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(Offshore Energy) Just like its rival Transocean, offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation, which has recently marked its 100th anniversary, is optimistic about the market outlook for its rig fleet with a pipeline of tender opportunities developing on the horizon as well as higher day rates. Noble Corporation celebrated its one-hundred-year anniversary about a month ago, but that... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticia) The Libra block development project will move forward. Petrobras applied to the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) for the operating license for the second Early Production System (SPA) in the Mero field, located within the block. Like the first SPA in the area, this new project will also be carried out with the... Continue Reading →
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine continues to face COVID-19 supply chain constraints and shortage of skilled workers, the company said announcing its Q1 results. The workforce shortage has been ascribed to the ongoing travel bans caused by the pandemic, as foreign workers, primarily those from India and Bangladesh, are unable to return to Singapore. Specifically, the Ministry... Continue Reading →
Italian oil and gas and renewable industry services giant Saipem has appointed Francesco Caio as its new CEO. Born in 1957, Caio has a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France. He takes over from Stefano Cao who served as CEO of... Continue Reading →
Following new contract awards to three of its ultra-deepwater drillships, two of which are idle, and one harsh environment rig, Transocean is optimistic that oil prices will remain constructive and drive an increase in contracting through the rest of the year. Transocean released its financial report for the first quarter of the year on Monday, revealing its... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s Subsea division has reported inbound orders of $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2021, more than double compared to the fourth quarter of the prior year. Subsea reported first-quarter revenue of $1.3 billion, an increase of 10.6 per cent from the same period in 2020, said to be largely driven by higher project... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris, which had filed for bankruptcy in August 2020, said Monday it had on April 30, 2021, successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from chapter 11. The Valaris Group's Plan of Reorganization was approved and confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on March 3, 2021. ... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes has been awarded a subsea oilfield equipment contract from Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The contract includes several key technologies from Baker Hughes’ Subsea Connect portfolio and will provide Petrobras with a connected suite of solutions to help drive efficiencies, reduce... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started, today, the bidding process for the acquisition of a new FPSO for the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. Called P-80, the platform will be the ninth unit to operate in the field, with capacity to process 225 thousand barrels of oil and... Continue Reading →
Dutch oil & gas exploration and production operating company ONE-Dyas plans to power a platform at a North Sea gas extraction field solely by the electricity from the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. ONE-Dyas, together with partners Hansa Hydrocarbons and EBN, aims to extract natural gas from the... Continue Reading →
