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ECA Group has demonstrated the capability of performing a subsea inspection using its USV (unmanned surface vehicle) Inspector deploying a H300V type ROV (remotely operated vehicle) within a research and development program led by Total and TechnipFMC. During offshore operations ROVs are deployed from manned vessels dedicated to inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) operations. Continue... Continue Reading →
2/14/19 Petrobras will make a second reverse auction to charter a new UMS, this time aimed at hiring a unit to support the P-50 in the field of Albacora Leste, in the Campos Basin. The bid deadline was set for February 25. The UMS will be contracted to operate with exclusive dedication to the project... Continue Reading →
2/14/19 Last week, two major Petrobras umbilical contracts began to be used for pre-salt fields in the Santos Basin, totaling more than R $ 240 million and approximately 235 km of electro-hydraulic control lines. One of them, attended by Prysmian, has the value of R $ 104.6 million and provides for the delivery of 107.3... Continue Reading →
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Liza Destiny will set sail for the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek block off Guyana in the summer of 2019. Dutch FPSO giant SBM Offshore said in its 2018 full-year earnings report on Thursday that the Liza Destiny FPSO construction was progressing well, with sailaway from Singapore expected in a few... Continue Reading →
Anniversary year and start of a new chapter in the company’s history 2/13/2019 KASSEL, Germany -- Wintershall was founded exactly 125 years ago, on Feb. 13, 1894. “A proud birthday only few companies get to experience,” says Mario Mehren, Wintershall’s CEO. Wintershall is now Germany’s largest internationally operating crude oil and natural gas producer. It... Continue Reading →
Global Offshore Brazil Summit 2019 VENUE CHANGE Due to a recent flooding event at the Sheraton Grand Rio, the venue for the Summit will now be the Grand Hyatt Rio. We must thank the Sheraton and Hyatt for their great assistance under less than ideal circumstances. The agenda remains the same. Grand Hyatt Rio de... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering has reported a net loss of $64.1 million, or 65 cents per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2018. The result compares with net profit of $173.6 million same time last year. During the prior quarter ended September 30, 2018, Oceaneering reported a net loss of $66 million, or 67 cents per... Continue Reading →
World’s largest FPSO supplier SBM Offshore is set to increase its fleet as it plans to order another Fast4Ward FPSO hull soon. Fast4Ward is the company’s program aimed to standardize the FPSO construction and delivery process, thus reducing cost and speeding up the time to the market by up to 12 months. The company has... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, February 13, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it received the Official Letter No. 78/2019 -SAE, which requests the following clarification: Official Letter no. 78/2019 -SAE Dear Gentlemen, In news published by the Valor Econômico newspaper on 02/12/2019, under the title "Negotiation of TAG by Petrobras enters into final... Continue Reading →
The FBI is investigating trading firm Vitol’s top two executives in the Americas in connection with a Brazil bribery case involving deals with Petroleo Brasileiro SA, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Mike Loya, Houston-based head of Vitol in the United States, and Antonio Maarraoui, the company’s head for Latin American... Continue Reading →
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