Fri, May 11, 2018, 10:16 AM The National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) published on Friday (11/5) two resolutions that deal with oil and gas exploration block bids, carried out by the ANP in 2018. CNPE Resolution 4/2018 authorizes the realization of the 5th Round of Sharing by the ANP and defines as strategic the... Continue Reading →
Ocyan wants to participate in the next subsea bids for Libra
Ocyan plans to participate in the upcoming risers' bids for the Libra area in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The idea is to compete with a hybrid solution, developed in partnership with the English company Magma Global. Launched during the OTC in Houston, the system consists of a rigid duct wrapped by lines of composite material... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons Shipyard converts PSV to OSRV to meet WS Ultratug contract with Petrobras
Wilson Sons Shipyard is expected to complete by mid-May the conversion of a PSV (supply vessel) into OSRV (Oil Spill Combat) for Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore, a group support company in partnership with Chile's Ultratug . The work, started in March, aims to meet a two-year agreement signed with Petrobras. In practice, the Gaivota... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Prepayment of bank debts
Rio de Janeiro, May 11, 2018 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that has made the following debt prepayments: i) US$ 300 million, on 04/26/2018, with Banco Safra, due in January 2023; and ii) US$ 600 million, on 05/10/2018, with JP Morgan Bank, with expiration date in September 2022. Petrobras will continue to evaluate... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea adds new pipelay support vessel to Brazil fleet
Norwegian subsea company DOF Subsea has welcomed a new pipelay support vessels to its Brazilian fleet. In a social media post on Friday, DOF Subsea informed that the Skandi Recife has joined its fleet in Brazil. Read more
P-33 will be decommissioned in 2018. Marlim’s schedule updated
March 7, 2018/Gustavo Gaudarde The P-33 FPSO completes in December 20 years of production in the Marlim field. Petrobras has updated the timeline for the Marlim field revitalization project in the Campos Basin and is anticipating the decommissioning of the P-33 FPSO. The facility, which has the capacity to produce 50,000 barrels per day... Continue Reading →
McDermott-CB&I $6B merger complete
Offshore engineering, construction, and installation company McDermott International has expanded its capabilities, becoming an onshore-offshore EPCI specialist, as it closed the acquisition of CB&I on Thursday. The new company, described as the “premier, fully integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry” will continue under the name McDermott. Read more
Polarcus returns to profit
Seismic player Polarcus returned to profit in the first quarter of the year despite lower revenues. Polarcus on Friday posted a net profit of $2.8 million for the first quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $38 million in the corresponding period of 2017. Read more
Pre-salt auction: 11 of the 16 companies participated in the 15th round
The Special Bidding Commission for the 4th pre-salt auction, which will take place on June 7, approved the participation of the 16 companies that have expressed interest in the competition. 11 of the registered companies bid on the 15th round of the ANP, which tendered blocks in six offshore basins, including areas in the pre-salt... Continue Reading →
Five Japanese firms invest in Petrobras-chartered FPSO
Five Japanese firms have teamed up to build an FPSO to be chartered to the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. Mitsui, MOL, Marubeni, and Mitsui E&S will invest in a long-term charter business currently promoted by the Japanese FPSO specialist MODEC, related to the provision of an FPSO for Petrobras’ Mero field offshore Brazil. Read more
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