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(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted the installation license for the P-71 platform, which will be installed in the Itapu field. The unit is part of the replicating platform family and will have a production capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. Petrobras had requested the license to install the platform in September... Continue Reading →
N-Sea has commenced geophysical, (limited) UXO and environmental surveys within the area of the White Cross floating offshore wind project in the Celtic Sea The activities, which began on 29 May, will see the company survey the offshore wind farm location and the project’s export cable route corridor. Offshore works will be completed by N-Sea... Continue Reading →
AET, a Singapore-based petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has brought in the second of three Suezmax second-generation dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tankers, purpose-built for a long-term charter with Petrobras for operations in Brazil. Back in February 2020, AET inked a charter deal with Petrobras for three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers and the first... Continue Reading →
Dutch marine services and dredging firm Boskalis said Friday that the price proposed by HAL Holding for the acquisition of all remaining shares of Boskalis wasn't unreasonable, but also not sufficiently convincing to recommend the price to its shareholders. HAL Holding on March 10 announced plans to launch a takeover offer for Boskalis' all remaining... Continue Reading →
Spanish offshore engineering company Saitec on Thursday announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial floating wind pilot park with 5 floating wind units and a total potential of 50MW, 15 km from Cap de Creus, Catalonia, Spain, by 2025. The offshore wind turbines will use SATH technology in open sea in Girona, specifically in an... Continue Reading →
As it completes the drilling of another well offshore Gabon, Houston-based Vaalco Energy is anticipating a boost to its reserves and production after its third well in 2022 goes online later this month. In a bid to execute its new four-well 2021/2022 drilling campaign focused on the Etame field, Vaalco hired in June 2021 a jack-up rig... Continue Reading →
Norway-based DeepOcean has been awarded a contract to provide subsea services to Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the US. Under the contract, DeepOcean will provide a range of subsea services including project management, engineering, ROV, tooling, and survey activities. The company will lead the project out of its office in... Continue Reading →
(PN) The market is eagerly awaiting the outcome of the Petrobras tender, which provides for the contracting of up to eight drilling rigs. The opening of the envelopes with the proposals is scheduled for June 28, after two postponements. In all, ten companies are pre-qualified to participate in the competition: Ocyan, Ventura, Constellation, Stena, Seadrill,... Continue Reading →
The Marlim field revitalization project, in the Campos Basin, has recently achieved a new milestone. The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) issued the installation licenses for the FPSOs Anna Nery and Anita Garibaldi. Both are expected to start producing in the field in 2023. The two platforms will be connected to 77 wells, 14... Continue Reading →
U.S.-based CSA Ocean Sciences has completed an Environmental Assessment Program (EAP) for a “major” offshore energy operator in Block 58 located some 115 kilometers offshore north Suriname. The EAP included an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for a 3D seismic survey proposed in the 5,841 km2 area. The document describes the proposed seismic survey activities, which include... Continue Reading →
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