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Dec. 11 (OE) Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a streamer 4D contract in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in the second half of 2026, with the contract expected to last approximately 75 days. The value of the contract or the name of... Continue Reading →
Singapore, 10 Dec 2025 – Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer forSeatrium Group, has been awarded a repeat contract by International Maritime Industries (IMI), thelargest shipyard in the MENA region, for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 4. This latest award follows the... Continue Reading →
Dec.10 (splash247.com) Viridien, formerly CGG, has announced a new multi-client seismic reimaging program over Angola’s highly prospective offshore block 22 to support the country’s upcoming licensing round. The 4,300 sq km high-end data set will provide insight into underexplored structures along the Atlantic Hinge zone, following the same trend as the proven Cameia and Golfinho... Continue Reading →
Dec. 10 (OE) French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year contract, with extension options, with ExxonMobil Guyana (EMGL) to provide maritime services in Guyana. It will start in the first quarter of 2026, with the commissioning of the large platform supply vessel (PSV) Bourbon Calm and covers the transport of products essential to... Continue Reading →
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil majors operating in Brazil have closed ranks to oppose a proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, and antitrust agency Cade has asked the two firms to provide its probe with new data on Friday, public documents seen by Reuters show. The resulting new firm, to be called Saipem7, would have... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Porto do Açu is optimistic about future demand in the oil platform decommissioning market, even after the adjustment in resources that Petrobras intends to allocate to this activity. The assessment is that, even if the state-owned company decides to extend production in more mature fields, the services provided directly or indirectly will... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
Dec. 1 (TN) TGS began, this Saturday (November 29th), 3D marine seismic survey in the Pelotas sedimentary basin, Pelotas Norte Phase I program, 96 kilometers off the coast of the municipality of Laguna, in Santa Catarina, between the municipalities of Florianópolis and Palmares do Sul, at depths greater than 200 meters. The research area was... Continue Reading →
Dec. 1 (splash247.com) Seatrium has escalated its dispute with Maersk Offshore Wind’s affiliate Phoenix II, launching arbitration over the abrupt cancellation of a near-complete wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) originally contracted at $475m. The Singapore yard filed its notice of arbitration on 28 November under London Maritime Arbitrators Association terms, seeking a ruling that Phoenix... Continue Reading →
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras' five-year investment plan will see its first cut under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government due to lower oil prices, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The new plan, to be unveiled on Thursday, is set to have a capital expenditure about 2%... Continue Reading →
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