`(OE) Kristian Siem, founder and longtime leader of Siem Offshore, is stepping down as chairman of the Norwegian offshore support vessel (OSV) firm after reaching a deal to acquire nine vessels in exchange for his 35% stake in the company. The company announced it has reached an "amicable agreement" to sell Siem Barracuda, Siem Stingray,... Continue Reading →
Siem Offshore lines up multi-year gig for 2016-built oil spill response vessel in Brazilian waters
( Offshore-energy.biz) Offshore do Brasil, a subsidiary of Norway’s shipping player Siem Offshore, has won a four-year assignment in Brazil with an undisclosed company for one of its oil spill recovery vessels (OSRV). The new contract award for the OSRV Siem Marataizes is slated to begin in the second quarter of 2024. This vessel has been designed... Continue Reading →
PGS Secures 3D Contract in South Atlantic
(OE) Marine seismic data company PGS has received a letter of award for a large 3D contract offshore South Atlantic margin from a multiclient company. A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled for mobilization in June, with a forecast acquisition duration of up to 300 days. The value of the contract has not been disclosed, but... Continue Reading →
Enauta recorded production of more than 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarte of 2024
(PN) Enauta recorded total production of 745 thousand barrels of oil equivalent in March 2024 and more than 2.3 million barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarter of this year. The company's average production between January and March was 25,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day, an increase of approximately 70% compared to the... Continue Reading →
Yinson Holds Naming Ceremony for Brazil-Bound ‘Greener’ FPSO
(OE) Yinson Production has held the naming ceremony for FPSO Maria Quitéria which will deployed in at Petrobras’ Jubarte field offshore Brazil. The naming ceremony for the FPSO Maria Quitéria was held at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Shanghai) Shipyard in China on April 3, 2024. FPSO Maria Quitéria is a conversion project with a production... Continue Reading →
OceanPact wins R$650 million contract to charter three Emergency Response vessels to Petrobras
(PN) OceanPact, one of the leading companies in responding to offshore emergencies in the country, signed new contracts with Petrobras for a period of four years to charter three OSRVs (Oil Spill Response Vessel) worth a total of R$650 million. The vessels Fernando de Noronha, Jim O’Brien and Macaé will be at the service of... Continue Reading →
Petrobras rejects proposals from BW and Ocyan and cancels tender for new Albacora FPSO
(PN) Petrobras decided to cancel the tender for chartering a new platform ship (FPSO) for the Albacora field, in the Campos Basin. Two companies submitted proposals: Norwegian BW Offshore (US$ 1.2 billion) and Brazilian Ocyan (US$ 1.7 billion). However, after being unsuccessful in negotiations with BW, Petrobras attempted talks with Ocyan – and also failed... Continue Reading →
Six FPSOs at peak production will utilize just 7% of Guyana’s massive carbon sink capacity annually – VP Jagdeo
(OilNow) Even with six floating production, storage and offloading (FPSOs) vessels operating at peak production, Guyana’s oil operations would only utilize 7% of the 150 million tonnes of emissions sequestered by its forests annually. So said Guyana’s Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo, during a recent press conference. The chief policymaker for the oil sector made this... Continue Reading →
Noble Voyager to Drill Another Well for Petronas Offshore Suriname
Petronas Suriname E&P, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas, has exercised the option for Noble Corporation’s Noble Voyager drillship to drill one additional well offshore Suriname. The 7th generation drillship Noble Voyager will remain a little longer for drilling operation in Block 52 offshore Suriname at a day rate of $470,000. The contract... Continue Reading →
MODEC Picks TMC Compressors for Errea Wittu FPSO
(OE) TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured a contract to supply a large capacity marine compressed air system to MODEC’s FPSO Errea Wittu, set for deployment at ExxonMobil’s Uaru field offshore Guyana TMC said it will manufacture and assemble the equipment in Europe, without disclosing the value of the contract. Offshore Frontier Solutions, MODEC’s joint venture... Continue Reading →