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(PN) Petrobras released the bidding notice earlier this week and the competition for the platform contract has eight pre-qualified competitors: Modec, Shapoorji, Yinson, MISC, BW Offshore, SBM Offshore, MISC, Ocyan and Altera (the latter two companies, as is known, work in partnership in the Altera & Ocyan joint venture). The opening of the envelopes with... Continue Reading →
(PN) PRIO announces the drilling of the company's first greenfield project, the Wahoo field, in the Campos Basin. The announcement was made by the company's president, Roberto Monteiro, on his LinkedIn profile. "The project, which began this month, is a milestone in our strategy of developing mature fields through subsea connections (tiebacks) and reflects the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Constellation, an offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, has secured a new contract with Petrobras for the deployment of Admarine 511, a jack-up drilling rig owned by its commercial partner ADES Holding. The rig, operated by Constellation, will be used for a campaign of Plug and Abandonment (P&A) of wells at... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International has finalized the sale of semi-submersible accommodation rig Floatel Reliance, which has been in lay-up since April 2016. The firm contract follows the previously announced agreement in principle for the sale of the vessel for continued operational use. The transfer of ownership and settlement is scheduled to take... Continue Reading →
(OE) Constellation, an offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, has started trading on Euronext Growth Oslo, under the ticker symbol ‘COSH’. Constellation holds about one fifth of Brazil’s country’s offshore drilling market. Constellation, with 1,800 employees and a 45-year track record, holds about one fifth of Brazil’s offshore drilling market, the company... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a contract for its Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig with an undisclosed operator offshore Suriname. The one-well contract will span approximately 65 days, and is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025. The contract has a total value estimated at $17.7 million, including mobilization and demobilization... Continue Reading →
(OM) Seadrill has reported a current overall order backlog of $3 billion, while Velesto reported $158.8 million in orders. Meanwhile, last week competitor Noble reported it added $525 million of contracts to its drilling backlog. Seadrill’s West Polaris drilllship has started a contract with Petrobras offshore Brazil, following a delay caused by commissioning and testing of upgraded equipment. Another of the... Continue Reading →
February 28, 2025 – PRIO S.A. (“Company” or “PRIO”) (B3: PRIO3), following best corporate governance practices, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, today, the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (“Ibama”) has granted the drilling license for Wahoo Field. Thus, the Company will immediately begin mobilizing the Hunter Queen rig... Continue Reading →
Foresea, a leader in the offshore drilling sector, announced excellent results it obtained in 2024, having achieved an adjusted EBITDA margin of 37% and operating cash generation of over US$ 130 million in the period. In December, the company won a new three-year contract for the Norbe IX drillship — within the Sepia-Atapu consortium. With... Continue Reading →
(OE) Constellation, a major offshore oil and gas drilling services provider in Brazil, operating 22% country´s offshore drilling rigs, has outlined its plan to list the company’s shares Euronext Growth Oslo. Constellation, with 1,800 employees and a 45-year track record, is currently in the first quartile of Petrobras’ ranking of drilling contractors, operating all its... Continue Reading →
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