SBM Offshore ‘pre-selected as preferred bidder’ for TotalEnergies’ Suriname FPSO deal – Upstream sources

(OILNOW) Upstream has reported that SBM Offshore could take the upper hand in competition with MODEC to build and deliver Suriname’s first floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, as it was “pre-selected as the preferred bidder.” Fabio Palmigiani, the publication’s South America Correspondent, said the information came from two industry sources. He wrote that SBM Offshore... Continue Reading →

Petronas Makes Oil and Gas Discovery Offshore Suriname

(OE) Petronas Suriname E&P, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy company Petronas, has made a third hydrocarbon discovery at the Fusaea-1 exploration well in Suriname’s Block 52. The discovery is located about 170 kilometers offshore and 9 kilometers east from Roystonea-1. The well was spudded in February 2024, and successfully drilled to a total depth of... Continue Reading →

Anchoring Ops for FPSO Atlanta Start Offshore Brazil

(OE) Oil and gas company Enauta has started anchoring operations for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. As planned, the FPSO Atlanta arrived at Atlanta Field in Santos Basin on May 11, 2024, after setting sail from Dubai in March, following the conclusion of the construction activities and sea... Continue Reading →

Norwegian shipping player’s vessel going to South America

(Offshore-energy.biz) Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore, former Siem Offshore, has won a deal in South America with an undisclosed company for one of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. Siem Offshore changed its name to Sea1 Offshore following the exit of Kristian Siem and the divestment of nine vessels to Siem Sustainable Energy and related companies. The list of... Continue Reading →

Petrobras sets its cap on 14 new FPSOs by 2028 but decarbonization bells and whistles are a must for all

(Offshore-energy.biz) Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is laying the groundwork to put 14 new floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels into production mode over the next five years. As the Brazilian energy heavyweight is also determined to raise its emissions reduction bar, the new FPSOs and solutions are expected to come with decarbonization... Continue Reading →

Petrobras Financial Performance in 1Q24

Rio de Janeiro, May 13, 2024 Main highlights: Consistent results: adjusted EBITDA of US$ 12.1 billion, Operating Cash Flow (FCO) ofUS$ 9.4 billion and Net profit of US$ 4.8 billion. Financial debt at US$ 27.7 billion, the lowest level since 2010. Gross debt is undercontrol at US$61.8 billion, within the range established in our Strategic... Continue Reading →

First-Ever SOV Built in US Christened in Louisiana

(offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted and the US shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) officially christened the first-ever US-built service operations vessel (SOV), ECO Edison, at the Port of New Orleans on 11 May. The construction of the vessel started in March 2022 at ECO’s shipyard in Louisiana, where ECO marked a 50-per cent completion milestone in April last year. The SOV... Continue Reading →

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