Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras on Wednesday concluded an emergency drill in the country's Foz do Amazonas basin, the company and Brazil's environmental agency said, marking one of the final steps needed to secure a controversial exploration license at the mouth of the Amazon river. Petrobras considers the drill, a pre-operational... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Signs FLNG Vessel Upgrade Deal for Golar LNG Argentina Project
Aug. 27 (OE) Seatrium has secured a contract from Golar Hilli Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG, to perform the upgrading of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Hilli Episeyo. Scheduled to enter the yard in the third quarter of 2026, the project involves technical modifications for FLNG Hilli Episeyo’s redeployment. The scope of work... Continue Reading →
MOL’s Cargo Vessel to be Jointly Used by Shell and TotalEnergies in Brazil
Aug. 26 (OE) A cargo transfer vessel owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will be shared by TotalEnergies EP Brasil, which employs the vessel in its operation since 2020, with Shell Brasil Petróleo for crude oil cargos produced in Brazil. The vessel SeaLoader 1, owned by MOL’s subsidiary SeaLoading Holding, is employed by TotalEnergies for... Continue Reading →
Petrobras surpasses the 50 Million M³ of natural gas processed per day
Aug. 25 *PN) Petrobras President Magda Chambriard stated that the company has just reached a new milestone in natural gas processing. According to the executive, the state-owned company surpassed the 50 million cubic meters of natural gas processed per day mark last Saturday (23). "As we have said, it is the effort to increasingly make... Continue Reading →
Petrobras -10 Questions and Answers about the Pre-Operational Test in the Equatorial Margin
Aug. 25 - The Pre-Operational Test (POT), conducted by Ibama, is the final stage of the environmental licensing process for drilling in block FZA-M-59, in deep waters off Amapá, in the Equatorial Margin. See below the answers to the main questions about this simulated exercise. What is the POT? The Pre-Operational Test (POT) is the final stage of the environmental licensing process conducted... Continue Reading →
Two Vessel Contracts Bring in $65M for Solstad Offshore
Aug. 25 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured two contracts for its Normand Turmalina and Normand Superior vessels, with the combined worth of $65 million. The anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Normand Turmalina has received a contract extension from BRAVA Energia in Brazil. The extended contract has a duration of three... Continue Reading →
After Subsea7, DOF’s large subsea construction vessel on charter with Petrobras
(offshore-energy.biz) A flexible, large subsea construction vessel owned by Norwegian DOF Group has been contracted on a four-year term charter with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract valued at approximately $165 million, Skandi Salvador will operate with two work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and a subsea crane, with delivery expected in December.... Continue Reading →
Transpetro to Relaunch Tender for Barges in Brazil
Aug. 20 (Reuters) Brazil's Transpetro, the logistics subsidiary of state-run oil firm Petrobras, is set to relaunch a tender for building barges after low interest in a May bidding process, Transpetro Chief Executive Sergio Bacci said on Tuesday. In May the firm put up the tender for the four barges intended for fuel transportation operations,... Continue Reading →
2012-built rig at designated spot: Petrobras sets the stage to secure go-ahead for drilling ops
Aug. 19 (offshore-energy.biz) Following the arrival of a drillship at its drill site, Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is getting ready to embark on the pre-operational assessment, as the final stage of the licensing process for drilling a deepwater well in Amapá. As one of the resources that will be put into practice... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Gov’t Working on Methodology to Select Offshore Wind Bidding Areas
Aug. 19 (offshoreWIND.biz) Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation on the proposed methodology for selecting the areas that will be allocated for offshore wind development. The methodology involves identifying and designating bidding areas within which project sites can then be proposed and sets out a selection process that would be... Continue Reading →