(OE) The fabrication of a floating production storage and offloading (PFSO) for the Raia project in Brazil, operated by Equinor on behalf of the Raia project consortium, has officially started at Seatrium’s BrasFELS Shipyard. The strike steel ceremony, which symbolizes the first steel cut of the FPSO Raia project, marks the start of the collaboration... Continue Reading →
What’s behind the calm winds of the offshore wind farms Bill in Brazil
This free translation may be of interest Article by Paloma Amorin and Thiago Silva partners at Vieira Rezende Advogados (epbr) The development of the offshore wind sector in Brazil requires the consolidation of a robust legal and regulatory framework. Although there has been a framework approved since 2022 (Decree 10,946/2022), several pending regulatory actions remain... Continue Reading →
Enauta on track to achieve first oil from Brazil-bound FPSO this year
(Offshore-energy.biz)Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta is making progress in putting all the puzzle pieces together to bring a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, destined to work at its field off the coast of Brazil, online later this year. After the first multiphase pumping subsea system (MPP), manufactured by OneSubsea, was loaded in Norway on January... Continue Reading →
Exclusive: Mexico’s Pemex, Carlos Slim team met to discuss deepwater gas project -sources
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex and billionaire investor Carlos Slim's team are discussing ways to revive development of the country's first deepwater natural gas field that was shelved twice before, two sources told Reuters.The sources, both with direct knowledge of the matter, said executives of companies controlled by the Slim family met with... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 enters new phase in contracts in the Bacalhau and Mero Fields
(PN) Subsea 7 is taking new steps in the execution of some of its main contracts in the Brazilian market. The company recently announced an update on its operations in the country and revealed that it has made progress in the Bacalhau and Mero projects, both in the Campos Basin. In Bacalhau, the company installed... Continue Reading →
MOL and Petrobras Sign Cargo Transfer Vessels Deals
(OE) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras have signed a charter contract for cargo transfer vessel (CTV) SeaLoader 2, and agreed to start negotiations for a new CTV shipbuilding contract by the end of 2024. MOL signed the deal through its wholly owned subsidiary, SeaLoading Holding, which owns and operates CTVs.... Continue Reading →
Chevron to Become Operator of Exploration Block Offshore Uruguay
(OE) Challenger Energy has, through its wholly-owned Uruguayan subsidiary CEG Uruguay, entered into farm-out agreement with Chevron for the 60% interest in the AREA OFF-1 block offshore Uruguay. As part of the agreement, Chevron will acquire a 60% participating interest in the AREA OFF-1 block, and will assume operatorship of the block, while CEG Uruguay... Continue Reading →
Exxon, Petronas Set to Extend Exploration Offshore Suriname
(Oilprice.com) Exxon and Malaysia’s state-run Petronas will extend exploration for a gas discovery off the coast of Suriname, the country’s national oil company, Staatsolie, said on Monday. Eyeing a repeat of the huge oil and gas success in the same basin offshore Guyana, explorers in Suriname are also reportedly considering a floating LNG project. Exploration... Continue Reading →
Omni Taxi Aereo drones to carry out missions for Petrobras platforms
(PN) Omni Taxi Aereo, part of the Omni Helicopters International (OHI) Group, the main provider of air mobility solutions in Latin America, announces that it has won two contracts from Petrobras to operate unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in offshore missions. The missions will perform beyond-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, transporting 50kg payloads to offshore installations and conducting... Continue Reading →
BP to start drilling pioneer well in the Pau Brasil Block
(PN) Drilling of the pioneer well in the Pau Brasil block, operated BP in the Santos Basin pre-salt, is scheduled to begin next month on April 24th. The well will be drilled by the Valaris DS-15 drillship. The vessel is being chartered at a daily rate of US$410,000. The contract will be valid until June... Continue Reading →