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The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted Petrobras the operating license for the FPSO Guanabara, the first definitive unit in the Mero field, in the Santos Basin. The document will be valid for eight years. The platform ship arrived at the field in February to carry out operational tests. The FPSO Guanabara was converted... Continue Reading →
Italian oil and gas company Eni has offloaded and exported the first oil cargo from the Miamte FPSO, operating at the Miztón, Amoca, and Tecoalli fields in Area 1, Gulf of Mexico. Achieved on Thursday, this marks an important milestone for the oil and gas sector in Mexico, with Eni being the first international energy... Continue Reading →
(OM) PGS is making available time products for an 11,000-km (6,835-mi) reprocessed seismic volume covering an extension of Uruguay's shallow and deepwater provinces, from the Pelotas basin to the Punta del Este basin. The package includes ties to the company’s 15,600-sq km (6,023-sq mi) 3D GeoStreamer dataset, allowing analog assessment of the recent equatorial margin... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. oil production forecasts are being revised upwards despite labor and supply chain constraints as higher prices spur more drilling and well completion activity, according to industry experts. Calls for new oil supplies are being answered by more producers as U.S. prices stay above $100 per barrel, propelled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.... Continue Reading →
(TE) MISC Bhd’s maiden foray into the deep-water floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) segment of the oil and gas (O&G) industry in Brazil will be closely watched this year. According to S&P Global Ratings, any potential delays and cost overruns on the Mero 3 FPSO project could weigh on its credit rating in the... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Japan’s FPSO provider MODEC has hired Inprocess, a Spain-headquartered process simulation services and consulting company, for the provision of a new Emulated Operator Training Simulator (OTS) solution for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for Brazil. Inprocess reported last Friday that it had been awarded a deal for the development... Continue Reading →
(OE) Hexicon, a Swedish twin floating wind turbine technology company, has set up a joint venture in Greece with the local company EAMAA. "This is a first step to start the development of floating offshore wind projects off the coast of Greece. A new legal framework for offshore wind is expected this year and Hexicon... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) UK oilfield services provider Wood has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy for the Sangomar FPSO development, located offshore Senegal. The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is specifically designed for the processing of hydrocarbons and the storage of oil before being transported to markets around the world. On completion in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services group Hunting has won a contract to provide titanium stress joints for ExxonMobil's Yellowtail oilfield development project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Hunting said its Direct Pull-Through installation methodology is intended to simplify installation and enhance safety during project execution. “Hunting is extremely excited for the opportunity to use our worldwide,... Continue Reading →
(PN) Siemens Energy will supply a topsides turbomachinery package for the P-78 platform. The contract was signed with Keppel Offshore & Marine. The FPSO, which is owned by Petrobras, will also be operated by the Brazilian state-owned company, in partnership with the Chinese CNOOC and CNODC in Campo de Buzios, in the Santos Basin, approximately... Continue Reading →
