Sept. 1 (marinereport) Singapore and Brazil have inked a deal that will establish their green and digital shipping corridor. In a statement, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the two markets signed the memorandum of understanding to establish the Singapore-Brazil Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC). The partnership will strengthen cooperation between Singapore and... Continue Reading →
BP contracts Halliburton for services at the Bumerangue Field, Santos Basin
Aug. 26 - Halliburton announced that it has been awarded an integrated contract by bp for the initial appraisal campaign of the Bumerangue field in the Santos Basin. The contract includes a comprehensive suite of services designed to accelerate the appraisal campaign for bp’s discovery. The scope of work encompasses an integrated drilling services package... Continue Reading →
Buzios sets new Natural Gas export record
Aug. 26 (PN) -The Buzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, set a new record for natural gas exports in July. During that period, the asset reached an average of 10.8 million cubic meters per day, underscoring the expansion of production destined for the Brazilian market and the operational reliability of... Continue Reading →
Sonardyne Expands SPRINT-Nav into Family of Navigation Products
Aug. 26 (OE) Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, has expanded its industry-leading SPRINT-Nav technology into a complete, scalable family of underwater navigation systems for marine robots, built around a single shared architecture. For more than a decade, SPRINT-Nav has combined the key sensors needed for underwater navigation in a single pre-calibrated instrument. This has helped... Continue Reading →
Pemex and Petrobras Bet Big on High-Risk High-Reward Drilling Off Mexico
Aug. 23 (oilprice.com) Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex and Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras are joining efforts and expertise to drill prospects in Mexican waters in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to unlock huge oil resources from source rock formations that are miles deeper and eight times older than the currently producing formations in the... Continue Reading →
Everllence’s 175D Engines to Power Four Offshore Tugs Destined for Guyana
Aug. 20 (OE) Everllence has signed a contract with a Turkish shipyard within the high-speed segment. The contract comprises 16 × 175D gensets bound for 4 × Rampage 6000‑DE offshore terminal tugs designed by Robert Allen. These will be operated by Smit Lamnalco, a Boskalis company, in Guyana, South America to support an FPSO fleet... Continue Reading →
Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO reaches peak production in the pre-salt
Aug. 20 - Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO, the fifth to be installed in the Mero field in the Santos Basin pre-salt, reached peak production, at 180,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). Mero is the third largest producing field in Brazil, after Búzios and Tupi. “Each unit that reaches the maximum production level envisaged in the project not only contributes to the... Continue Reading →
Tupi asset reaches cumulative production of 4 billion barrels
Aug. 14 - The Tupi asset, in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, has reached cumulative production of 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe), becoming the first in the company's 73-year history to achieve this production volume. The first pre-salt system to begin commercial production, in 2010, it required the development of a new exploration model and pioneering... Continue Reading →
Proserv Accelerates Growth in Brazil Energy Sector Through Strategic Localisation
Aug. 11 - Aberdeen-headquartered Proserv, a global leader in controls technology, is accelerating its international growth with a strategic push into Brazil’s dynamic energy market; bringing proven expertise and high-value solutions directly to oil and gas operators seeking to optimize performance, reliability, and efficiency. This localisation marks a significant milestone in Proserv’s international growth strategy,... Continue Reading →
Dutch Project Produces First Green Hydrogen On North Sea Gas Platform
Aug. 11 (Forbes) An innovative pilot project in the Netherlands - focused on energy transition solutions - has reached a milestone moment of producing its first batch of green hydrogen on an active natural gas platform in the North Sea. The project - PosHYdon - led by a consortium of partners with support of the Dutch Ministry... Continue Reading →