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Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has entered into an agreement to provide a project loan for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel jointly owned by compatriot companies Modec, Mitsui & Co, MOL and Marubeni Corporation. The unit, FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32, is currently being converted from VLCC VK Eddie at the Cosco Dalian yard... Continue Reading →
Aug 14, 2020 The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) approved, without restrictions, the acquisition, by MIC Capital Partners (a company of the Mubadala group) and Magni Partners, a joint venture, with a specific purpose to own and manage the following drilling rigs ( currently under construction): Arpoador, Guarapari, Urca and Frade, all from Sete... Continue Reading →
Dutch floating production solutions provider SBM Offshore has ordered equipment from Malaysia's KNM to be installed on an FPSO destined for ExxonMobil's Guyana operations. Bursa Malaysia-listed KNM said SBM Offshore had on Thursday ordered PME pressure vessel separators worth around $4 million. KNM said that the equipment would be delivered by its subsidiary KNM Process... Continue Reading →
A Maersk Drilling-owned drillship is expected to restart operations in Africa for French oil major Total following a suspension of the contract, which started at the end of April. According to Maersk Drilling’s latest fleet status report, Total suspended its contract for the Maersk Voyager drillship with effect from 29 April 2020. Continue reading
Norwegian offshore seismic surveyor PGS has rejected a $600 million offer to sell its multi-client library to compatriot and rival TGS, deeming it opportunistic, given the dire situation for seismic data companies caused by low oil prices. In an unsolicited, conditional, and non-binding proposal, TGS earlier this month offered to buy PGS' MultiClient data library for... Continue Reading →
Calmer political waters should help turn the country into a global exploration hotspot The small Latin American nation of Suriname is poised for profound change. Revenues from major offshore oil discoveries announced this year could transform the country’s long-term economic prospects. And, following the resolution of an election deadlock, a new coalition government has finally... Continue Reading →
The oil market turmoil brought on by Covid-19 has led to lower-than-anticipated activity and delayed projects, forcing the industry to deploy cost-cutting measures. A Rystad Energy analysis of the top 50 oilfield service (OFS) firms shows that staffing is set to reach its lowest level in more than 10 years, with the anticipated revenue per... Continue Reading →
Aug 12, 2020 Petrobras management is promising the supply chain to share a series of technical details about its new pre-salt exploration and production projects earlier. The information was provided by the company's executive director of Production Development, Rudimar Lorenzatto, who participated in a webinar promoted by SPE Brasil. The executive stated that the sooner... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 The pandemic should also cause the delay in the delivery of the FPSO Sepetiba that SBM Offshore is building to be installed in Campo de Mero 2. The crisis in international health has caused the closure of many offices and supplier companies in Singapore, where the unit will be built . The... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 The Bureau Veritas Group, a world leader in Tests, Inspections and Certification (ICT), has developed new resources for the Digital Twin technology and for the asset management process for application in the decommissioning of ships, floating units, fixed platforms and subsea structures. The solution meets the principles of ANP Resolution 817/2020, allowing... Continue Reading →
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