(TN) Oil States Brasil signed a contract with Petrobras for maintenance services with the supply of parts and pieces, storage and preservation of equipment and tools for lifting, drilling and well safety, including BOPS, catarina, hook, swivel, mud, valves, etc. With a duration of 3 years, this new contract emphasizes the expertise in equipment maintenance,... Continue Reading →
Ocyan signs rig operating contract with PRIO
(PN) Ocyan signed an operating contract with PRIO (formerly PetroRio) for the use of the West Capricorn rig for 730 days. Activities are expected to start in August 2023. For the execution of this contract, 160 jobs are planned for Ocyan members, all in offshore positions. At the moment, the rig is in Trinidad &... Continue Reading →
Westwood: 2023 shaping up to be a busy year for offshore rigs with further boost in day rates
(OET) As rig activity stood out in multiple regions during 2022, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, believes that there is no reason to expect anything different in 2023 while forecasting global marketed offshore rig utilisation to average 95 per cent this year with day rates getting a further increase. Westwood outlined... Continue Reading →
Petrobras approves election of CEO
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, unanimously, appointed Mr. Jean Paul Terra Prates as Petrobras' Director, until the next General Shareholders' Meeting and elected him as the company's CEO, the latter with a mandate until 04/13/2023, the same term of office of the other members... Continue Reading →
PRIO Acquisition of Albacora Leste Field
Petro Rio S.A. ("Company" or "PRIO") (B3: PRIO3), following the Material Fact released on April 28, 2022, informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on this date, the payment regarding the acquisition of 90% interest and operation of the Albacora Leste Field ("Field" or "Albacora Leste") with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ("Petrobras") was made.... Continue Reading →
Trion project offshore Mexico nears FID
(OM) Woodside Energy has reaffirmed its goal of taking a final investment decision this year on the deepwater Trion oilfield development offshore Mexico. Toward the end of last year, the partners issued competitive tenders for drilling rig, subsea equipment and installation scopes for the subsea facilities, floating production unit (FPU), and the floating storage and offloading vessel. In... Continue Reading →
PGS wins first offshore wind contract
Norwegian marine geophysical company PGS has been awarded its first ultra-high resolution wind farm site characterization project, marking its entry into what the company described as ”a strategically important new energy market.” The survey will cover two European wind farm sites, both of which are in the development phase. PGS will mobilize a 3D vessel for... Continue Reading →
Maersk Supply Service Pens Major Contract for FPSO Work in Brazil
Danish offshore vessel owner Maersk Supply Service said Thursday it had signed an assignment agreement with TechnipFMC for work in Brazil. The scope covers the pre-installation of the mooring system and hook-up of the FPSO P-78. The FPSO P-78 will be the seventh FPSO in the Búzios field, located in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil’s new oil discovery off Guyana could underpin future development
U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil has made a significant new oil discovery at the Stabroek block, which boosts the block’s hydrocarbon resources, fortifying the oil major’s existing portfolio of extensive development opportunities offshore Guyana. The new oil discovery, made at the Fangtooth SE-1 well on the Stabroek block, was disclosed on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, by ExxonMobil’s partner... Continue Reading →
Highland Council Grants Planning Permission for Pentland Floating Wind Farm’s Onshore Infrastructure
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners-led Pentland floating offshore wind farm has been granted planning permission in principle from Scotland's Highland Council for its onshore infrastructure. To be located 7.5km off the coast of Dounreay in Caithness, Pentland will generate 100MW making it capable of providing electricity to almost 70,000 homes, equivalent to 65% of those in the... Continue Reading →