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Ocean bottom seismic company Seabed Geosolutions has won a contract for a baseline 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey as well as a future 4D monitor OBN survey in Brazil. The project, for an unnamed client, is to be acquired in water depths greater than 2,200 meters and the baseline survey is scheduled to start... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”) (NYSE: PBR) announces the expiration and expiration date results of the previously announced offers to purchase for cash by its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (“PGF”) of any and all of its outstanding notes of the series set forth in the table below (the “Tender Notes” and such... Continue Reading →
Belgium-based shipowner Exmar has settled a dispute over the charter of the Tango FLNG with Argentinian energy firm YPF, that will see the FLNG charter terminated in exchange for a settlement fee. To remind, YPF in June sent a force majeure notice to Exmar, saying it was not able to pay for the charter of the... Continue Reading →
(BUSINESS WIRE)--FutureOn, the fast-growing Norwegian software company that works with an expanding portfolio of global energy companies, announced today that it has secured an investment from the Bentley Acceleration Fund and established a strategic partnership with US-based Bentley Systems to accelerate the digitalization of the oil and gas industry. FutureOn and Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY),... Continue Reading →
Sharing contract oil production was 22,000 barrels / day (bpd) in August, 24% less than in July. The drop is a reflection of the 27-day scheduled stoppage in production at the Mero Development Area for the execution of the 8-inch line disconnection operations. The downturn in Mero production has been occurring since April, as planned... Continue Reading →
After announcing the postponement of the Parque das Baleias Integrated Project for about a year, Petrobras will begin this Monday afternoon the new bidding process for contracting the enterprise's FPSO. The start of delivery of proposals for construction and chartering of the vessel will begin today at 14:00 hours. The calendar foresees that the opening... Continue Reading →
The National Immigration Council published a text that updates Normative Resolution 6, aimed at regulating seafarers and other foreigners on vessels. The rules have not changed since the Migration Law came into force in 2017. “These are significant changes that amplify and clarify common doubts of companies that work with vessels and offshore platforms. In... Continue Reading →
Halliburton Co posted its fourth-straight quarterly loss on Monday, as the world's second-largest oilfield services provider struggles with a plunge in demand and lower oil prices. Even though oil prices have recouped some of their losses from the historic lows of March and April, fresh lockdowns in some parts of the world due to a... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has postponed the Parque das Baleias integrated project in the Campos basin by about one year. Petrobras said last Friday that it also cancelled the FPSO charter bidding, granting the start of a new bidding process. The operator, citing the economic context of COVID-19 in its decision, now expects first oil... Continue Reading →
Top oilfield services provider Schlumberger NV on Friday posted its third straight quarterly loss as this year's prolonged slump in oil prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic compelled its major energy customers to shun drilling. The company kicked off earnings from hard-hit U.S. oilfield service providers and come as the reintroduction of lockdowns in some... Continue Reading →
