Oct. 29 - The ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) informs that eight exploratory blocks are available in the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP) tender. Therefore, any of the fifteen companies currently registered in the OPP may open a new bidding cycle by submitting a declaration of interest in one or more... Continue Reading →
Mexico’s Deepwater Gas Field Project Comes Under Review
Oct. 29 (Reuters) Grupo Carso is reviewing the feasibility of the Lakach deepwater natural gas project in collaboration with state energy company Pemex and conducting new analyses to determine how to proceed, a company official said Tuesday. The company signed an agreement last year to partner with Pemex to develop the project in the Gulf... Continue Reading →
Shape Digital and PRIO sign technology agreement to boost predictive maintenance and operational excellence in Brazilian offshore operations
Oct. 28 - Oil company PRIO has signed an agreement with Shape Digital, a developer of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven digital solutions, for the deployment of Shape Lighthouse, an Intelligent Asset Management platform designed to enhance operational reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize production. The technology will be implemented across PRIO’s three Floating Production Storage and... Continue Reading →
Maersk Supply Service, MDL Complete Riser Installation at Brazil’s Mero Field
Maersk Supply Service, with the support of Maritime Developments (MDL), has completed a complex dynamic riser assembly installation at Brazil’s Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, connecting the deepwater site to a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) sensor grid. The project featured MDL’s largest equipment spread to date, mobilized from Peterhead, Scotland, on board the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces production record of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7)
Oct. 28 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras announces that the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, operating in the Búzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, reached a record instantaneous production flow equivalent to 270,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) last Saturday (October 25). On average, the platform’s production exceeded 250,000 bpd... Continue Reading →
Venezuela to Suspend Energy Agreements with Trinidad
Oct. 27 (Reuters) Venezuela's oil ministry will ask the presidency to suspend a wide cooperation agreement with Trinidad and Tobago for energy development, including joint gas projects in negotiation, the South American country's oil minister said. Trinidad's previous government had been planning numerous joint gas projects with Venezuela, including the 4.2 trillion cubic feet Dragon... Continue Reading →
Eco Atlantic considering heavy-oil development at Jethro; says Exxon Hammerhead FID triggers ‘fresh look’
Oct. 27 (oilnow.gy) Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas is taking a fresh look at its 2019 Jethro-Lobe discovery offshore Guyana, after ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead project proved that heavy oil finds in the basin can be commercially developed. Chief Executive Officer Gil Holzman said in a recent interview that Exxon’s decision to advance Hammerhead has reshaped how Eco views its Orinduik... Continue Reading →
Britain announces $1.45 billion budget for offshore wind auction
Oct 27 (Reuters) - Britain is offering a smaller budget for offshore wind in its next auction round to spur investment in renewable power capacity, government documents showed on Monday, with one analyst saying the country will struggle to meet its clean power targets. Documents released on Monday showed the next auction round will have... Continue Reading →
ABL Companies Supporting Geoscience Work at Two Offshore Wind Areas in Portugal
Oct. 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has appointed the UK-based renewable energy consultancy OWC, part of ABL Group, to support the geophysical and geotechnical surveys at two offshore wind farm areas in Portugal. ABL Group’s Portugal-based water and environmental consultancy, Hidromod, is also engaged in the project. IPMA is currently... Continue Reading →
European Floating LiDAR, Energy Intelligence Providers Join Forces in Brazilian Offshore Wind Market
Oct. 27 (offshoreWIND.biz) TGS, an energy data and intelligence provider based in Norway and the US, and EOLOS, a floating LiDAR technology provider based in Spain, have partnered to offer wind and metocean measurement campaigns in Brazil. Within the partnership, TGS will manage client contracts, campaign design, deployment and operations, while EOLOS will supply its... Continue Reading →