(Reuters) - Saipem (SPMI.MI) will launch a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) capital increase this year and sell assets to help fund a turnaround plan to bring the troubled Italian energy services group back into the black. The company stunned investors in January when it downgraded earnings by a billion euros due to a significant deterioration of... Continue Reading →
Shell Brazil intends new drilling campaign in 2023
(PetroleoHoje) Shell intends to carry out a new exploratory campaign in Brazil in 2023, with the drilling of at least two wells in the Campos and Santos basins. The oil company launched a bid to charter a rig. Some companies, however, have already informed that they are not available to attend the campaign. Shell does... Continue Reading →
PXGEO Taps CGG for OBN Seismic Imaging Project in Brazil
French offshore seismic surveyor CGG has secured a two-part Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic imaging project by PXGEO over the Sapinhoá Shared Reservoir in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. "The resulting data will bring improved geological insight to the asset operator, Petrobras, to assist with better management of oil recovery and production development," CGG said. Peter... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea to Help VAALCO with FPSO/FSO Swap Offshore Gabon
Oil and gas company VAALCO Energy has hired DOF Subsea to perform subsea construction and installation services offshore Gabon, where the company operates the Etame field. The contract is for the support of the subsea reconfiguration associated with the replacement of the existing Floating Production, Storage and Offloading unit (“FPSO”) with a Floating Storage and... Continue Reading →
Saipem core investors, banks to advance 1.5 bln euros of cash call
(Reuters) - Saipem (SPMI.MI) core investors Eni (ENI.MI) and CDP together with a pool of banks are ready to advance 1.5 billion euros of an overall 2 billion euro capital increase to rescue the troubled Italian energy service group, two sources said. The two investors, tied by a shareholder pact, will stump up in advance most of their share... Continue Reading →
Route 3 final phase of commissioning and testing of the onshore and shallow sections scheduled for the beginning of the second half of this year
(PN) One of the great expectations of the Brazilian oil and gas sector this year is the entry into operation of the Route 3 gas pipeline, which will transport gas from the pre-salt layer to the coast. In preparation to finally put the asset into operation, Petrobras informed Petronotícias that the final phase of commissioning... Continue Reading →
Exxon estimates up to 1 billion barrels in Brazil oil prospect – Cutthroat well
(Reuters) - U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) is drilling in a new area offshore of Brazil that could have as much as 1 billion barrels of oil and gas, its partner Murphy Oil said on Tuesday. If exploration is successful, it would be Exxon's first oil discovery in Brazil as an operator. Exxon leads the... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore divests minority interest in FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão project
Following the announcement on November 30 2021, with respect to the signature of the contracts for FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has entered into a shareholder agreement with its long standing business partners Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). MC and NYK have acquired a respective... Continue Reading →
Shell notifies discovery of indications of natural gas in block in the Campos Basin
(PN) Shell notified the discovery of evidence of natural gas in block C-M-791, located in the Campos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, in a water depth of 2,917 meters. The discovery took place in well 1-SHEL-34A-RJS (Bob-1A), according to information from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). The drilling of the Bob-1A well... Continue Reading →
2021 Subsea 7 results grow 45% with revenues over U$5 billion
Subsea 7 ended 2021 with excellent operational and financial performance. Revenue reached US$ 5 billion, representing growth of 45% compared to the previous year. The company's EBITDA reached US$ 521 million, an increase of 55% compared to 2020. Net income for the year was US$ 36 million. The global order backlog hit the $7.2 billion... Continue Reading →