Sept. 8 (oilnow.gy) Blue Water Shipping Suriname has secured a three-year contract to provide logistics and supply chain services for Noble Corporation’s offshore operations in Suriname. The company announced the award on September 4. It said the agreement expands its role in supporting the country’s offshore energy sector. Noble’s July 2026 fleet report listed the Noble Developer... Continue Reading →
Ventura Expands Drillship Fleet, Lands $58M Petronas Deal
Sept. 8 (OE) Brazilian drilling contractor Ventura Offshore has entered into an agreement with Eldorado Drilling to provide marketing and operations management services for the seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship Deep Value Driller, while also securing a drilling contract with Petronas E&P Bobara in Indonesia. The Petronas contract has an estimated value of approximately $58 million, including... Continue Reading →
OceanPact Completes Acquisition of Dock Brasil Shipyard
Sept. 7 - On August 31, 2026, OceanPact—through its wholly-owned subsidiary Estaleiro Farol de São Tomé Ltda.—completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Dock Brasil Engenharia e Serviços S.A., a shipyard located in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro. Following the fulfillment of all requisite corporate and regulatory steps, Dock Brasil has become part of... Continue Reading →
Ibama grants Petrobras license, with conditions, to drill 3 new wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin
Sept. 7 - Petrobras has successfully met Ibama’s requirements and has been granted the license to drill three additional wells in block FZA-M-059, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. The new wells—named Manga, Crotalus, and PAD Morpho—will be crucial for the oil company to determine the reservoir's size and assess the area's commercial potential.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras May Simultaneous Drill in Block FZA-M-59 in the Future and IBAMA Issues Further Requirements
Sept. 2 (PN) Petrobras does not rule out the possibility of conducting simultaneous drilling operations using two rigs in Block FZA-M-59, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, at some point in the future. This possibility was discussed with the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) during a meeting in late... Continue Reading →
Helix-Hornbeck merger takes effect after shareholder vote
Sept. 1 (splash247) Helix Energy Solutions Group has completed its combination with Hornbeck Offshore Services after shareholders cleared the all-stock deal, creating a larger US offshore services group under the Hornbeck name. Helix shareholders approved the proposals required to complete the transaction at a special meeting and the merger became effective on September 1. The... Continue Reading →
ANP releases Brazil Oil and Gas production for July 2026 – 5.851 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)
Sept. 1- ANP releases Brazil oil and gas production data for July 2026, 5.851 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of oil and natural gas. Regarding oil, 4.498 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous month and 13.6% compared to the same month in 2025.... Continue Reading →
The eight wells driving PETRONAS’ Block 52 plans in Suriname
Aug. 31 (oilnow.gy) PETRONAS has logged eight successful wells in Suriname’s offshore Block 52 since launching its drilling program there in 2016. The wells have identified oil and gas resources exceeding one billion barrels of oil equivalent. They also support the company’s assessment of potential commercial developments in the block. The eight wells are Roselle-1,... Continue Reading →
Seatrium, Petrobras eye potential natural gas collaboration to meet growing Asian demand
Aug. 27(businesstimes.com.sg) Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and offshore and marine player Seatrium are discussing a potential tie-up to explore offshore solutions in natural gas, said Magda Chambriard and Chris Ong, the respective CEOs of Petrobras and Seatrium. They were speaking at a media briefing following the christening ceremony for two floating production storage and offloading... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Nears Dual FPSO Sailaway for Petrobras’ Búzios Field
Aug. 27 (OE) Singapore's Seatrium is preparing for the sailaway of two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units for Brazil's Petrobras, with the P-80 and P-82 vessels scheduled to depart within weeks of each other. The two vessels were marked at a christening ceremony at Seatrium's Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore and will head... Continue Reading →