20-year FLNG gig in South America opening doors to LNG exports’ club for Argentina

(Offshore-energy.biz) Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure Golar LNG has sealed a deal with Pan American Energy (PAE), a Latin American integrated energy company, for a multi-year use of a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel, which will leverage Argentina’s prolific natural gas resources, positioning the South American country for further LNG... Continue Reading →

Brazil National Production of oil and natural gas increased in May and reached 4.234 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)

(TN) ANP released today (2/7) the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for May 2024, which provides consolidated data on national production. This month, there was an increase in oil and natural gas production, and also in pre-salt production.Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.234 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).Regarding... Continue Reading →

Petrobras (PBR) Puts Off the Barracuda-Caratinga FPSO Tender

(Zack's) Petrobras PBR, the state-controlled oil company in Brazil, has once again delayed the bid submission deadline for chartering a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel aimed at revitalizing operations in the Barracuda-Caratinga field within the Campos Basin. This recurring postponement reflects PBR's ongoing challenges in garnering sufficient interest from floater companies for its bidding... Continue Reading →

Transocean drillship embarks on maiden gig with Petrobras in Brazil

(Offshore-energy.biz) Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean has gotten down to business in Brazil, where its newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship set the ball rolling on its inaugural drilling assignment with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras. Following a purchase agreement at the end of 2022 for the acquisition of the Deepwater Aquila (ex-West Aquila) drillship for $200 million from Hanwha Ocean,... Continue Reading →

Archer Acquires Norwegian Floating Wind Solutions Provider

(OE) Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement with Remold Invest to fully acquire the floating offshore wind solutions provider Moreld Ocean Wind (MOW), including a minority stake in U.S.-French technology company Ocergy (OCY). With around 30 engineers based in Norway, MOW delivers project management and engineering for fabrication and assembly of floating... Continue Reading →

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