October 18, 2019 Further to the announcement dated September 30, 2019 confirming its participation in the public sale auction of the equity ownership of Serviços de Petróleo Constellation S.A. (“Constellation”) in the lease and operating companies related to five Brazilian FPSOs (“the entities”), SBM Offshore confirms it has been formally designated as the... Continue Reading →
Keppel O&M: Majority of orders in 2019 from gas and renewables
Singapore Keppel Corporation’s Offshore & Marine business division saw its revenue and profit increase in the third quarter of 2019. While the division is famous for its rig building capabilities, the company has so far this year secured one rig order, and 60 percent of contracts in the first nine months arrived from gas and... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes sheds name appendix after GE separation
Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes, a GE company, has announced its name change to Baker Hughes Company. The company will be known as Baker Hughes and, on Friday, October 18, 2019, its Class A common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BKR”, Baker Hughes said on Thursday. Baker... Continue Reading →
PGS returns to profit amid improving market
Norwegian seismic services provider Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) returned to profit in the third quarter of the year from a loss in the corresponding quarter of 2018 as its revenues received a boost amid improving market environment. In its report for the third quarter of 2019, PGS on Thursday reported total revenues of $276.5 million, compared to... Continue Reading →
Wood appoints new CEO in the Americas
Wood is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Cox as CEO of its Americas business, succeeding Andrew Stewart who has been appointed executive president of strategy and development for the global business. Responsible for the firm’s $4 billion, asset solutions business which employs around 20,000 people working across the U.S., Canada, Trinidad, Brazil, Mexico... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$1.14 billion financing of Liza Unity
October 16, 2019 SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it completed the project financing of FPSO Liza Unity for a total of US$1.14 billion. The project financing was secured by a consortium of nine international banks. The Company expects to draw the loan in full, phased over the construction period of the FPSO. The financing will... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS LAUNCHES DRILL RIG TENDER
Oct 16, 2019 Petrobras launched, on Monday (14/10), a notice for the chartering of one or more rigs capable of operating between 2,400 m and 3,000 m water depths. Proposals are due to be delivered by November 11, and start-up is from January to March 2020. The announcement brings news about previous bids from Petrobras,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras postpones for two months submission of proposals for subsea engineering tenders
Oct 16, 2019 Petrobras postponed to December the submission of subsea proposals for the provision of engineering services, supplies, construction and installation (EPCI) for Mero 2 and Búzios V. Scheduled for October, the dates are set for the 9 and 30 of the last month of the year respectively. These are the only major tenders... Continue Reading →
Veolia to Equip Liza Unity FPSO
Veolia Water Technologies said its VWS Westgarth subsidiary has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract by SBM Offshore for the supply of a seawater treatment package for the Liza Unity floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO), to be deployed in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The award is for the design and procurement of... Continue Reading →
OSV Owners Waiting for Better Days in Brazil
With the resumption of oil and gas block tenders in Brazil, including highly valued pre-salt tenders, offshore support vessel (OSV) owners are expecting to get any vessels that are lying by without a contract to soon rejoin the market. However, the owners of the large number of Brazil flagged vessels that were built but did... Continue Reading →