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By Bruce Beaubouef, Managing Editor (Offshore-mag.com) The “Big 3” offshore drillers – listed as Transocean, Noble Corp., and Valaris by Evercore ISI – are all reporting “strong offshore fundamentals and a robust outlook” that will likely stretch out to 2030, according to a recent report by the oilfield marketplace consulting firm. Evercore based its analysis... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Woodside Petróleo Operaciones de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Woodside”), operator of the Trion deepwater oil field development located in the Perdido Belt of the western Gulf of Mexico. Under this contract, SBM Offshore will construct and thereafter lease to Woodside... Continue Reading →
The Maria Quitéria platform vessel has arrived in Brazil, destined for the Jubarte field, in the Parque das Baleias complex, in the Espírito Santo portion of the Campos Basin. It is an FPSO (floating oil production, storage and transfer system) unit, equipped with technologies to reduce emissions, including the combined cycle in power generation –... Continue Reading →
Barry Parker, Contributor of bdp1 Consulting Ltd (OE) Early 2024 saw a group of financial deals that have implications, in a broad sense, for how offshore wind projects may be financed. While offshore wind projects might be thought of as being in the ‘utility finance’ basket, they are ultimately high-risk deals that might better suit the... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, was recognized, for the second year running, as one of Brazil’s most innovative companies. According to the Valor Inovação Brasil 2024 Yearbook survey, released this Tuesday, August 6th, Wilson Sons is one of the Top-5 Transport and Logistics companies, and is part of the... Continue Reading →
(Oil Now) Subsea7 is closely watching Suriname’s offshore oil sector, with hopes of winning a massive subsea contract to support TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project. In a Q2 earnings presentation, Subsea7 listed the Suriname project among a selection of Invitations to Tender (ITT) in-house or expected in the next 12 months. It expects the contract to... Continue Reading →
Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →
ANP released the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production for June 2024, which brings consolidated data on national production. In June, there was an increase, compared to May 2024, in oil and natural gas production, as well as in pre-salt production. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.353 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
Production from the Golfinho license in the Espírito Basin offshore Brazil has been impacted recently by reduced gas-lift compressor uptime from the GLF-28 well, operator BW Energy said in an update. However, the well is now back online following ROV intervention, with a program underway to improve reliability. During August, the company plans a 12-day shutdown on... Continue Reading →
(PN) FPSO Almirante Tamandaré began its journey to Brazil. The unit left the CMHI shipyard in China today (31) and is headed for the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The new platform will be the first with high capacity to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce... Continue Reading →
