Saab Seaeye said it has shown that underwater e-robotic vehicles can deepwater dock at remote sub-resident docking stations for data transfer, assignment instructions and battery charging. The company announced that its Sabertooth AUV/ROV vehicle can now dock in a safe and controlled manner at different kinds of remote stations. Continue reading

Italian oil company Eni posted a 55 rise in adjusted net profit, reporting €1.46 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to adjusted net profit of 943 million euros in the corresponding quarter a year ago. According to Reuters, Eni’s adjusted net profit results beat an analyst consensus forecast 1.19 billion euros. Net profit... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, February 14, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras informs that , on this date, the Public Hearing related to the draft of the agreement to be signed with the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP) in relation to the unification of the Parque das Baleias fields was completed. In... Continue Reading →

February 13, 2019 Petrobras received from IBAMA the environmental license for the start of production of the FPSO P-76, which is installed in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The license is valid until February 8, 2023 and the unit must be the second to come into operation in the basin... Continue Reading →

14/02/19 After almost five years of dispute with the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), Petrobras agreed to pay a debt of R $ 3.1 billion - R $ 1.1 billion at one time later this year , and the remainder 60 times. The company will compensate the state governments, municipalities and... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →