Norwegian seismic services company Magseis will acquire Fairfield’s seismic technology business in a deal valued $233 million. Based in Houston, Fairfield is specializing in Ocean Bottom Node surveys, and it has approximately 230 full-time employees and 250 contracted personnel. The transaction entails Magseis acquiring data acquisition, nodal and system sale & rental activities including all... Continue Reading →

10/30/18 The drilling of the first well in Peroba, in the pre-salt, is expected to continue until February next year. Scheduled to reach the final depth of 6.1 thousand m, well 1-RJS-752 is being drilled by the Ocyan ODN-II drill ship, in the northern part of the block, in a water depth of 2.2 thousand... Continue Reading →

U.S. offshore drilling company Rowan, expected to be acquired by it UK rival Ensco, sees improvement in the offshore drilling space. Rowan, which owns a fleet of 25 offshore rigs, on Wednesday, posted a net loss of $144 million for the third quarter, compared to a loss of $20.9 million in the corresponding quarter of... Continue Reading →

Repsol posted net income of 2.171 billion euros in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 37% over the same period of the previous year, and the highest 9-month result in the last decade. Adjusted net income, which specifically measures the performance of the company’s businesses, increased by 11% to 1.720 billion... Continue Reading →

McDermott International has reviewed its portfolio as part of the integration process resulting from its combination with CB&I earlier this year and decided to divest two of its businesses and use the proceeds to reduce debt.  McDermott said on Tuesday that this decision reaffirmed the company’s commitment to its core capabilities as a vertically integrated... Continue Reading →

A decision by Petrobras not to invest in drilling new wells has derailed Chevron Corp’s plan to resume exploration in a Brazilian offshore field, people familiar with the matter said. Chevron, which operates the field with a 52 percent stake, approved the drilling plan but Petrobras, which holds a 30 percent stake nixed the move,... Continue Reading →

  Rio de Janeiro, October 30, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. –  Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 03/28/2018, informs that it postponed until 1/31/2019 the mothballing of the fertilizer plants located in Sergipe (Fafen-SE) and Bahia (Fafen-BA). The company continues to evaluate alternatives to the mothballing with government representatives and industry federations... Continue Reading →

Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes, a GE company, recorded a profit during the third quarter of 2018 driven by a 7% increase in revenues when compared to the prior-year period. According to its financial report published on Tuesday, Baker Hughes’ revenue for the third quarter was $5.7 billion, up $118 million or 2% sequentially and up... Continue Reading →

Senate leader Fernando Bezerra (MDB / PE) will try to include on Tuesday's House of Representatives session an urgent request to vote on PLC 78/2018, which frees Petrobras to sell up to 70 % of the areas of onerous assignment and provides guidelines for the auction of the excess. The senator, with a request with... Continue Reading →

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE:TOO) (Teekay Offshore or thePartnership) announced today that certain of its subsidiaries have entered into a settlement agreement with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. and Petroleo Netherlands B.V. – PNBV S.A. (together Petrobras) with respect to various disputes relating to the previously-terminated charter contracts of the HiLoad DP unit and Arendal Spirit unit for maintenance and safety (UMS). As part... Continue Reading →