(Reuters) Brazil's Brava Energia will connect four more wells to its Atlanta field in the first half of 2025, as it starts shipping oil to commodity trading firm Trafigura under a supply deal for six million barrels. That will bring the total number of wells connected to its floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO)... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore’s 2024 Revenue Soars 35% to Record High
(Reuters) Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore's annual revenue jumped 35% to a record high in 2024, driven by the sale of its floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) in Suriname and Guyana, the company said on Thursday. SBM Offshore's shares rose 9.3% to 20.04 euros at 0851 GMT, their highest in... Continue Reading →
Four FPSOs operated by MODEC are among the 10 largest oil and gas producers in Brazil in 2024
(TN) According to recent data released in the Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), four FPSOs operated by MODEC are among the 10 largest producers in Brazil. The FPSO Guanabara MV31 stood out as the main oil and gas producer in 2024, maintaining the position it achieved in 2023.... Continue Reading →
Boost in oil reserves ahead of rig activity spotlights Angolan offshore block’s potential
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered and AIM-listed company Afentra has confirmed that hydrocarbon production from a block off the coast of Angola has been offset by a growth in reserves based on the latest Competent Person’s Report (CPR) for Block 3/05, conducted by ERC Equipoise (ERCE). Following its entrance into Angola in May 2023, the company disclosed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA)... Continue Reading →
ONE Guyana FPSO En Route to ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail Field
(Reuters) The fourth floating production facility to be operated by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil in Guyana has departed from Singapore on its route to the South American country's waters, according to a company executive and LSEG vessel tracking data seen on Tuesday. Once the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is installed,... Continue Reading →
Sea Trials Underway for First Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
(offshreWIND.biz) The sea trials have commenced and are in progress for Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), built in the US. Under construction at Seatrium’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, the vessel also recently completed the jacking trial and main crane load testing. Commissioned by Dominion Energy, the vessel is 96 per... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Targets 180,000 bpd of Oil at Guyana’s Hammerhead Project
(Reuters) A consortium led by U.S. major Exxon Mobil plans to produce up to 180,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 95 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas at its seventh project in Guyana, Hammerhead, according to a document published by the country's environmental agency on Monday. The Exxon group, in which... Continue Reading →
Amplus Energy Services Buys Altera’s FPSO Fresh Off Duty from Brazil
(OE) Floating production solutions specialist Amplus Energy Services has signed an agreement with Altera Infrastructure to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which recently completed its deployment at Petrobras’ Atlanta field offshore Brazil. The acquisition marks Amplus' initial vessel ownership, positioning the company to expand this strategy and meet growing... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Forecasts Daily Production of 1.5 Million Barrels in Buzios and Announces R$78 Billion in Investments in Brazilian Shipyards
Petrobras expects to reach a production of 1.5 million barrels of oil per day in the Búzios field in the near future. The information was given by the CEO of the state-owned company, Magda Chambriard, during a Transpetro event. According to her, the increase in production will be supported by a robust hiring of support... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore looking at early start for local capacity development in Suriname
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore is working to lay the foundation for capacity building and local content development in Suriname as it looks towards delivering the first FPSO for TotalEnergies’ Gran Morgu project, set to begin production in 2028. Pierre Gaté, Country Entry-Manager of SBM Offshore Suriname, said the company is leveraging its early presence to maximize... Continue Reading →