(PetroNoticias) Saipem presents best price in the tender for the contracting of the subsea collection system for Buzios 6. The Italian company presented the best offer in the tender for the production collection system and anchoring services for the FPSO Almirante Tamandare, the sixth production unit in the Buzios field. The tender had a total... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil gearing up to spud third well in Canje block
Oil major ExxonMobil is preparing to start drilling operations on its third well in the Canje Block offshore Guyana this year, using a Stena Drilling-owned drillship. In an update on Thursday, Westmount Energy noted the announcement by the Maritime Administration Department, Guyana, dated 25 August 2021, that the Stena DrillMAX drillship will start drilling operations at... Continue Reading →
Offshore energy will power the world: 2021-2040 FPSO forecast – Special Focus
(World Oil) Operators are strategically navigating the changing dynamics of the energy market with continued investment in the floating offshore sector. The offshore energy market is in flux. Economic effects from the Covid-19 pandemic, changing global attitudes toward energy, and the growing importance of ESG matters have disrupted the ways that companies do business. Although... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Enauta in Exclusive Talks with Yinson for “New” Atlanta Field FPSO
Brazilian oil company Enauta said Thursday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia's FPSO specialist Yinson for direct and exclusive negotiation of FPSO supply contracts for the "Definitive System" of the Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Enauta has been producing oil from the field using the FPSO Petrojarl I... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons advances in sustainability initiatives and invests in new technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Wilson Sons, the largest operator of port and maritime logistics in the Brazilian market, has been developing a series of actions to reduce the environmental impact of its operations over the past decade, contributing to the global effort for climate balance. The most recent is the incorporation of the IMO TIER III standard, which reduces... Continue Reading →
BW Energy hits oil pay offshore Gabon
E&P company BW Energy has made an oil discovery in the Hibiscus North exploration well (DHBNM-1) in the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon. The well is located approximately 6 km north-northeast of the Hibiscus discovery well DHIBM-1 in approximately 115 metres of water depth. The company announced the spudding of the well on 28 July 2021. The well... Continue Reading →
Enauta: Atlanta Field Resumes Full Production as Repairs Complete. New Well Planned for 2022
(OE) Brazilian oil firm Enauta said Wednesday that its Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, had resumed full production following a recent pumping system failure. Enauta said Wednesday that all the wells tied to the early production system - the Petrojarl I FPSO - are operational following the completion of repairs of oil heaters.... Continue Reading →
Worley Names New CFO
Australian engineering firm Worley has appointed Tiernan O'Rourke to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). "Tiernan will commence in the position later this calendar year and will be based at Worley’s headquarters in North Sydney," Worley, which on Monday announced an important contract with Chevron in Australia, said. O' Rourke is currently the CFO of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Awards 3-year Deals for DOF/TechnipFMC PLSV Duo
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has contracted awarded contracts for two pipelay support vessels owned by DOF and TechnipFMC. Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said Tuesday that the contracts, for three years each, are for the vessels Skandi Vitória and Skandi Niteroi, secured via JV partner TechnipFMC and via Norskan Offshore, respectively. Both vessels are Brazilian-built and flagged and owned... Continue Reading →
Petrobras starts production of FPSO Carioca in Sépia field
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it began producing oil and natural gas from FPSO Carioca, the first platform in Sépia field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The platform, a FPSO type (floating production storage and offloading unit of oil and gas), is located approximately 200 km off the coast of the state... Continue Reading →
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