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(PetroleoHJoje) The Maersk Developer rig, chartered to execute Karoon's intervention campaign in Baúna, in the Santos Basin, is already on its way to Brazil. The Maersk unit, which left Trinidad & Tobago last week, is expected to arrive in the country in the second half of April. The semi-submersible Maersk Developer will start campaigning in... Continue Reading →
PetroRio inaugurated a new power generation system at FPSO Bravo, which is installed in the Polvo and Tubarão Martelo fields, in the Campos Basin. The production of electricity at the unit will be made with natural gas produced at the complex, replacing diesel. The novelty promises to bring environmental gains, with reductions in the burning... Continue Reading →
MODEC has started up operations for the FPSO MIAMTE MV34, commissioned by Eni for the Offshore Area 1 block development in the Bay of Campeche offshore Mexico. The charter contract runs initially for 15 years, with options thereafter for annual extensions for up to five additional years. The vessel, moored in 32 m (105 ft)... Continue Reading →
The deadline for companies registered in the Permanent Offer to present additional offer guarantees for sectors of blocks included in the 3rd Bidding Cycle, which will be carried out under the concession regime, ends next Monday (3/14). The areas that are included in the 3rd Cycle are located in the Espírito Santo, Pelotas, Potiguar, Recôncavo,... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios) PetroRio, an independent oil and gas company, recorded a production record in February, with 35,671 barrels/day. It is the highest average monthly amount for the company. The highlight was the Polvo – Tubarão Martelo cluster, which had a production increase of over a thousand barrels/day. The better operational performance of the FPSO... Continue Reading →
(OM) Eni and its partners are assessing the potential for a cluster oilfield development in block 10 offshore Mexico, said partner Capricorn Energy (formerly Cairn Energy) in its latest results statement. Last year, Eni drilled two wells on the block: the Sayulita-1EXP discovery, and the Saasken-2DEL appraisal well. Drilling of the Yatzil prospect in block... Continue Reading →
Norwegian shipping company Siem Offshore and offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions Group have entered into an agreement for the well intervention vessels Siem Helix 1 and Siem Helix 2. With the new agreement, the total contract backlog for Siem Offshore is now $440 million. The agreement will replace the existing contracts and the... Continue Reading →
Nigeria's Seplat Energy is on track to buy Exxon Mobil's offshore shallow water business in the country for $1.28 billion, Seplat's chairman told Reuters on the sidelines of the CERAweek energy conference by S&P Global. The comments come amid media reports that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) was looking to block the deal. "We... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Azinam, soon to be acquired by Eco Atlantic, has hired Island Drilling's Island Innovator semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Gazania-1 well offshore S. Africa. The news comes in the wake of the recent significant discoveries made by Shell and TotalEnergies in the Orange Basin in the nearby Namibia. The news of the... Continue Reading →
(PN) The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted the preliminary license for the production storage and offloading platform (FSO) in the Pargo field, in the Campos Basin. In addition to the vessel, the license also attests to the environmental feasibility of the new 8″ PPG-1A export pipeline. French-British Perenco has been responsible, since October... Continue Reading →
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