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(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras found signs of oil in the Três Marias discovery, which was originally notified to the ANP with only signs of gas. The regulatory agency informed that there was an update of the information sent in the first Notice of Discovery, which was made available on the ANP website in January this year. The... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras will carry out a 3D seismic acquisition campaign with nodes and gravimetric and magnetometric surveys in Iara, in the Santos cluster. The mapping will involve the shared deposit of Atapu and the fields of Berbigão and Sururu. The 3D seismic acquisition service will be contracted through a recently launched tender by the oil... Continue Reading →
Helix Energy Solution has secured a one-year contract extension with Trident Energy for field decommissioning services offshore Brazil. The project, located in the Pampo and Enchova Clusters in the Campos Basin, is expected to commence late this year for a period of two years with multiple options to extend. Helix will provide a riser-based well intervention... Continue Reading →
(Bloomberg) — U.S. refiners Valero Energy Corp and Marathon Petroleum Corp., along with Shell Plc’s trading unit Shell Western Supply and Trading, are rushing to secure Ecuadorian barrels after America banned imports of Russian crude. Ecuador’s state oil company EP Petroecuador held back-to-back meetings this week in Louisiana with several refiners and trading houses, according... Continue Reading →
Claxton, a brand within Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has agreed to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from Oceaneering. From the anticipated closure date of March 30, 2022, certain Oceaneering staff based in Norway will transfer to Claxton, along with decommissioning assets including well and pile abrasive cutting and recovery systems and associated tooling. Conductor... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) The dispute over the SURF service contract for the final Atlanta project is expected to be between Sapura and McDermott. The information was confirmed by sources at PetróleoHoje, anticipating that the contracting process will be defined by the end of March. In addition to Sapura and McDermott, TechnipFMC was also classified by the oil... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras started drilling a wildcat well in the Dois Irmãos block, in the pre-salt layer of the Campos Basin, last Friday. The Ocean Courage rig drilled in a water depth of 2,769 m. The unit was also used to drill the Alto do Cabo Frio Central wildcat well, in the pre-salt layer of the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore support vessel owner Siem Offshore said Monday a Brazilian court had ruled in favor of Petrobras in a case related to a late vessel delivery in 2015. "Siem Offshore do Brasil has been notified of the final unfavorable decision of a Brazilian court in a lawsuit filed against Petrobras. The case is... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oil and gas company Eco Atlantic has agreed to acquire 100% of Toronto-based JHI Associates Inc. ("JHI"), including JHI's 17.5% stake in the Canje Block offshore Guyana. The Canje Block, offshore Guyana, is directly adjacent to the prolific Stabroek Block where ExxonMobil has discovered more than 10 billion barrels of oil. ExxonMobil operates the Canje Block... Continue Reading →
(Portos e Navios) Petrobras extended the deadline for the pre-qualification process for companies to supply new FPSOs under the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) regime, with a capacity for 180,000 bpd and 7 million m³/day of gas. The new date, set for March 18, should not be postponed again. The oil company does not specify... Continue Reading →
