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(PetroleoHoje) Azevedo & Travassos announced, on Friday (3/9), that it has taken another important step to acquire Heftos, a subsidiary of its competitor UTC, and all its assets in Macaé (RJ). The group contributed R$ 40 million through a court payment in favor of the Court of the 2nd Bankruptcy and Judicial Reorganization Court of... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea has concluded the sale of the 2001-built construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Neptune to an international buyer. The company will deliver Skandi Neptune to the buyer in Q3 2022 after the vessel completes its current commitments. DOF Subsea did not reveal further details about the price and the new owner. As reported in July, Skandi Neptune was mobilised for... Continue Reading →
Bankrupt offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited is on track for Chapter 11 emergence following court approval of its disclosure statement for the reorganisation plan. Seadrill filed for Chapter 11 back in February 2021 and has been working since then on a plan to emerge from bankruptcy. In late July, the rig owner hammered out the reorganisation plan with its... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) McDermott will be responsible for the campaign to replace part of the flexible risers in the Tupi field with rigid lines. After months of negotiations, the company and Petrobras reached an agreement to contract the service, after the group presented the lowest price in the oil company's bid. Officially, the two companies do not... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 has revealed the proposed executive team for Seaway 7, the company set to be created by the planned combination of OHT and Subsea 7’s Renewables business unit. Seaway 7 will be managed by an experienced executive team led by Stuart Fitzgerald as chief executive officer (CEO). Current OHT CEO Torgeir E. Ramstad will... Continue Reading →
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy's recently announced offshore oil discovery in Dussafu Block in Gabon is smaller than expected. The company in August said it had discovered oil in the Hibiscus North exploration well (DHBNM-1) in the Dussafu Block, offshore Gabon, but the size estimate would have to wait until the drilling has... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Friday it had secured contracts for seven platform supply vessels. Without sharing the client identity Solstad Offshore said the new medium-term contracts were secured in West Africa. Solstad said it had signed letters of agreement with "key clients for 7 PSVs", all with start-up in the fourth quarter... Continue Reading →
Oil major Shell has reported that one of its Gulf of Mexico platforms has been damaged in Hurricane Ida and 80 per cent of the company’s operated production in the Gulf is still offline. Shell conducted an initial flyover of its assets in the path of Hurricane Ida. During this initial flight, Shell observed damage... Continue Reading →
Offshore rig owner Noble Corporation has declared force majeure on the Noble Globetrotter II ultra-deepwater drillship following damages sustained as a result of Hurricane Ida. A number of crew members were injured during the storm. As previously reported, the vessel encountered severe weather during Hurricane Ida and Noble is working on plans to bring the drillship... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC is selling 7.6 million Technip Energies shares through a private sale transaction with HAL Investments, the Dutch investment subsidiary of HAL Holding. The sale price of the shares in the sale is set at €11.15 per share, yielding total gross proceeds of €196.2 million. Upon completion of the sale, TechnipFMC retains a direct stake... Continue Reading →
