Sept. 15 (PN) Tenaris announced the award of a contract to supply 18,000 tons (115 km) of seamless pipe for risers and flowlines for the FPSO P-83 (Búzios 11) production system. The agreement also includes the delivery of TenarisShawcor thermal insulation coatings. The seamless pipes will be produced at Tenaris' manufacturing center in Dalmine, Italy.... Continue Reading →
Mexico launches 5-billion-euro bond issue to partially fund Pemex bond buyback
Sep 15 (Reuters) - Mexico launched on Monday a three-tranche bond issue for up to 5 billion euros ($5.88 billion) to partially finance a $9.9 billion bond buyback from state-run oil company Pemex, LSEG's fixed-income news service IFR reported. The issue consists of four-year bonds for up to 2.25 billion euros, eight-year bonds for 1.5 billion... Continue Reading →
BP’s Giant Brazil Oil Discovery Eses Transition-Stranded Asset Concerns
Sept. 15 (Reuters) BP's recent discovery of a giant oilfield offshore Brazil has reignited investor enthusiasm, echoing the aggressive exploration era two decades ago when companies were thirsty for resources amid fears the world was running out of oil. The announcement of the Bumerangue discovery, described by CEO Murray Auchincloss as BP's most significant in... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Utsira Nord Attracts Two Floating Wind Applications
Sept. 15 (OE) Norway’s Ministry of Energy has received two applications to develop floating wind projects in the Utsira Nord area, marking the next step in the country’s effort to expand renewable energy capacity. The first application is from the consortium between Equinor Utsira Nord and Vårgrønn Utsira Nord, while the second is from Harald... Continue Reading →
Intermoor, Jumbo Offshore form Alliance for O&G, Floating Wind Sectors
Sept. 15 (OE) Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, and Jumbo Offshore, an offshore transportation and installation specialist, have entered into strategic alliance aimed at jointly delivering fully integrated project management, engineering, transport and installation services to the offshore oil and gas as well as floating wind sectors. This partnership brings together Intermoor’s expertise... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announces participation in exploratory block in São Tomé and Príncipe
Sept. 13 - Petrobras informs that it has concluded the acquisition of a 27.5% stake in Block 4, located in São Tomé and Príncipe, Africa. With this acquisition, Petrobras joins the consortium of the aforementioned block, which includes Shell, the operator of the asset (30%), as well as Galp (27.5%) and ANP-STP (15%). Petrobras has... Continue Reading →
BP returns the Pau Brasil Plock and area in the Barreirinhas Basin to ANP
Sept. 12 (PN) British oil company BP restructured its portfolio of exploration assets in Brazil shortly after announcing its largest discovery in 25 years, in the Bumerangue block in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer. The company returned the Pau Brasil block, also in the Santos Basin, to the federal government after the exploration campaign indicated... Continue Reading →
Petrobras makes new discovery in the Aram Block
Sept. 12 (PN) Petrobras notified the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) about the discovery of oil signs in well 3-BRSA-1399-SPS, in a water depth of 1,866 meters in the Aram block. Drilling on the well began at the end of May by the Valaris DS-4 drillship. The oil company has already found oil signs in two... Continue Reading →
Ireland Unveils National Plan for Offshore Wind Development
Sept. 12 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Irish government has published the National Designated Maritime Area Plan (DMAP) for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) proposal and accompanying Public Participation Statement (PPS), outlining plans to develop and manage offshore renewable resources along Ireland’s coast. According to the government, the proposed National DMAP and PPS accelerate the country’s offshore renewable energy... Continue Reading →
US Interior Secretary: ‘No Future for Offshore Wind Under This Administration’
Sept. 12 (offshoreWIND.biz) US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at a press conference on 10 September that offshore wind has no future in the US under the Trump administration and that the government was reviewing five offshore wind projects that are now under construction. Speaking to the press at the Gastech event in Milan, Italy, Burgum said... Continue Reading →