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(PetroleoHoje) After extending the charter period for the Petrobras 10.000 drillship, Petrobras extended the contract for the drillship Etesco Takatsugu J with Etesco for another three years. The deadline, which would expire in April 2022, was extended until April 2025. The rig's daily rate during this extension period will be reduced to around US$ 230,000.... Continue Reading →
(OM) Karoon Energy has received notification that Brazil’s ANP has approved its integrated development plan for the Neon and Goiá fields (formerly Echidna and Kangaroo) in the Santos basin offshore Brazil. The plan had been submitted in December 2019, although Karoon is now performing additional engineering studies for Neon in order to optimize the development plan. This... Continue Reading →
(TNPetroleo) The rig is the second to renew its contract this year. The entire company fleet continues with active contracts. Norbe IX, one of Ocyan's five deepwater drilling rigs, was rehired by Petrobras for a period of 1095 days. The new charter and services contract is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022, a few... Continue Reading →
Chinese shipyard Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has launched a hull of the latest FPSO of a Fast4Ward design being built for Dutch provider SBM Offshore. On 10 July, the third H1498 ship of the Fast4Ward offshore floating production and storage vessel (FPSO) series built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced an agreement to combine its Renewables business unit(1) with OHT ASA (Oslo Børs: OHT), subject to the customary approvals, conditions and relevant employee consultations. The combined company will be renamed Seaway 7 ASA and will initially retain OHT’s listing on Oslo’s Euronext Growth market, with... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil has selected TechnipFMC and Halliburton to provide the Odassea subsea fiber optic solution for the Payara development project in Guyana. The award follows the completion of front-end engineering and design studies and qualifications. According to TechnipFMC, the Odassea service integrates hardware and digital systems to strengthen capabilities in subsea reservoir monitoring and production optimization. Halliburton... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Wednesday it had won multiple vessel contracts and extensions, with a duration of the contracts of around 1,000 vessel days in total. Solstad's platform supply vessel Normand Leader has been contracted to support a project offshore Australia. The contract is scheduled to start in Q3 2021 and... Continue Reading →
Italian oil giant Eni said Tuesday it had made a significant oil discovery on the Eban exploration prospect in CTP Block 4, offshore Ghana. The Eban - 1X well is the second well drilled in CTP Block 4, following the Akoma discovery. Preliminary estimates place the potential of the Eban–Akoma complex between 500 and 700... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC has secured its first integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract with Tullow Oil for the Jubilee South East development offshore Ghana. The contract covers supply and offshore installation of all major subsea equipment, including manifolds and associated controls, flexible risers and flowlines, umbilicals, and subsea structures. The company said it had utilized... Continue Reading →
Brazilian drilling contractor Constellation Oil Services has been awarded a three-year contract for a drillship from compatriot oil company Petrobras. Constellation said on Tuesday that the drillship Laguna Star was awarded a contract with Petrobras for a duration of 1,095 days with operations on the Brazilian coast expected to start in January 2022. The rig... Continue Reading →
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