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Aug 9 - Petrobras is working to bring forward the start of production for the P-80 platform, scheduled for the Búzios field in the Santos Basin. According to the company's Director of Engineering, Technology, and Innovation, Renata Baruzzi, the goal is to achieve first oil from the unit in the first quarter of 2027 rather... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (PN) Oil States do Brasil has signed a contract to manufacture and supply rigid jumpers for the Buzios 10 project, located in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The equipment will be used in the field's subsea system and will operate in water depths ranging from 1,720 to 2,190 meters. The contract... Continue Reading →
Aug. 7 (oilprice.com) BP’s Bumerangue discovery is more than another giant Brazilian oil find: it could become the project that keeps both BP’s upstream portfolio and Brazil’s production boom alive well into the 2030s. With an estimated 2.5 billion barrels potentially recoverable and peak output that could reach 600,000 b/d, the ultra-deepwater development is large enough to... Continue Reading →
Aug. 6 (PN) The Raia project, operated by Equinor in the Campos Basin pre-salt, has reached new milestones in its development phase. The company completed the installation of a 186-kilometer ultra-deepwater section of the gas pipeline that will connect the field to the coast of Rio de Janeiro, using pipes manufactured by Tenaris with 99%... Continue Reading →
Aug. 6 (OE) Dutch floating production specialist SBM Offshore raised its 2026 outlook for the second time this year on Thursday after strong contract activity and the sale of its One Guyana vessel helped lift first-half revenue, sending its shares up more than 7%. The company, which builds, leases and operates floating production, storage and... Continue Reading →
The Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is currently in West African water on its voyage to Guyana’s Stabroek Block, vessel tracking data shows. Marine Traffic placed the FPSO in the region after it departed Singapore in June. Separate automatic identification system data published by VesselFinder provides an estimated arrival date of August... Continue Reading →
Aug. 4 (oilnow.gy) The Stena Carron is carrying out exploration drilling at the Rockhead-1 prospect in Guyana’s Stabroek Block. According to a recent notice from the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), drilling activities will conclude on August 31. “The Rockhead-1 is situated approximately 115.2 nautical miles (213.4 kilometers) off the Coast of Guyana and covers an... Continue Reading →
Aug. 3 (offshore-energy.biz) Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based offshore drilling giant, has fitted one of its drillships with new equipment, reflecting its confidence in a strengthening offshore drilling market and busier years ahead for the global rig fleet. Noble has confirmed the installation of a stemless gate valve (SGV) on the Noble BlackHornet drillship. This technology, developed with Kinetic... Continue Reading →
Aug. 3 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil is evaluating a ninth floating production, storage and offloading vessel for Guyana that could mirror the development concept being advanced for Longtail, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said during the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call on July 31. Woods said the company sees an opportunity to use what it is... Continue Reading →
Aug. 3 (oilprice.com) Middle East turmoil, centered on the U.S. war with Iran, is playing havoc with world energy markets. An ongoing dispute over access to the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil and natural gas supply is shipped, is causing prices to surge. This is a boon for South America's oil industry,... Continue Reading →
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