08/01/18 RFI gathered information to support the elaboration of public notice including logistics services and submarines Petrobras closed last week an RFI (Request for Information) to subsidize the preparation of a tender to hire a maritime support vessel, submarine services, fuel supply and port services for Libra, in the pre- salt of the Santos Basin.... Continue Reading →
Government changes areas of the 16th Round
The Minister of Mines and Energy and president of the National Council of Energy Policy (CNPE), Moreira Franco, published on Wednesday (1/8) resolution alternating sectors where will be offered areas in the 16th round of the National Petroleum Agency, which should in the second half of 2019. The main change was the withdrawal of the... Continue Reading →
Peregrino II drilling facility modules set sail for Texas
Modules for Equinor’s Peregrino Phase II drilling facility have begun a journey to Texas where it will be stacked and tested before being shipped to Brazil. On Tuesday, July 31, Equinor released a video showing the sailaway of eight drilling modules from Grimstad, Norway, aboard Biglift’s Happy Sky transport vessel. The first stop for the modules... Continue Reading →
Royal IHC to convert McDermott’s ‘Amazon’ to J-Lay vessel
U.S. engineering company McDermott has revealed its modification plans to convert the Amazon construction vessel to an ultra-deepwater J-Lay vessel. McDermott said on Tuesday that the modifications of the Amazon include a new J-Lay system that would allow the vessel to install hex-joints up to 24 inches in diameter. The Amazon is operated by McDermott... Continue Reading →
Offshore Wind Lifts Fugro
Fugro saw a 16.6% increase in revenue in the first half of 2018, said to be driven mainly by strong growth in the offshore wind, building and infrastructure and recovering oil & gas markets in the second quarter of the year. Read more
McDermott books profit jump in 2Q
Houston-based EPCI company McDermott saw an increase in its second quarter 2018 profit on the back of higher revenues driven by projects for Saudi Aramco and Woodside. The company on Tuesday reported revenue of $1.7 billion and net income of $47 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared to revenues of $789 million and... Continue Reading →
Shell Brazil invests in solution for inspecting FPSO tanks
Aberdeen-based inspection technology and service provider for the oil and gas industry, Innospection, Shell Brazil and SENAI CIMATEC technology institute in Salvador, Brazil, have recently signed a partnership agreement to develop a robot-based technology for in-service inspection of cargo oil tanks of FPSOs. Read more
CHEVRON’S COMMITMENTS IN FRADE
7/31/18 What the operator needs to do to ensure the extension of the production phase of the field until 2041 Chevron has until 2024 to deliver a seismic assessment on the Frade field, in the Campos Basin, to the ANP. The study should contemplate 4D monitoring of the reservoir and identify opportunities for drilling... Continue Reading →
Ouro Preto prepares drilling campaign in Parnaíba
7/31/18 Oil company makes final tests to start drilling its first well in the basin this week Ouro Preto is ready to begin drilling its first well in the Parnaíba Basin on 1st of August. The QG-2 rig, from Queiroz Galvão Oil & Gas, is already in location and has been submitted the final inspection... Continue Reading →
Shell, Petrobras units probed for Brazil price-fixing
Brazil’s three largest fuel distribution companies are under investigation for fixing prices at the pump, police said on Tuesday, reigniting debate over potential collusion among gas station owners in Latin America’s largest oil producer. The firms targeted by the probe are Petrobras Distribuidora SA (BRDT3.SA), a subsidiary of state oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4.SA);... Continue Reading →
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