May 25 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil proposed Longtail development will incorporate multiple environmental safeguards aimed at reducing impacts on marine ecosystems, water quality, and coastal resources offshore Guyana, according to the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March. The mitigation and monitoring approaches proposed for Longtail build on environmental management systems and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Completes Interconnection of the Buzios Field to the FPSO P-79
April 16 - Petrobras has completed the interconnection campaign of the Buzios 8 project, a step that enables the first oil from the P-79 platform in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The unit will have the capacity to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compress 7.2 million cubic meters... Continue Reading →
Mota-Engil Signs R$728 Million Contract with Petrobras for Decommissioning Services
April 10 - Portuguese engineering company Mota-Engil announced it has signed a new contract with Petrobras worth R$728 million for the execution of services related to the decommissioning of subsea systems in the Campos Basin. The agreement involves engineering, preparation, removal, and final disposal of offshore structures. With an estimated duration of 1,825 days, the... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 wins $1.25 billion Pre Salt SURF contract with Petrobras
April 10 - Subsea7 wins a supermajor contract by Petrobras for the development of the Sépia 2 field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The contract, awarded following a competitive tender, covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines for the project. The company deemed the contract as supermajor, meaning... Continue Reading →
Suriname – GranMorgu in full subsea build-out mode with multiple trees completed
March 31 (oilnow.gy) The GranMorgu offshore project has entered full subsea build-out mode, with multiple subsea Christmas Trees (XTs) completed, according to a March 30 update by TotalEnergies Suriname General Manager Artur Nunes da Silva. The project recorded its first XT completion in December 2025. Since then, progress has accelerated. Nunes da Silva said, “We... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola Awards $4B Contracts for UK Subsea Power Link
March 30 (OE) Iberdrola has awarded contracts to Siemens Energy and Prysmian, worth more than $4 billion (€3.5 billion), for the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 subsea electricity interconnector between Scotland and England. Under the agreements, Siemens Energy will supply two high-voltage direct current converter stations, while Prysmian will provide more than 640... Continue Reading →
Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech
Oct. 21 (OE) A consortium of offshore energy companies including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, DeepOcean, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System has launched a joint industry project to commercialize a new subsea flowline heating technology designed to cut costs and carbon emissions related to deepwater oil and gas subsea tie-back projects. The system, named FlowHeat,... Continue Reading →
Guyana’s First: Saipem Builds Complex Subsea Structure for ExxonMobil’s Uaru Field
Oct. 1 (OE) Saipem has completed the first complex subsea structure ever built in Guyana, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s Uaru field, marking a key milestone in the development of the Country's industrial capabilities in the subsea sector. This is the Pipeline End Termination (PLET), a terminal structure installed at the end of a subsea... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes to Supply Up to 50 Subsea Trees for Petrobras’ Brazil Fields
Sept. 29 (OE) Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil. The modern subsea systems will enhance recovery in established fields including Albacora, Jubarte and Barracuda-Caratinga. They will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Taps TechnipFMC for Flexible Gas Pipe Systems for Brazil Fields
Sept. 2 (OE) TechnipFMC has secured two subsea contracts from Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras to supply flexible pipe systems for projects in the Santos and Campos basins. The first award, classed by TechnipFMC as ‘substantial’ and valued between $250 million and $500 million, covers the design, engineering and manufacture of flexible gas injection risers.... Continue Reading →