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Sept. 13 (agencuainfra.com) Petrobras is expected to approve the proposal submitted by the Malaysian builder and operator Yinson for the Albacora FPSO (P-88), a Petrobras project in the Campos Basin. Sources at the state-owned company told Agência iNFRA that, despite concerns raised privately by competitors, the project design complies with the requirements. Companies that participated... Continue Reading →
Sept. 13 (agenciainfra.com) Lourenço Fróes, coordinator of Petrobras’ New FPSO Program (Profort), indicated on Friday (11) that the state-owned company is considering renewing the operating contracts for the FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading units) in the Seap (Sergipe Deepwater) project with the builder and operator SBM Offshore. Currently, the contracts run for six and... Continue Reading →
Sept. 10 - ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) announced that bp has begun drilling the first well in the Tupinambá block, located in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin. Drilling operations commenced on September 8, four days after Ibama issued the license authorizing an exploratory campaign of up to three... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana’s Hammerhead development is progressing on several fronts, with drilling, subsea equipment manufacturing and construction of the project’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility underway. During a recent episode of the Energy Perspectives podcast released September 7, ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge provided the update, noting that the US$6.8 billion... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 (offshore-energy.biz) South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has secured a basic design review (BDR) certification from ABS for a standardized floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) design developed for the South American and West African deepwater market, as well as related sustainability reviews. The review included the FPSO’s core design documentation and technical standards across key... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 - Baker Hughes submitted the best bids in a Petrobras tender to contract up to 518.3 km of flexible lines, comprising both risers and flowlines. The pipelines are intended for various applications, such as gas lift, water injection, production, gas injection, service, gas export, and oil export. The tender also includes flexible pipelines... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 (OE) SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched a 3D multi-client seismic survey offshore Amapá in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, targeting an underexplored area that has attracted increased interest following the recent Morpho hydrocarbon discovery. The Amapá 3D survey area is located about 130 kilometers from the Morpho exploration well and is designed to provide... Continue Reading →
Sept. 8 (oilnow.gy) Blue Water Shipping Suriname has secured a three-year contract to provide logistics and supply chain services for Noble Corporation’s offshore operations in Suriname. The company announced the award on September 4. It said the agreement expands its role in supporting the country’s offshore energy sector. Noble’s July 2026 fleet report listed the Noble Developer... Continue Reading →
Sept. 8 (Reuters) - Argentina's government said on Monday it will file criminal charges against energy company Navitas Petroleum and its executives for operating in the Falkland Islands. The move follows remarks on Friday by Argentine President Javier Milei, who vowed to sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory as he stepped up... Continue Reading →
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Argentina's rugged Patagonia is drawing increasing interest from investors searching for sites for mega data centers who are enticed by the region's cool temperatures, renewable energy, shale gas and empty stretches of land. As tech giants known as hyperscalers race worldwide to build server farms and run into roadblocks amid anti-data-center... Continue Reading →
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