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San Donato Milanese (MI), July 6th 2020 Saipem has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project, in water depths from 1537 to 2190 meters, offshore the state of Rio de Janeiro. The Búzios-5 overall production system foresees the interconnection of 15... Continue Reading →
Trelleborg’s offshore operation has developed the Mimir Offshore Interactive Environment, part of Mimir Digital Intelligence, the hub for current and future digital solutions. The 3D tool showcases solutions available from Trelleborg for both topside and subsea applications, including solutions engineered for a variety of water depths; from shallow to deep water. Continue reading
July 3, 2020 Following its plan to increase digitization in its processes, Petrobras has hired a new satellite service and is already seeing the first positive results. According to the company, the change will allow a 75% reduction in transmission time between platforms, going from 600 to 150 milliseconds - less than the blink of... Continue Reading →
July 2, 2020 The German group Siemens has entered into a partnership with Total to apply new concepts in the production of green Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). As part of the contract, the Siemens Gas and Power subsidiary is already conducting studies on possible projects for power generation and liquefaction plants, with the ultimate goal... Continue Reading →
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 →
