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April 23 (OE) With one year since the last AHTS report, we have now started to see the effects of a tightening supply-demand balance as earlier predicted, which has translated into a significant uptick in the North Sea spot market especially. The total global AHTS fleet totals just south of 1,700 vessels, of which roughly... Continue Reading →
April 23 (OE) Over the last few years, the energy trilemma has pivoted away from energy transition to energy security and affordability. As a result, offshore oil & gas exploration and production activity, including deepwater activity, has been relatively healthy. Construction, operational support and decommissioning activity has supported the deployment of large anchor handlers and... Continue Reading →
April 22 (oilnow.gy) South America’s upcoming oil developments, including several in Guyana, are gaining increased importance due to recent developments in the Middle East, Norway-based Rystad Energy said in an April 21 analysis. “The Middle East conflict has done more than spike oil prices — it has exposed how dangerously concentrated global supply chains are... Continue Reading →
April 22 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) to Italy’s Saipem, related to its proposed Longtail project in Guyana, signaling a future full contract award that Saipem said could be worth up to US$1.5 billion. The Italian engineering firm said it has been awarded a new limited notice to proceed... Continue Reading →
April 21 (offshore-energy.biz) Oceaneering has performed the first piloting operation of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on a drilling rig offshore Brazil from its onshore remote operations center (OROC), for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. The company’s Subsea Robotics segment and Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA (MPS) piloted an ROV located on a drilling... Continue Reading →
April 16 - Petrobras has completed the interconnection campaign of the Buzios 8 project, a step that enables the first oil from the P-79 platform in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The unit will have the capacity to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compress 7.2 million cubic meters... Continue Reading →
April 14 - Floatel International announced that it has signed a contract with the Norwegian company Equinor for the charter of the accommodation vessel Floatel Victory to provide services in the Bacalhau field, in the Santos Basin. The contract for the MSU will last three months, with the possibility of extension if there is availability.... Continue Reading →
April 14 - The Mero field will be the site of the world's most extensive seismic monitoring project, with an investment of US$450 million. This unprecedented project in deep waters will reveal data that will allow for a deeper understanding of the reservoir's behavior and its dynamics over time. The investment will be led by... Continue Reading →
April 14 (offhore-energy.biz) Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has obtained a multimillion-dollar contract extension for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras. Transocean has revealed that the Deepwater Corcovado drillship was awarded a 1,156-day contract extension with Petrobras in direct continuation of its current activity. The extension is expected to contribute approximately $445... Continue Reading →
April 13, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces that its Board of Directors has today approved the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project, in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, consolidating the development of Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP), a new oil and gas production frontier in the country. The FID for the SEAP II... Continue Reading →
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