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(OE) Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has been given a go-ahead from Petrobras to start one of the two 4D projects covering the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin area. Under the eight-month contract, announced in January 4, 2023, Shearwater will use its high-capacity vessel Oceanic Vega and will start imminently.... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Destiny, ahead of the maximum lease term, which would have expired in December 2029. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to operate... Continue Reading →
(PN) OceanPact announced a new R$697 million contract with Petrobras, for a period of four years, for the charter of the Ilha do Mosqueiro vessel, an OTSV (Offshore Terminal Support Vessel). The vessel will be used for the maintenance of offloading hoses on platform ships (FPSO) and oil tankers (FSO), with high-capacity winches and cranes,... Continue Reading →
Petrobras recently started drilling two new wells in the region, in the North of Brava and Aram blocks, which are located in the Campos and Santos basins, respectively. In Aram, the adjacent pioneer exploratory well 4-BRSA-1395-SPS is in a water depth of 1,757 meters, with drilling being carried out by the Valaris DS-4 rig. The... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Ventura Offshore Midco, a subsidiary of the Brazilian deepwater offshore drilling contractor Ventura Offshore, has secured a long-term drillship contract with Petrobras, a compatriot state-owned energy giant, for operations at two oil field developments off the coast of Brazil. Just like Seadrill, which won a drilling deal for 1,095 days plus extension options after a competitive tender,... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) BG International, a unit of oil major Shell operating in Suriname, plans to submit a plan to the South American country's environmental agency for drilling up to four exploration wells at offshore Block 65, according to a company document seen on Tuesday. Suriname is progressing toward its first oil and gas production offshore. A... Continue Reading →
(OE) Petrobras has signed a 175-day addendum to Fugro’s current inspection, repair and maintenance services contract, performed by the Fugro Aquarius, to include fully remote subsea inspection surveys of shallow-water infrastructure in Brazil. Work will begin in January 2025, leveraging Fugro’s advanced Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and Blue Volta electric remotely operated vehicle... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a contract with Petrobras for its ultra-deepwater drillship Amaralina Star, which will operate offshore Brazil, covering remote areas of frontier exploration, such as the Equatorial Margin and Pelotas Basin. The value of the agreement is approximately $528 million, which includes around $39 million mobilization fee and additional integrated services... Continue Reading →
The FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Unit) Alexandre de Gusmão left China today, December 16, heading towards the Mero oil field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The platform, leased by Petrobras in partnership with SBM, can produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compresses 12 million cubic meters of gas... Continue Reading →
Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced the design blueprint for their 20MW HydroWing technology to be deployed at Morlais in Wales. The tidal energy array will incorporate the revolutionary Tocardo T3 turbine for the first time, with each of the twenty HydroWing units to be powered by two T3 turbines. Inyanga Marine Energy Group have... Continue Reading →
