(oilnow.gy) Suriname is set to surpass Guyana in exploration and appraisal drilling activity in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie in the latest World Oil Regional Report on Guyana and Suriname. “In 2025, for the first time since the Liza discovery, WoodMac expects to see more exploration and appraisal wells drilled in Suriname than in Guyana,” the report outlined. ... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Signs R$1.2 Billion Contract for Vessels Aimed at Platform Readiness Campaign
(TN) Petrobras has signed R$1.2 billion charter and nautical operation and hotel service contracts for two self-elevating Liftboat vessels. These vessels will support maintenance and readiness operations for fixed platforms to be decommissioned in the Sergipe-Alagoas and Rio Grande do Norte-Ceará basins. The commercial agreement, resulting from a bidding process, was signed with OOS International... Continue Reading →
Solstad’s CSV Up for Petrobras Job Under $108M Contract
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Commander. The vessel will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime to Solstad Offshore, who holds the contract with Petrobras. The four-year contract will start in the first quarter of 2026.... Continue Reading →
Oil States Secures New Contract with Petrobras
(TN) "We announce two unprecedented milestones in our history in Brazil with new contracts with Petrobras for: • PDG (Permanent Downhole Gauge) Preparation and Installation Services • Specialized Technical Operation and Maintenance Services for Electrical Systems for Monitoring Signals from Subsea Downhole Sensors and ANMs." "This is the first time we have undertaken this scope... Continue Reading →
MODEC Celebrates 15 and 10 Years of FPSOs MV20 and MV26
(TN) MODEC, a global leader in the operation of floating oil and gas production platforms, celebrates two important operational milestones this month: the 15th anniversary of the FPSO Cidade de Santos MV20 and the 10th anniversary of the FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí MV26. Together, the units have already surpassed the 465 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
FPSO destined for ExxonMobil’s Guyana project getting titanium reinforcements
(offshore-energy.biz) Hunting Subsea Technologies, the Texas-based subsidiary of London-headquartered precision engineering group Hunting, has provided the connections for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) to be deployed at a field offshore Guyana being developed by U.S energy giant ExxonMobil. The eight titanium stress joints (TSJs) delivered will be integrated into the FPSO unit Errea Wittu that... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy Rebrands to Vantris Energy
(OE) Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has officially changed its name to Vantris Energy, to reflect the cumulative effort the company has made in its corporate transformation. This name change follows shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 30 July 2025. The new name takes effect on 1 August 2025, following... Continue Reading →
EnerMech Nets BP’s Services Contract Extension off Trinidad & Tobago
(OE) July 31 - Energy industry services firm EnerMech has been awarded a two-year contract extension by BP Trinidad & Tobago to continue providing crane operations on the operator’s 12 offshore platforms in the Caribbean country. Project scope includes crane operations, preventive and corrective maintenance, minor modifications, and offshore audits, while EnerMech must also provide... Continue Reading →
MODEC Gets ABS Nod for Floating Wind Turbine Design
(OE) MODEC has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its floating wind turbine concept, the i-TLP2. With its tension leg platform (TLP)-oriented features, the i-TLP2 is said to minimize floater motions and seabed footprint. It incorporates significant improvements from the first-generation MODEC TLP, enabling rapid construction and... Continue Reading →
Nauticus Robotics, AOS Join Forces for Offshore Robotics
(OE) Autonomous subsea robotics and software solutions specialist Nauticus Robotics has signed a master services agreement (MSA) with Advanced Ocean Systems (AOS), forming a strategic alliance seeks to accelerate the integration of autonomy across the offshore sector. The agreement is structured around an ongoing, multi-year commitment that is expected to see the two organizations collaborate... Continue Reading →