Petro Rio S.A. (“Company” or “PetroRio”) (B3: PRIO3) informs its shareholders and the market in general that it has signed with Ocyan Drilling S.A. a contract to hire the NORBE VI drilling rig for the Frade Field Revitalization Campaign and the Wahoo Field development. The contract will begin in March 2022 and will enable the... Continue Reading →
Decarbonizing Offshore Drilling: FUELSAVE Pens Deal with Seadrill
Germany-based "cleantech" provider FUELSAVE has signed a contract with offshore drilling company Seadrill to deploy its advanced combustion conditioning technology on Seadrill's drillship. The technology promises to reduce primary fuel oil consumption and cut Co2 and GHG emissions from the rig. Seadrill’s 6th generation West Saturn drillship will be fitted with FUELSAVE’s solution FS MARINE+,... Continue Reading →
Saipem Closes Purchase of Naval Energies’ Floating Wind Business
Italian energy industry services provider Saipem is set to complete the acquisition of the French Naval Energies' floating wind business. The two companies first announced the agreement on June 4, and now all the necessary conditions for the completion of the deal have been fulfilled. Saipem acquired from Naval Energies the activities in the floating... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Extends Another Drillship Contract – Etesco
(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 →
Karoon examining options for Neon project offshore Brazil
(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 →
Ocyan wins bid and re-contracts Norbe IX rig to Petrobras
(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 →
SBM’s new Fast4Ward FPSO hull launched in Chinese yard
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 – Subsea 7 agrees to combine its Renewables business unit with OHT
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 →
TechnipFMC, Halliburton to provide subsea fiber optic solution for Payara field
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 →
Solstad Secures Contracts for Several PSVs, Anchor Handlers
(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 →