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August 11, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 07/27/2020, regarding the sale of its entire stake in the exploratory portion of the Tayrona Block, located in the Guajira Basin, Colombia, informs that it has extended until 08/21/2020 the deadline for companies to express their interest in the opportunity.... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 The pandemic should also cause the delay in the delivery of the FPSO Sepetiba that SBM Offshore is building to be installed in Campo de Mero 2. The crisis in international health has caused the closure of many offices and supplier companies in Singapore, where the unit will be built . The... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 The Bureau Veritas Group, a world leader in Tests, Inspections and Certification (ICT), has developed new resources for the Digital Twin technology and for the asset management process for application in the decommissioning of ships, floating units, fixed platforms and subsea structures. The solution meets the principles of ANP Resolution 817/2020, allowing... Continue Reading →
The well intervention market is a niche one, with only a few main players – including Helix/Well Ops, Island Offshore, AKOFS Offshore and Siem Offshore – and only three key geographical regions; Northwest Europe, South America and the US Gulf of Mexico. Unsurprisingly then, the fleet operates in regions with high numbers of installed subsea... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 Petrobras published today (11) a tender for the chartering and provision of operating services for at least one or even two high-specification offshore drilling rigs for operation in water depths of up to 2,400 meters. The contract term to be awarded to the winner of the tender will be three years. The... Continue Reading →
Aug 11, 2020 Pré-Sal Petróleo (PPSA) signed a contract with Schlumberger to implement the cognitive environment for E&P called Delf. The cloud environment allows the storage and remote processing of data from oil and gas reservoirs with the participation of the Union. According to the company, the novelty will allow its professionals to interpret and... Continue Reading →
Shares in Singapore’s Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI) fell 13% on Tuesday after Temasek Holdings abandoned its $3 billion offer for the conglomerate by invoking a material adverse change clause following the company’s poor financial results. Keppel’s large second-quarter loss that breached a threshold in the state investor’s offer to buy majority control had boosted the risk... Continue Reading →
August 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), referring to the sale of 50% to 100% of its stake in the BM-S-51 concession with hand-over the operation, located in the Santos Basin, in the pre-salt polygon. The concession is located at water depths ranging from... Continue Reading →
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil is set to begin drilling at the Kaieteur Block offshore Guyana, hoping to replicate successes made in the adjacent Stabroek block where it has made more than 16 discoveries. Westmount Energy, which indirectly owns a share in the Kaieteur Block, on Monday cited a statement by Ration Petroleum, according to which the... Continue Reading →
August 10, 2020 Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release dated July 29, 2020, informs that today it paid Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros) R$ 950 million, regarding the full amount of the agreement with Petros on the arbitral dispute related to the investment in Sete Brasil. The agreement extinguished the dispute... Continue Reading →
