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Brazilian offshore IRM operator, SISTAC, has expanded its fleet of underwater robotic vehicles with another Saab Seaeye Falcon. The vehicle’s first task is on-line fibre optic video surveillance of the pull in – pull out pipeline connection process by the Falcon’s HD camera. Additionally, an upgrade is being made to another of the Falcons in SISTAC’s fleet... Continue Reading →
(WO) Schlumberger announced an award to Subsea Integration Alliance of a large contract by Equinor on its Bacalhau project offshore Brazil. The contract scope covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea pipelines (SURF). The development will include 19 trees as well as associated subsea equipment including subsea... Continue Reading →
Jack-up drilling contractor Shelf Drilling has been awarded a one-year contract for the Shelf Drilling Tenacious jack-up rig with Chevron's Angola subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company. The contract in Angola is expected to start in January 2022, and, according to the offshore drilling rig owner, includes multiple option periods.David Mullen, Chief Executive Officer, Shelf Drilling,... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras will close a new charter contract with drillship Norbe IX, from Ocyan. The drilling company was declared the winner of the Brazilian oil company's bid to contract one or more rigs as of the first quarter of 2022. The result of the tender was confirmed by Petrobras on the Petronect website. Despite the... Continue Reading →
The FPSO Cidade de São Vicente will leave Brazil possibly in July. After trying unsuccessfully to negotiate a new contract in the country, BW Offshore will take the production unit abroad. The likely destination is Asia. The decision to withdraw the FPSO from Brazil was taken recently by BW Offshore, after negotiations with Trident and... Continue Reading →
Oil States do Brasil won an important contract from Petrobras to maintain equipment and accessories and to support the offshore operations of the state-owned company. The contract will provide operational support for various subsea equipment used in Petrobras projects to ensure full availability in operations. This type of contract, which historically was executed within the... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has made changes to the structure of its joint ventures in Mexico by exiting the integrated services JVs and becoming a majority owner in the drilling services JVs, which will continue to earn day rates, providing the company with sufficient liquidity. Borr Drilling has five rigs working for joint ventures... Continue Reading →
Japan’s floating solutions provider MODEC has started the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) work on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel set for the Bacalhau field. MODEC said via social media channels on Monday that the company would proceed with EPCI work on the Bacalhau FPSO. The company added that it would... Continue Reading →
C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate, said on Monday that it has completed its first remote survey scope in Guyana. Remote survey operations are based in C-I’s headquarters in Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S., and conducted by C-Survey (C-S), an internal division of C-I. "This type of survey services enables C-S to be fully operational... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras has signed a contract with a joint venture formed by Saipem and DSME in the amount of $2.3 billion for the supply of P-79, the eighth unit to be installed in Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. With a capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil per... Continue Reading →
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