If the industry has been capturing CO2 for decades, why all the innovation now? (OE) CO2 capture technology has been used for around a century in natural gas processing plants to separate out the commercially valuable methane. In the 1970s, that CO2 found purpose in advanced oil recovery. Now, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is... Continue Reading →
Petrobras puts Sepetiba platform vessel into pre-salt production
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it put into production the Sepetiba platform vessel, in the Mero field, Libra block, in the pre-salt Santos Basin. This is Mero's third production system, with the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels of oil a day and compress up to 12 million cubic meters of... Continue Reading →
Electrification: Key to unlocking untapped oil & gas reserves and augmenting production – Long read
(OET) The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online. Electrification of subsea production systems (SPS) offers the solution to these long-standing issues and constraints while also enabling decarbonization and... Continue Reading →
With 4.698 million boe/d, oil and natural gas production Brazil breaks record for the month of November
Oil and natural gas production in November recorded a volume of 4.698 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), surpassing the previous record achieved in September, when 4.666 MMboe/d were produced. Regarding oil, 3.678 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 3.8% compared to the previous month and 18.8% compared to... Continue Reading →
Seas of Change: UK Ports at the Forefront of Energy Transition
(OE) Ports in the UK such as Aberdeen serve as vital gateways to the offshore energy supply chain, providing services from surveying and construction to operational support, maintenance and decommissioning for oil and gas platforms and renewable energy installations all around the UK coastline. Vessels, moving 84.5 million tons of energy related cargo in 2022,... Continue Reading →
EIG to Acquire Ocyan for US$390 Million
(BW) EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with Novonor S.A. ("Novonor") and Brazilian Development Bank ("BNDES") to acquire Ocyan Participações S.A. ("Ocyan" or the "Company"), a Brazilian-based solutions provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, for a total amount... Continue Reading →
As 410-day campaign wraps up, TGS sets record for ‘longest deepwater node survey’
(OET) TGS has completed a 410-day deepwater node survey campaign offshore Guyana ahead of schedule, setting a record for the longest deepwater node survey. On December 1, the final node recovery marked the culmination of three exclusive ocean bottom node (OBN) surveys commissioned by ExxonMobil Guyana. TGS acquired 2,400 square kilometers of OBN data within... Continue Reading →
First Gas Starts Flowing into Tango FLNG in Congo
(OE) Italian oil giant Eni has started the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit moored in Congolese waters. Gas introduction has been achieved in record time - only twelve months after the final investment decision, according to Eni. Following completion of the commissioning phase, Tango FLNG will produce its... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Secures Early Refinancing of S$400 Million from DBS
Facility includes an option to convert to a sustainability-linked loan Seatrium Limited (Seatrium, or the Group) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Seatrium Financial Services Pte. Ltd. (SFS) has successfully refinanced an existing loan facility due in February 2024 with a S$400 million committed loan facility from DBS Bank Limited (“DBS”). The three-year... Continue Reading →
Equinor Starts Operating First CBO Hybrid PSV in Brazilian Waters
(OE) The first hybrid Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), which uses batteries and diesel for propulsion, has started operating for Equinor in Brazil. With the battery bank installed, the PSV is able to operate with hybrid propulsion, switching between the use of electricity and diesel. This is expected to reduce emissions by up to 40% during... Continue Reading →