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(PetroleoHoje) EBR (Estaleiros do Brasil) will be responsible for the manufacture and assembly of seven process modules of the P-79, FPSO that will be installed in the Buzios field, in the Santos cluster, in 2025. The group was hired by the Daewoo / Saipem consortium building the production unit for Petrobras, being responsible for the... Continue Reading →
The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted ExxonMobil the environmental license authorizing the activity of offshore drilling in six blocks of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin (SEAL-M-351, SEAL-M-428, SEAL-M-430, SEALM-501, SEAL-M-503, SEAL-M-573). Ibama authorized the drilling of up to 11 exploratory wells. So far, ExxonMobil has guaranteed the drilling of two firm wells, with the others... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured more work for its drilling rigs, including a conditional award for four of its drillships working for ExxonMobil in Guyana. Looking ahead, the rig owner expects significant sequential growth in the upcoming two quarters with a continued upward trajectory in activity levels and day rates. Noble Corp. on... Continue Reading →
(OE) Brazilian oil company Enauta said Thursday that it has successfully replaced the seabed pump and returned to production a well at its Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. With the well, named well 7-ATL-4HB-RJS, online, the field returned to producing around 12,500 barrels of oil per day, contributing to the company's total production of around 21,500... Continue Reading →
Partners Frontera Energy and CGX Energy plan to spend up to $130 million on their second exploration well on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana following positive results from the first well, Kawa-1. Frontera Energy is the majority shareholder of CGX and joint venture partner of CGX in the Petroleum Prospecting License for the Corentyne block.... Continue Reading →
(OM) Demand for floating rigs is soaring in the new year, with floaters making up 86% of the awards in February thus far, according to Evercore ISI’s latest Offshore Rig Market Snapshot. While no contract awarded was for more than four months, the firm commented that “day rates are clearly trending higher with Transocean... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje)The latest seismic data collected by PGS in the Campos Basin indicate a potential for emerging plays near the Urissane and Mairarê wells. The wells were drilled by Petrobras in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and Urissane generated an oil discovery at the end of January last year. According to John Cramer, Brazil Area Manager at... Continue Reading →
Italy's Saipem is set to take a more cautious approach to new green business after delays to a wind farm project helped to tip the energy contractor into issuing a profit warning, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. Saipem, a [company specializing] in subsea exploration and construction and provider of services to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Guyana's President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday defended his country's right to develop its oil industry for its residents while insisting local goods and services requirements are not meant to block foreign investments. A string of discoveries off its coast is on the verge of turning the tiny South American country into an oil powerhouse.... Continue Reading →
Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service said Tuesday it had secured an integrated solutions contract by Shell in Brazil, for a station-keeping assignment during the removal of the emergency Gas Lift Riser on the FPSO Fluminense. The scope includes responsibility for the station keeping, including vessels, heading control procedures, towmasters, survey equipment and deck... Continue Reading →
