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Norway’s Aker Solutions has delivered the last of 60 sets of subsea trees for pre-salt exploration for Petrobras. This marks the conclusion of the company’s biggest project in Brazil. Aker Solutions landed a deal with Petrobras to provide subsea equipment for deepwater pre-salt field developments in Brazil in March 2013. Continue reading
Swiss-based technology giant ABB will provide electrical, control, and telecommunication solutions for Malaysia-based Yinson's new FPSO - Anna Nery. Once delivered, the FPSO will be deployed at Petrobras' Marlim 2 oil field offshore Brazil. "Leveraging its ABB Ability System 800xA control system with Select Input/Output (IO), ABB will take responsibility for integration engineering in the project,... Continue Reading →
San Donato Milanese (MI), July 6th 2020 Saipem has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project, in water depths from 1537 to 2190 meters, offshore the state of Rio de Janeiro. The Búzios-5 overall production system foresees the interconnection of 15... Continue Reading →
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engineered for a variety of water depths; from shallow to deep water. Continue reading
July 2, 2020 The German group Siemens has entered into a partnership with Total to apply new concepts in the production of green Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). As part of the contract, the Siemens Gas and Power subsidiary is already conducting studies on possible projects for power generation and liquefaction plants, with the ultimate goal... Continue Reading →
July 2, 2020 Flexibrás (TechnipFMC) presented the lowest price in a bid from Petrobras to hire 12,415 km of flexible lines, including accessories, spare parts and freight. The company's proposal was R $ 87.1 million, exceeding the offers of NOV Flexibles (R $ 105 million) - which closed a contract for 137 km of pipelines... Continue Reading →
Jul 2, 2020 WEG and TechnipFMC (TFMC), have developed a solution that they believe is capable of reducing up to 60% of the total production cost in brownfield projects (term applied when the product of the project is realized to add to something that already exists. Generally it refers expansion of the projects) and eliminate... Continue Reading →
MAN Energy Solutions will deliver six compressor trains for Yinson's FPSO being built for deployment in Brazil. For the FPSO named Anna Nery, MAN Energy Solutions will deliver four RB-type centrifugal-compressor trains for gas production and export, as well as two screw-compressor trains, which will be put into operation as vapor-recovery units. The FPSO will... Continue Reading →
The worldwide offshore rig count in June 2020 dropped by 65 rigs year-over-year and 2 rigs sequentially, according to a report by Baker Hughes. Baker Hughes splits its report into an international and North America one, which combine into a worldwide rig count. Continue reading
July 1, 2020 Modec will contract a new maintenance and security unit (UMS) to operate on the Brazilian coast. The vessel will support the FPSOs Cidade de Niterói, in Marlim Leste, Campos Basin; Cidade de Santos, in Uruguá-Tambaú, and Cidade de São Paulo, in Sapinhoá, Santos Basin, and the FSO Cidade de Macaé - all... Continue Reading →
