January 14, 202o Permission was given after meeting operational safety conditions at Polo Pargo The ANP authorized Perenco to resume the operation of Polo Pargo last Friday (10/1). According to the agency, the permission was given after analysis that found the fulfillment of operational safety conditions. Located in the Campos Basin, the hub comprises the... Continue Reading →
With floating offshore wind, Brazil can become active in the clean energy race
Jan 13, 2020 Wind energy is one of the most studied topics in the renewable energy ecosystem. In recent decades, the focus has been on various aspects of land wind turbine modeling and analysis. Especially in Brazil, wind energy has a huge potential that has been researched in recent studies. Led by Professor Alexandre Simos,... Continue Reading →
Prosafe misses final payment to Cosco amid talks with lenders
Offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe has missed its final payment to China’s Cosco shipyard for the Safe Notos flotel amid talks with lenders meant to secure financial flexibility for the longer term. As part of this, the company’s final payment of approx. $18.5 million owed and due under the sellers credit to Cosco for the Safe... Continue Reading →
Total picks Maersk drillship to drill at ‘deepest water depth ever drilled offshore’
French oil major Total has selected a Maersk Drilling-owned drillship to drill at what the rig owner says will be a world record water depth in Angola-Namibia campaign. Maersk Drilling said on Tuesday that it had been awarded contracts for a three-well exploration drilling project by Total E&P Angola Block 32, Block 48 and Total... Continue Reading →
With an eye on the pre-salt, Splenda Offshore takes over the administration of Angra dos Reis Port
Jan 13, 2020 The Angra dos Reis Port Terminal (TPAR) is under new shareholding control. Investor Splenda Offshore, which also controls operator BULKPORT at Porto do Forno in Arraial do Cabo, took over the management of TPAR, previously leased by Technip Brasil. For Port Terminal General Manager Robson Rangel, the change in administrative control could... Continue Reading →
Zama a Giant Plus for Mexico
At 670 million barrels of recoverable oil, Mexico’s Zama field would be a nation-building giant in any prolific oil-bearing basin. That reserves estimate — made this week by Netherland, Sewell & Associates for Talos Energy, the Houston-based outfit that found the field — is testing the policies of a newly reorganized Mexican Ministry of Energy. Next door... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore’s first Fast4Ward FPSO hull reaches Singapore
Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore has informed that its first completed Fast4Ward FPSO hull has arrived from China to Singapore. After a journey of 2,300 nautical miles, the Fast4Ward hull has arrived at a Keppel yard in Singapore from China, SBM Offshore informed on Monday, January 13. This is SBM Offshore’s first generic hull, the... Continue Reading →
CNOOC to Drill 227 Exploration Wells in 2020
Chinese oil company CNOOC plans to drill 227 exploration wells in 2020 and has set aside up to around $13,8 billion for capital expenditures, CNOOC's highest annual Capex since 2014, according to Reuters. CNOOC said Monday that its targeted net production for 2020 is 520 million to 530 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). Around... Continue Reading →
PPSA raised R$ 848 million for the Union in 2019
January 13, 2020 Pre-Sal Petróleo PPSA, company linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, raised approximately R $ 848 million for the Union in 2019. The proceeds refer to the commercialization of the Union's oil and gas portion in production sharing contracts and Equalization. Expenditures and Volumes (EGV) of the Sapinhoá, Tartaruga Verde and... Continue Reading →
Bourbon Assets Sold to SPP
Assets of the French offshore vessel owned Bourbon have been sold to SPP, a company owned by a group of French banks, following a court decision announced in December. The Marseilles Commercial Court on December 23 ruled the assets of Bourbon would be sold to Société Phocéenne de Participations (SPP), a company owned by the... Continue Reading →