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(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has completed the anchoring of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta at a field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. However, the production start from the unit might face delays due to announced strikes by the officials working in public institutions. In June, Enauta completed the anchoring... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shell Trinidad and Tobago, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Manatee project, an undeveloped gas field in the East Coast Marine Area (ECMA) in Trinidad and Tobago. Manatee will allow Shell to competitively grow its Integrated Gas business by building on development efforts in the ECMA, one of... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazil is poised to become a significant player in the global ship recycling market, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform said. With the country’s extensive coastline and robust maritime industry, many existing facilities, primarily engaged in shipbuilding and repair, have the potential to expand into recycling, according to the NGO. Professor Newton Pereira from the Federal Fluminense University... Continue Reading →
(Oil Now) Guyana is set to welcome a trailblazing new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel next year. The ONE GUYANA vessel, being constructed by SBM Offshore, is targeting the highest initial oil production observed in the industry for an FPSO—250,000 barrels per day (b/d). The FPSO is destined for the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block.... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure Golar LNG has sealed a deal with Pan American Energy (PAE), a Latin American integrated energy company, for a multi-year use of a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel, which will leverage Argentina’s prolific natural gas resources, positioning the South American country for further LNG... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A proposed large natural gas project in Guyana by U.S. energy developer Fulcrum LNG includes partnerships with U.S. oil service company Baker Hughes and engineering firm McDermott, the country's vice president said on Thursday. Guyana's President Irfaan Ali last week said Fulcrum LNG had been chosen from among 17 companies to help Guyana develop... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Joint venture (JV) partners, Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, are seeking to undertake additional action to tap into and unleash the hydrocarbon resources on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, given the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block, which their exploration results highlighted. As a result, the JV has... Continue Reading →
(OM) Development drilling has started at the Fénix Field, 60 km offshore Tierra del Fuego, southern Argentina. The jackup Noble Regina Allen is stationed alongside the new Fénix production platform, which was installed in February. Operator Total Austral has commissioned three development wells to be drilled and completed over the next months. Once online, the production will head through... Continue Reading →
(OE) France-based tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a contract to supply Petrobras with carbon steel tubes and accessories to be used in various offshore development wells, mainly off the Brazilian coastline. Vallourec will supply 1,800 tonnes of carbon steel tubes with Glass Reinforced Epoxy liners (GRE technology), together with the associated corrosion resistant alloy... Continue Reading →
(OM) TotalEnergies, together with APA Corporation and Staatsolie, has made progress toward reaching the final investment decision (FID) for the development of deepwater Block 58 offshore Suriname, expected to be made in the fourth quarter of 2024. TotalEnergies is the operator of Block 58 with a 50% interest, alongside APA Corporation (50%), while Staatsolie has... Continue Reading →
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