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Oil major Shell is free to go ahead with its planned seismic surveys along the eastern coast of South Africa after the court dismissed an 11th-hour legal challenge by environmental groups which claim that the activities will cause irreparable harm to the marine environment in the region. The seismic survey, initially scheduled to begin on... Continue Reading →
FAR, an Australian oil and gas company that began drilling at the Bambo-1 exploratory well in Block A2 off the coast of The Gambia last month, said Monday the well had encountered oil traces but would have to be plugged and side-tracked after drilling was temporarily halted due to significant fluid losses. "FAR advises that the Bambo-1... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured long-term contracts for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) with Equinor for operations in Brazil. Solstad Offshore revealed on Monday that Equinor in Brazil has awarded the PSVs Sea Brasil and Far Scotsman new long-term contracts. Both vessels are contracted for two years with the beginning set for December 2021... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea made the first delivery of a Wet Christmas Tree for the Mero 2 project, operated by Petrobras in the Libra block, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. OneSubsea's contract in Mero involves the supply of equipment for subsea production systems, installation and commissioning and intervention services for the second phase of the field's development. “This... Continue Reading →
Singapore state investor Temasek is working with its portfolio companies to help them become more green as advancing sustainability goals becomes the new normal, the firm's chief sustainability officer said on Thursday. Temasek, with a portfolio valued at S$381 billion ($278.81 billion) as of March, has committed more than S$2 billion this year to the... Continue Reading →
Norwegian marine seismic data acquisition company PGS said Friday it was scheduled to start a significant 4D acquisition survey for Petrobras over the Roncador and Albacora Leste fields offshore Brazil in Q2 2022. The acquisition is expected to complete in Q3 2022. The contract was awarded earlier and is already included in PGS reported order... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) During the second half of this year, the companies Spectrum Geo, CGG and TGS submitted to Ibama six projects for the acquisition of seismic data in the Pelotas, Santos, Campos, Espírito Santo and Barreirinhas basins, estimated to start between 2021 and 2023. Acquired by TGS in 2019, Spectrum Geo intends to acquire 114,26 thousand... Continue Reading →
GranIHC, Ocyan and Sisnergy will sign contracts with Petrobras for maintenance and integrity services of 19 platforms in the Campos Basin. The deal is the result of the oil company's mega-bid, divided into four lots, the total value of which is R$ 1.97 billion. The signing of contracts should take place this week. GranIHC will... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras has postponed the deadline for delivering the mega-bidding proposals for contracting the SURF system (underwater collection) for the 8th module in the Buzios field. The extension is the second granted by the oil company. Initially scheduled to take place on December 8th, the delivery of proposals is scheduled for December 22nd. The tender... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) ExxonMobil intends to start in December the drilling of its first exploratory well in Sergipe, at the SEAL-M-428 block, which will also extend to the neighboring area of SEAL-M-351. The oil company, which already has the rig ready to carry out the work, is just waiting for the release of the environmental license to... Continue Reading →
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