Fire breaks out at Petrobras’ Campos Basin oil rig

(offshore-energy.biz) Dozens of workers have been treated for injuries following a fire on an oil platform off the coast of Brazil operated by the state-owned energy giant Petrobras. According to the Norte Fluminense Oil Workers’ Union (Sindicato dos Petroleiros do Norte Fluminense), a fire occurred on the platform PCH-1 in the morning of April 21, 2025, at... Continue Reading →

Borr Drilling’s rig turns up in Brazil for oil & gas decom work with Petrobras 

(offshore-energy.biz) Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras has disclosed the arrival of a jack-up rig, owned by Borr Drilling, a UK-headquartered offshore drilling contractor, in Brazilian waters, where it will undertake well decommissioning activities at oil and gas assets off the coast of Brazil. After Borr Drilling’s Arabia I jack-up rig won a four-year contract with Petrobras in Brazil, with... Continue Reading →

TGS Gets Shallow-Water OBN Job off Trinidad

(OE) Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a shallow-water ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract offshore Trinidad. The 3D baseline contract is scheduled to begin in early third quarter of 2025. The total duration of the survey is approximately 80 days. "Our OBN technology continues to be the preferred choice of the industry and exposes... Continue Reading →

Rystad Energy: Suriname set for exploration surge

(OM) The Guyana-Suriname basin has seen significant activity in recent years, with Guyana alone unearthing more than 13 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of discovered volumes in the past decade. As operators in offshore Guyana continue to explore and develop its resources, the focus on its coastal neighbor, Suriname, is growing. Rystad Energy analysis forecasts... Continue Reading →

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