Rosneft was received yesterday by the governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, who signed a term of intent with Vladimir Lyakhovich, general director of the company in Brazil, stating that operations in the Solimões Basin are priorities for the development of the state. - Rosneft resumed drilling operations in the region in 2017, having drilled five... Continue Reading →

Ten environmental groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over recent changes in the Obama-era offshore safety rules put in place in 2016, in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. “[The 2016 Well Control Rule] required drilling operators to implement many of the drilling practices and technology upgrades... Continue Reading →

Shawcor’s pipe coating division has entered into several contracts with an international EPC contractor to provide coating services for offshore pipeline projects. The projects include: Petrobras’ Mero in Brazil; ConocoPhillips’ Tor 2 in Norway; BP’s Atlantis in the Gulf of Mexico; Energean’s Karish in the Mediterranean Sea; Shell’s Powernap in the Gulf of Mexico; Equinor’s... Continue Reading →

June 11, 2019 Petrobras has launched a tender to charter vessels to support remote-operated submarine robot operations (RSVs). The competition is divided into two lots, the first of which provides for a two-year contract, and the second, a three-year agreement. The deadline for submission of proposals ends on July 10. The vessels should be equipped... Continue Reading →

June 11, 2019 The directors of Shell and Petrogal will appreciate the contracting of the Constellation Laguna Star drillship during a two-year operation in the BM-S-11 block in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The drilling unit was offered by the Brazilian group in a Petrobras bid, and its chartering now depends only on the... Continue Reading →

French energy group Total said it had launched the second phase of development for the Mero project off the coast of Brazil, along with its partners, as the deep offshore oil project moves closer to getting off the ground. “The decision to launch Mero 2 comes as a new milestone in this large-scale project that... Continue Reading →

As the oil and gas industry comes out of the recent downturn, E&P companies are tempted to chase the rewards of higher oil prices by accelerating the sanctioning of new projects. However, hasty sanctioning can lead to less certainty of what the ultimate cost of any given project will be, according to Rystad Energy. Projects... Continue Reading →

Published on: 11/06/2019 08:08:11 Petrobras, the Libra Consortium operator, signed a contract on Monday (10/6) with the SBM Group to charter and operate the second definitive production system of Mero field, located in the northwestern area of the Libra block. The unit will be deployed in the Mero 2 project, about 180 km off the... Continue Reading →

Rio de Janeiro, June 10, 2019 - Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it received an approximate amount of R$ 265 million, as a result of a leniency agreement of Braskem with the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) and the Federal Attorney General (AGU). Braskem had already returned R$ 564 million to Petrobras... Continue Reading →

June 11, 2019 SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for a 22.5 years lease and operate of FPSO Mero 2, to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 180 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro. The... Continue Reading →