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(OE) Brazilian oil company Enauta has agreed to buy FPSO OSX-2 for the Definitive System (DS) of the Atlanta oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The completion of the acquisition is contingent on compliance with the agreed contractual conditions and is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2022. "The acquisition of... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Halliburton Co's (HAL.N) fourth-quarter adjusted profit doubled from a year earlier, it said on Monday, beating analysts' forecasts and prompting the oilfield services company to lift its dividend following a rebound in crude and natural gas prices. U.S. oil prices rose more than 50% last year and have made a strong start to 2022, hovering... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator BW Offshore has decided to sell one of its FPSO vessels as part of its strategy to transition to floating energy infrastructure investments. BW Offshore has signed an agreement for the sale of the FPSO BW Joko Tole to PT Bahari Inti Tanker and PT Cahaya Haluan Pasifik, both of which are Indonesian companies, in... Continue Reading →
Schlumberger beat expectations with a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday as higher crude and natural gas prices drove demand for the world's largest oilfield services company. Oil prices surged about 50% last year and are trading at seven-year highs on a COVID-19 vaccine-fueled demand recovery and tight supplies. The global rig count was 1,563... Continue Reading →
(PN) Prumo Logistica, a company controlled by EIG Global Energy Partners, responsible for the development of Porto do Açu, acquired the 20% stake held by the German company Oiltanking and will now control 100% of Açu Petroleo. Formed in 2016, Açu Petroleo is the owner of the only private terminal in Brazil for transshipment of... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling firm Seadrill Limited's unit Seadrill New Finance (the Issuer) has emerged from chapter 11 after successfully completing its pre-packaged restructuring pursuant to its chapter 11 plan of reorganization. The Plan was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on January 12, 2022. All conditions precedent to the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Schlumberger NV (SLB.N), the world's largest oilfield services company, reported a rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as higher crude and natural gas prices drove up demand for its services and equipment. Oil prices surged about 50% last year and are currently trading at seven-year highs on the back of a vaccine-fueled demand recovery... Continue Reading →
In 2021, offshore accommodation provider Prosafe saw its vessel utilisation more than double when compared to the previous year and reach the highest rate since 2015. In an update on Friday, Prosafe reported that its fleet utilisation rate in 4Q of 2021 was 59.3 per cent compared to 25 per cent in 4Q 2020. The... Continue Reading →
(WO) Oilfield service providers have long played a critical role in the technical advancement of the upstream oil and gas industry. As the frontline provider of equipment and expertise, operators from the largest national oil companies to the smallest of independents count on these firms to drive technical innovation, improving performance in the field under... Continue Reading →
Fugro has secured a subsea survey and positioning contract with Maersk Supply Service to support the installation of an anchoring system for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Sepetiba at Petrobras’ deepwater Mero 2 project in Brazil. For the project, Fugro will use its QuickVision augmented reality camera to help guide the installation... Continue Reading →
