Malaysian FPSO supplier Yinson has signed two letters of intent with by Brazilian oil company Petrobras for the charter, operations and maintenance of Integrado Parque das Baleias (“IPB FPSO”), a floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel in the North Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. "The LOIs were issued to Yinson Production Pte Ltd, an indirect wholly-owned... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on FPSO for Parque das Baleias
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it signed today a Letter of Intent with Yinson Production PTE Ltd. for the chartering and provision of FPSO services for the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project, to be installed in the Jubarte Field, located in the northern part of the Campos Basin. The FPSO, which stands for... Continue Reading →
ENAUTA FORESEES DRILLING IN SERGIPE-ALAGOAS STILL IN 4Q21
(PetroleoHoje) The consortium formed by ExxonMobil (50%), Enauta (30%) and Murphy (20%) should drill the first well in the Cutthroat prospect, in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, still in 4Q21. Enauta will invest US$ 8 million in this well. The prospect to be drilled in the SEAL-M-428 block extends to the SEAL-M-351 block, which has the same... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Exxon in talks to build fourth oil production rig for Guyana
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) is in discussions with Dutch contractor SBM Offshore NV (SBMO.AS) to build a fourth multibillion-dollar production unit to develop its Guyana oil discoveries, two people close to the negotiations said. The talks include the potential for some future platform assembly in Guyana, the people said. Guyana hopes to develop an oil industry infrastructure to... Continue Reading →
TGS, BGP, CGG kick off 3D seismic survey off Suriname
A consortium of TGS, CGG and BGP has commenced the acquisition for Phase 1 of the Suriname 3D project. Last month, the seismic trio signed a multi-client agreement with Suriname’s national oil company Staatsolie for multi-client seismic programs. The new seismic data from the consortium’s multi-client programs will be instrumental in accurately delineating the prospectivity and potential of this... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Taps PXGEO for OBN Survey Offshore Brazil
Offshore seismic surveyor PXGEO has been awarded an ocean bottom node survey contract in Brazil. PGXEO said that the project, awarded by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, would start in the second quarter of 2022. The contract will last for around three months. In June 2021, PXGEO acquired Fugro's subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions, a company specializing in... Continue Reading →
Noble Corp. Shareholder to Vote Against Maersk Drilling Merger
Following the announcement of a proposed merger between offshore drillers Maersk Drilling and Noble Corporation on Wednesday, a Noble shareholder said it would vote against the deal. The combination is a primarily all-stock transaction where the shares of the combined company will be distributed equally between the current shareholders of Noble and Maersk Drilling. The... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes signs deal with Shell for renewable energy credits
(Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) clean energy unit will provide renewable energy credits (REC) to oilfield firm Baker Hughes' (BKR.N) facilities in United States for a two-year period, the companies said on Wednesday. The move comes as climate activists, investors, banks and some governments mount pressure on oil and gas companies to announce net zero emission... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy to pay dividend as cost discipline pays off
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) proposed on Wednesday to pay a dividend on the back of a strong jump in cash flow driven by stricter cost discipline, as it completed its first business year since it spun off from former parent Siemens (SIEGn.DE). The supplier of turbines and services to the power industry, in which Siemens still holds... Continue Reading →
Aquaterra to support BW Energy’s rig conversion job
Offshore energy engineering solutions provider Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a $4.4 million contract with BW Energy. Under the contract, Aquaterra Energy will provide procurement, engineering, manufacture, installation, and commissioning support of multiple conductor tensioning units for the repurposing of the Hibiscus Alpha jack-up rig to an offshore installation (OI), located offshore Gabon, West Africa.... Continue Reading →
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