Oct. 1 - French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a new order from Petrobras for its Submagnético Free Flow oil country tubular goods (OCTG) solution designed to prevent inorganic scaling in production strings. The order covers the production and installation of more than 30 units, to be delivered and installed in Brazil’s offshore pre-salt... Continue Reading →
Equatorial Guinea to open its 2026 oil and gas licensing round in April
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea will open a new oil and gas licensing round in April to boost exploration and counter dwindling oil output, its minister of hydrocarbons and mining development Antonio Oburu Ondo said on Monday. "This ronda (licensing round) will be launched in the second quarter of 2026 right after the details... Continue Reading →
Equinor Completes Shallow-Water Section of the Raia Project Gas Pipeline
Sept. 23 (PN) Equinor has completed the 15-km shallow-water section of the Raia Gas Pipeline. The 200-kilometer line will connect the Raia FPSO to the gas transmission network near Cabiúnas, in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2028. Installation of the shallow-water section took approximately two months. In the next stage,... Continue Reading →
Exxon greenlights $6.8 billion investment for Hammerhead project in Guyana
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil said on Monday it greenlit funding its seventh development project in Guyana called Hammerhead, bringing its oil joint venture another step closer to its goal of producing 1.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030 from the country. The prolific Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana is... Continue Reading →
Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline
Sept. 19 (OE) The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies. The 76-kilometre pipeline, with a planned transfer capacity of up to 2.5 million barrels per day, will connect maritime terminals... Continue Reading →
Tenaris to supply 115 km of seamless pipe for FPSO P-83 production system
Sept. 15 (PN) Tenaris announced the award of a contract to supply 18,000 tons (115 km) of seamless pipe for risers and flowlines for the FPSO P-83 (Búzios 11) production system. The agreement also includes the delivery of TenarisShawcor thermal insulation coatings. The seamless pipes will be produced at Tenaris' manufacturing center in Dalmine, Italy.... Continue Reading →
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 →