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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 →
Jun 29, 2020 The oil unions are reacting hard and even with some indignation to the decision of the Petrobras Board of Directors, which, in early June, approved a change in the internal policy of the state-owned company, authorizing the increase of the appointments of outside professionals for the company's high command. The measure raises... Continue Reading →
Four Saab Seaeye 3000m rated electric Leopard work vehicles have been ordered by Belov Engenharia for Petrobras operations in Brazil. “The Leopard was chosen for its compact size to power ratio,” says Belov’s Director of Operations, André Weber Carneiro. “We like the quality of Saab Seaeye products and their technical support, which is always available... Continue Reading →
Upwing Energy, an artificial lift technology company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), one of the world’s leading industrial firms, have been awarded the next phase of the Magnetic Drive System (MDS) project by DeepStar, a global offshore research and development consortium. The new phase, based on the successful completion of a design study last year,... Continue Reading →
Jun 23, 2020 Ocyan is celebrating the results achieved with its commitment to an innovative methodology for drilling wells in deep waters in Brazil. The company already accumulates 26 wells drilled using pressure controlled technology (MPD). The method, according to the company, guarantees greater operational safety in the development of complex projects. “When we started... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 Cyberhawk and Shell sign five-year multimillion-dollar software contract Cyberhawk becomes first and only drone-based operator to be granted full global aviation approval across all Shell facilities Global contract follows successful two-year proof-of-concept at a Shell construction project in USA valued at over $6bn Cyberhawk, the global leader in drone-based inspection and creator... Continue Reading →
Jun 22, 2020 The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted the Operation License for the platform vessel P-70, from Petrobras. The unit will be installed in the Atapu field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The document will be valid for four years. The P-70 will have the capacity to process 150,000 barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind currently represents just a small piece of the world’s energy supply. But that’s changing faster than ever before as new and existing players look to tap the huge resource potential—and market opportunities—being unlocked by shrinking costs and technological advances, as outlined in a recent comprehensive market report. In the coming two decades, the... Continue Reading →
Jun 10, 2020 Ocyan offers the oil and gas sector a new paradigm for drilling in water depths below 500 meters using a drillship in dynamic positioning, without the use of anchoring. The novelty was achieved for the first time last month with the Norbe VIII rig, in the Albacora field, in the Campos Basin... Continue Reading →
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