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(offshore-energy.biz) Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has hired Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), a strategic alliance combining the strengths of SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7, to handle an assignment related to the next stage of its operated oil field off the coast of Brazil. Subsea7 has confirmed Subsea Integration Alliance’s new contract with Equinor, which puts SIA in... Continue Reading →
(TN) Brazilian and Chinese shipyards are signing memorandums of understanding to develop technological and commercial partnerships at the Strategic Forum for the Brazil-China Shipbuilding Industry in Rio de Janeiro. The event is a follow-up to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's state visit to China in May. Petrobras and Transpetro are participating in the event... Continue Reading →
The drillship Tidal Action, owned by Constellation, is undergoing final preparations before starting a new mission. The unit was contracted by Petrobras to join a new drilling campaign in the Roncador field, in the Campos Basin. The contract, signed in September of last year, also includes the Laguna Star rig, which is already on its... Continue Reading →
McDermott has been awarded a sizeable offshore transportation and installation contract by Brava Energia for the Papa-Terra field in the Campos Basin and the Atlanta field in Block BS-4 within the Santos Basin, both offshore Brazil. Under the contract scope, McDermott will execute the transportation and installation of flexible pipelines, umbilicals and associated subsea equipment... Continue Reading →
The second wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for DEME Group, has been launched. Norse Energi, like its sister vessel Norse Wind, is engineered to install turbines with rotor diameters over 300 metres and XXL monopiles up to 3,000 tonnes, even in water depths of 70 metres. The first steel for... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Australia-based petroleum exploration company Pancontinental Energy has revealed the results of two studies exploring hydrocarbon properties of a petroleum exploration license (PEL) it operates in the Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The Australian player said the new evidence provides increased confidence for the presence of a high net-to-gross reservoir system and the presence of hydrocarbons... Continue Reading →
(PN) Two new contracts were signed with Subsea7 for the supply of Rigid Jumpers for the projects in the Mero 4 and Búzios 8 fields, located in the heart of the Santos Basin pre-salt layer, at a depth of 2,200 meters. The contracts provide for the delivery of 28 Rigid Jumpers, 13 for the Mero... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Republican Senator Joni Ernst has introduced an amendment to the U.S. Senate's tax and spending megabill that would change two of the most contentious parts of that bill and could give a small boost to wind and solar projects that had been targeted in the draft being debated on the Senate floor. The amendment introduced... Continue Reading →
(OE) Yinson Production has placed $1.168 billion project bond to refinance floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) Maria Quitéria, which is operating under a 22.5-year lease and operate contract with Petrobras in the Jubarte field, offshore Brazil. The $1.168 billion 144A/Reg S senior secured notes were issued by Yinson Bergenia Production. The notes are fully... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO,Magda Chambriard, announced that the FPSO P-78 has begun its journey to Brazil. The unit, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, was in Singapore undergoing integration and commissioning stages. The Keppel/Hyundai consortium was responsible for building the vessel. “And before anyone says that there... Continue Reading →
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