signed in 2022, the contract included an EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation) campaign, developed in partnership with its shareholder Sapura Energy. The final phase began in April 2024, with the mobilization of the vessel Onix to... Continue Reading →

Petrobras Sergipe Aguas Profundas pipeline project gets positive nod from EPE

Aug.11(PN) The Energy Research Company (EPE) recommended authorization for the construction and installation project of the Sergipe Aguas Profundas (SEAP) gas pipeline, presented by Petrobras. The project was analyzed in ongoing dialogue with the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), seeking to ensure the compatibility of the new infrastructure with national energy planning. "EPE's analysis indicated the... Continue Reading →

Strohm Wraps Up Deepwater TCP Trials for Petrobras

(OE) Strohm, a thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) solutions specialist, has completed the first field trials with Petrobras for its TCP pipe design offshore Brazil, at water depths of approximately 1,500 meters. The testing and engineering assessments, which were conducted in the Campos Basin in June, have demonstrated the pipe’s performance under real-world conditions as well... Continue Reading →

Equinor receives installation license for the offshore section of the Rai gas pipeline in the Campos Basin

(PN) The Brazilian Environmental Institute (IBAMA) has granted Norwegian company Equinor the Installation License for the offshore section of the Raia Project gas pipeline, located in the Campos Basin. With the authorization, the company is now beginning work on installing the offshore gas pipeline, which will connect the FPSO Raia to the Cabiúnas unit in... Continue Reading →

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