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TechnipFMC’s Takoradi base in Ghana has completed the assembly of its first subsea tree in five years, destined for Tullow Oil’s Jubilee South East development. The tree is the first of ten being manufactured in Dunfermline, the UK, then assembled and tested in-country for Tullow’s full field development (FFD) project. Besides tree assembly, a number... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies has spudded the Venus-1X offshore exploration well in Namibia's Block 2913B (PEL 56). The well, seen as potentially transformational for the Namibian oil industry, is being drilled in 3,000 meters water depth. The news of the drilling operation start-up was shared Wednesday by Impact Oil and Gas, which owns a 20% interest in Block... Continue Reading →
With the increase in the activity of thermoelectric plants in 2021, Wilson Sons registered in the last 10 months a record of ship-to-ship operations (STS). The Company's towage unit operated in more than 15 operations to transfer liquefied natural gas (LNG) from gas tankers to Floating Storage Regasification Units (FSRU): most of which took place... Continue Reading →
Offshore accommodation rig provider Floatel International believes that the demand for accommodation rigs is starting to recover but, due to market oversupply, it still remains below levels in late 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in prices continuing to be under pressure. As a result, Floatel expects the overall utilisation of the accommodation fleet to... Continue Reading →
The FPSO Guanabara left Dubai Dry Docks shipyard destined to the Mero field, in the Santos Basin, where it will operate for the consortium formed by Petrobras, Shell, Total, CNOOC and CNPC. The Modec unit has already started mobilization procedures and will be brought in by tugboats. The estimate is that the trip will take... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 08/02/2021, informs that it signed today contracts with the company SBM Offshore for the chartering and provision of services of the FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, the fourth definitive system to be installed in the Mero field, located in the pre-salt of the Santos... Continue Reading →
(Kaieteur News) Should the Stabroek Block partners receive the requisite government approvals for its fourth project called Yellowtail in a timely fashion, start-up is poised to commence as early as 2025. But following this, Guyana should expect to see one floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel being added to its offshore armada every year.... Continue Reading →
The Angra dos Reis Port Terminal (TPAR) and Maersk Supply Service announced a project that will reactivate the port complex in southern Rio de Janeiro as an offshore support base. The terminal, managed by the Splenda Port group, will support the pre-installation activity of the mooring system for the FPSO Sepetiba, which will be installed... Continue Reading →
Marine seismic contractor PXGEO has completed the Sapinhoa 4D Baseline ocean bottom node program in the deepwater Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, for the BMS-9 consortium, which is controlled by Petrobras. The four-month project, which used PXGEO's Manta OBN technology, was on time around the end of October 2021. "The PXGEO COVID-19 mitigation measures were fully... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Ibama) granted Petrobras the installation license for the FPSO Almirante Barroso (Buzios 5), which will be installed in the Santos Basin. The license will be valid for six years. The platform ship should only enter into operation in 2023, according to the company's new 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Initially, Petrobras'... Continue Reading →
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