The 17th Bidding Round under the concession regime will offer 96 offshore exploratory blocks in the Campos, Pelotas, Potiguar and Santos basins. The maps of the sedimentary basins with the sectors where these explorations are located are on this page and the originals can be obtained at http://rodadas.anp.gov.br/pt/17-rodada-licitacao On 9/9/2020 Resolution No. 7 of 8/18/2020... Continue Reading →
PETROBRAS LAUNCHES BIDDING PROCESS FOR CHARTERING OF AHTS
This week Petrobras launched a bidding process for chartering one or more vessels for supply, towing and anchor handling (AHTS). The scope of the tender will be national and the deadline for sending proposals has already started. The opening of the bidders' envelopes is scheduled for January 27th. The contract term to be granted by... Continue Reading →
Subsea Technology: Remote power, on demand
Taking the power to where you want it is another option – perhaps not for compression or pumping system, but potentially for monitoring, inspection, and even intervention systems, such as resident robotics concepts. It’s an idea some have been looking at, such as Ocean Power Technologies, which recently won a DeepStar project award to study... Continue Reading →
Opinion: Biden Administration Can Align with Offshore Energy
Economic recovery. Climate change. Racial equity. COVID-19. These four issues are at the core of President-elect Joe Biden’s Day 1 priorities. Separately, each issue seems like a monumental challenge with no easy solution. But there is a path forward for each priority offered by America’s offshore energy industry. The continued success of U.S. offshore... Continue Reading →
Swinging Again, Saudi Arabia Sacrifices Market Share to Protect Oil Price
Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it will reduce oil output by 1 million barrels per day in February and March has boosted prices and helped paper over divisions within the producer alliance, at least temporarily. The unilateral cut, announced on Tuesday, reaffirms Saudi Arabia, rather than the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) or the... Continue Reading →
AET accepts delivery of 1st Shell-chartered DP2 shuttle tanker
AET, a petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has taken delivery of Eagle Pilar, a new Suezmax second-generation dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tanker built at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea. The 153,180 dwt newbuild has been purpose built for a long-term charter to Brazil Shipping I Limited, a subsidiary... Continue Reading →
McDermott Completes New Capital Raise For $560 Million
PRNewswire/ -- McDermott International, Ltd today announced that on Dec. 31, 2020, it secured $560 million in new capital. As announced on Nov. 18, 2020, the new capital was provided through a series of transactions which was secured through commitments from certain existing lenders and shareholders. McDermott met all conditions necessary to close these transactions and has strengthened its... Continue Reading →
Ocyan wins Mero drilling contract
After a long period of negotiations and a lot of market expectations, Ocyan won Petrobras' tender for chartering a rig exclusively dedicated to the Mero field, in the Santos cluster. Drill ship Norbe VIII should start operating in the second semester Petrobras and Ocyan do not reveal details of the bid result. Source: PetroleoHoje
Forship selected for the Integrated Route 3 Project
Forship Engenharia, a Brazilian company that has been operating for more than two decades in the oil and gas sector, with strong expertise in commissioning, maintenance and operation of assets, was selected by Petrobras to operate the utilities plant of the Natural Gas Processing Unit ( UPGN) of the Integrated Route 3 Project, at the... Continue Reading →
EIG sells stake in Gasbol pipeline, eyes more Brazilian investments
(Reuters) - EIG Global Energy Partners has sold its stake in the Brazilian portion of the Bolivia-Brazil natural gas pipeline, widely known as Gasbol, to Fluxys Belgium NV, the chief executive officer of the U.S.-based company said on Tuesday. The sale of EIG’s 27.5% stake in the Brazilian part of the pipeline for an undisclosed... Continue Reading →