Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has revitalized 3D data over the Bauna field in southwest Santos Basin and its surrounding area offshore Brazil. This preprocessed dataset is now available for evaluation of blocks for Brazil’s upcoming Permanent Offer Round. The data rejuvenation of legacy survey BM-S-40 started from field tapes and applied the latest workflow for data... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind Could Produce Affordable Hydrogen by 2035 , Siemens Gamesa says
Wind power could make it possible to produce hydrogen without emitting greenhouse gases as cheaply as is currently feasible with fossil fuel energy by 2030, turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said in a white paper released on Wednesday. Policymakers see green hydrogen, which is made with renewable power without emitting carbon, as a vital tool to... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea Taps Siemens Energy for Bacalhau Subsea Sensors, Connectors
Schlumberger's OneSubsea has ordered a turnkey package from Siemens Energy for the Bacalhau field development project in the Pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The Bacalhau oilfield, operated by Equinor, is located approximately 115 miles (185 kilometers) off Sao Paulo, Brazil, at a water depth of 6,726 feet (2,050 meters). Equinor sanctioned the field development,... Continue Reading →
Saipem: New facility to feature the largest heavy lift crane in Guyana
The Saipem Guyana Offshore Construction Facility, a new facility from Italy’s offshore contractor Saipem, has been inaugurated at the port of Georgetown in Guyana. Saipem and Guyana have been enjoying a fruitful interaction for the last four years, starting with the award of the ground-breaking Liza Phase 1 contract in 2017 by ExxonMobil. Since then, the company has... Continue Reading →
Transocean delays deliveries for the world’s first 8th gen ultra-deepwater drillships
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has agreed with Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd (JSPL), on the delayed delivery of two ultra-deepwater drillships. Transocean said on Monday that the agreement was made with the shipyard for the Deepwater Atlas and Deepwater Titan drillships. These two drillships were ordered by Transocean back in 2014 for a... Continue Reading →
Port of Suape (PE), to receive US$ 3.8 billion in investment in a green hydrogen plant from Qair Brasil
(TNPetroleo) The government of Pernambuco began technical and economic feasibility studies for the implementation of a green hydrogen production plant at the Port of Suape. The project belongs to the company Qair Brasil, of French origin, whose main activity is the independent production of electricity from alternative sources. The initiative, named Pernambuco Green Hydrogen Plant,... Continue Reading →
Seadrill’s West Saturn contracted for the Bacalhau field in the Santos Basin
(TNPetroleo) Equinor Brasil Energia signed a contract for drilling in the Bacalhau field with Seadrill Management, subject to the final investment decision. The duration of the contract is four years, with start-up scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. The goal is to drill six wells until production begins in 2024. The contract also includes... Continue Reading →
Pão de Açúcar FPSO to have innovative topside gas treatment module
(epbr) Production at Pão de Açúcar, discovered at BM-C-33, pre-salt in the Campos Basin and operated by Equinor Brasil (35%), will have an unprecedented natural gas treatment system installed on the topside of the production platform itself. It was the solution found to deal with the great potential for natural gas production associated with the... Continue Reading →
iXblue DriX USV goes to Brazil
Brazil newly created rental and services company, WAMS, adds iXblue DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) to its existing pool of equipment. Offering the most modern technology for underwater service and research, this new investment marks an important turn in the company’s offering. Available for WAMS customers in Brazil, the DriX USV will increase operational performance... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on RefTOP Refining Program
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 09/18/2020, informs that it is launching the RefTOP - World Class Refining program with the objective of being among the best oil refining companies in the world. RefTOP consists of a set of initiatives that seek to implement improvements to increase the efficiency... Continue Reading →