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A joint venture between Brazil’s Ocyan and Altera Infrastructure (formerly Teekay) has been awarded a contract by Karoon for the charter of the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, which is operating on the Baúna field offshore Brazil. As previously reported, Karoon has finally taken over the operatorship of the Baúna field, located in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes, Halliburton and Schlumberger signed Bacalhau well contracts with Equinor , in the Santos Basin pre-salt. According to the operator, the average local content is estimated at 74%. - The total value of the services is of the order of US $ 455 million, with a firm term of 4 years and two options... Continue Reading →
Australian player Karoon Energy has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent operating interest in the Baúna field, located in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, which will see it transform from an oil and gas exploration company into an oil production company. To remind, Karoon in July 2019 presented the high bid in the process to... Continue Reading →
Italian oilfield contractor Saipem has recently received the authorization to proceed with the final phase of the Payara development project in Guyana from the project operator ExxonMobil. Saipem has been working in this country for the last three years, starting with the award of the Liza phase 1 contract. Saipem said on Monday that this... Continue Reading →
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) launched a special edition of its monthly bulletin of oil and gas production in Brazil, a document that is completing ten years of existence. Among the highlights of the new report, is the evolution of the pre-salt fields. From 2010 to the present day, production in the area grew almost... Continue Reading →
Crane specialist Palfinger will deliver two wire luffing lattice boom cranes to the largest FPSO vessel ever delivered to Brazil. The FPSO, to be delivered by Japan's Modec, will be deployed at Equinor's Bacalhau field (formerly Carcará), about 185 kilometers off the Brazilian coast – south of São Paulo – at a water depth of around 2,050 meters.... Continue Reading →
Total is seeking to sell stakes in a number of Angolan oilfields, in what is seen as an early sign of an expected wave of divestments by big energy companies from the West African country, industry sources said. Total could raise around $300 million from the sale of its 20% stake in Angola's offshore Block... Continue Reading →
Enauta evaluates closing the Atlanta field operations, in the Santos Basin post-salt, after Barra Energia informs that it will abandon the asset. An alternative is to take 100% of the field. The decision should be taken by the end of this month, Enauta reported today. - “Enauta had already been revising the project in order... Continue Reading →
South America’s offshore output is on track to surpass volumes coming from North America by 2024, energy intelligence group GlobalData said Tuesday. While several projects in Brazil and Guyana have taken final investment decision (FID), and are less likely to be postponed or suspended, offshore US and Mexico tell a different story, GlobalData says. Key... Continue Reading →
Petrobrás is on a constant path to reduce its oil extraction costs even more, especially in the challenging scenario that operators are facing in the pandemic scenario. Over the past few months, the Brazilian company has managed to go further in this objective, reducing the cost of extraction in the pre-salt layer to U$ 2.27... Continue Reading →
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