In 2024, the Brazilian average annual production of oil and natural gas reached 4.322 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), remaining stable compared to 2023. There was a reduction of 0.5% in 2024, compared to the total for the previous year, which reached a record of 4.344 million boe/d. In the case of... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes Hooks Chemicals Supply Deal for ExxonMobil’s Guyana FPSOs
(OE) Energy technology company Baker Hughes has secured a contract from ExxonMobil Guyana to provide specialty chemicals and related services for its Uaru and Whiptail offshore greenfield developments in Guyana’s Stabroek Block The multi-year contract includes all topsides, subsea, water injection and utility chemicals for the Errea Wittu and Jaguar floating production storage and offloading... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes the Share Purchase Agreements with MISC Berhad
SBM Offshore confirms it has completed the transactions related to the Share Purchase Agreements announced on September 6, 2024 with its partner MISC Berhad for: i) the acquisition of MISC Berhad’s entire effective equity interest in the lease and operating entities related to the FPSO Espirito Santo in Brazil; and ii) the full divestment to MISC Berhad... Continue Reading →
COOEC Completes Delivery of 13 Topside Modules for FPSO P-79 for the Buzios Field
Chinese EPCI company COOEC has completed the construction of 13 topside modules for FPSO P-79, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The Asian company was responsible for the design, acquisition, construction and onboard installation of the equipment. The modules, which weigh almost 30,000 tons and... Continue Reading →
Approval Granted for Modec/Toyo Blue Ammonia FPSO
MODEC and Toyo Engineering have jointly obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for a Blue Ammonia FPSO that will produce ammonia from the gas supplied by a traditional FPSO located nearby. Blue ammonia is produced from hydrocarbons where the CO2 emitted during production is sequestrated. The Blue Ammonia FPSO will use gas which... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Hires Stena Drilling’s Drillship for Work Off Suriname
TotalEnergies has awarded a contract to Stena Drilling for its Stena DrillMax drillship, which will be deployed for work offshore Suriname. As part of the contract, Stena DrillMax will perform managed pressure drilling of one exploration well in Suriname with TotalEnergies EP Suriname. The program, which is expected to start in the second quarter of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras reaches 2024 annual production target
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that, in 2024, it achieved all the production targets set in its Strategic Plan 2024-2028+, within a range of ±4%. The total production of oil and natural gas reached 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The commercial production of oil and natural gas reached 2.4 million... Continue Reading →
Posidonia Begins the Year by Receiving a New Vessel and Many Opportunities Ahead
Posidonia, one of the leading Brazilian companies in the shipping and maritime transportation sector, celebrates the arrival of another vessel to its fleet: the Posidonia Phanther, which docked in Rio de Janeiro this Monday.The PSV 5000 model vessel arrives to integrate the company's strategy of expanding its operations in the Brazilian shipping market, responding to... Continue Reading →
US offshore wind farms in service, in construction and under development
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing on his first day back in the Oval Office on Jan. 20, pending an environmental and economic review. On the same day, Danish energy company Orsted (ORSTED.CO), opens new tab, the world's biggest offshore wind firm, posted another impairment charge on delays to a U.S. offshore project.... Continue Reading →
Solstad Plans Oslo Stock Exchange Listing
(OE) Norwegian vessel owner and services provider Solstad Maritime Holding has outlined plans to apply for a listing of its shares on Euronext Oslo Børs during the second quarter of 2025. The listing is in line with the company’s previously expressed intention to list within 12 months after completion of its $66 million (NOK 750... Continue Reading →