Jan 16 (Reuters) - JERA Nex BP will buy its partner EnBW's stake in the Mona offshore wind project and has signed a lease agreement for the British facility, it said on Friday. The move comes a day after German utility EnBW said it would take a 1.2 billion euro ($1.39 billion) impairment charge after pulling out of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras postpones AHTS tender to the end of January
Dec. 31 - Petrobras has postponed the deadline for receiving bids in the tender for chartering AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessels to the end of January 2026.This measure is part of a set of adjustments to the state-owned company's contracting schedule for the offshore sector, aiming to allow the market and Brazilian Shipping Companies... Continue Reading →
Norway Gives Go-Ahead to Two Consortia in Floating Wind Tender
Dec. 11 (OE) The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has decided to award two project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord to Equinor- Vårgrønn and Deep Wind Offshore Norway-EDF Renouvelables consortia. The ministry said both applicants met qualification requirements and that each group will receive its own project area. Applications were filed by the... Continue Reading →
Seatrium secures repeat contract from International Maritime Industries for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super 116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 4
Singapore, 10 Dec 2025 – Seatrium Offshore Technology, the flagship offshore jack-up designer forSeatrium Group, has been awarded a repeat contract by International Maritime Industries (IMI), thelargest shipyard in the MENA region, for the supply of equipment and license for a LeTourneau Super116E Class Self-Elevating Drilling Unit (SE-MODU), Kingdom 4. This latest award follows the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras launches tender to reuse the topsides of the P-35 and P-37 platforms.
Dec. 8 - Petrobras launched a tender for the reuse of the topsides (production modules) of the P-35 and P-37 platforms, which operated in the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin, with the aim of modernizing them and reusing them in other projects, as a more economical alternative to decommissioning, taking advantage of the hulls... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Extends Tender Deadline for Albacora Field Revitalization FPSO
Nov. 14 - Petrobras has postponed the deadline for receiving proposals for the construction of the platform that will serve the revitalization project of the Albacora field in the Campos Basin to May 25, 2026. The tender, originally announced in March 2025, stipulated a deadline of December 15, 2025. According to the company, the postponement... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and Petronas receive green light to explore in Guyana
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Oil producers TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and Petronas have signed a five-year agreement with Guyana's government to explore a shallow-water block, authorities and company executives said on Tuesday. Guyana has struggled to diversify its energy industry, currently dominated by a consortium that is led by U.S. Exxon Mobil and that has controlled all crude... Continue Reading →
Transpetro Launches Tender for Contracting Medium-Sized Vessels
Nov. 10 - Transpetro launched the third international public tender of the Petrobras System Fleet Renewal and Expansion Program. The new tender calls for the contracting of four new medium-sized vessels of the MR1 (Medium Range) class, with 40,000 gross tonnage (GT), intended for the transport of oil and derivatives along the Brazilian coast. The... Continue Reading →
ANP 4th Permanent Production Sharing Offer: Registered companies can declare interest in blocks to begin a new cycle
Oct. 29 - The ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) informs that eight exploratory blocks are available in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP) tender. Therefore, any of the fifteen companies currently registered in the OPP may open a new bidding cycle by submitting a declaration of interest in one or more... Continue Reading →
AKOFS Offshore Signs $246M Contract with Petrobras
Oct. 7 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras, for its subsea equipment support vessel AKOFS Santos, which will continue to operate offshore Brazil. Following a competitive tender process, the vessel will continue to perform services as a multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) for Petrobras... Continue Reading →