Prysmian’s ‘first-of-its-kind’ FPSO subsea tie-back system in Brazil saves operator money and time for offshore oil project

(offshore-energy.biz) Italy’s cable systems giant Prysmian has provided a solution to a tie-back project in the pre-salt layer off the coast of Brazil, which it describes as a groundbreaking system envisioned to connect fields 30 kilometers (km) away to a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, enabling fast-tracked development of an oil project with... Continue Reading →

TechnipFMC Secures Major Subsea Contracts at Petrobras’ Brazil Fields

(OE) Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has been awarded two multi-million-dollar subsea contracts by Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The first contract, deemed substantial by TechnipFMC, is to design, engineer, and manufacture riser flexible pipe, and for the supply of associated services including packing and storage. Substantial contract for TechnipFMC means its worth is... Continue Reading →

Mexico’s top oil & gas projects under development: Coming to grips with main hydrocarbon challenges and obstacles at home and abroad

(offshore-energy.biz) Many factors, including roadblocks, play a role in oil and gas extraction and development around the globe. Some of these are region-specific while others tend to be a global problem. Mexico’s five largest upcoming hydrocarbon projects have not managed to escape these, thus, they are also facing such technical and other issues. The Latin... Continue Reading →

Seatrium Hires KBR on Topsides Job for FPSOs Bound for Petrobras Brazil Fields

(OE) U.S.-based engineering and construction giant KBR has been hired by Seatrium to develop topsides facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, being designed for Petrobras’ Atapu and Sepia fields in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will provide Seatrium with detailed engineering services and technical... Continue Reading →

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