(New Straits Times Press) Yinson Holdings Bhd, through its wholly-owned Singapore-based subsidiary Yinson Production Offshore Pte Ltd (YPO), together with its project partner Sumitomo Corporation (SC), signed a US$670 million syndicated loan facility for the FPSO Anna Nery project, with ING, Natixis and Standard Chartered Bank as underwriting banks. The agreement was also signed by... Continue Reading →
Petrobras on approval of the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on 06/11/2021, informs that the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP) today approved the Búzios Coparticipation Agreement, which will regulate the coexistence of the Transfer of Rights Agreement and the Production Sharing Contract of the Transfer of Rights Surplus for the... Continue Reading →
CBO ACQUIRES FINARGE APOIO MARITIMO AND EXPANDS FLEET TO FORTY VESSELS
(PetroNoticias) CBO Group, a Brazilan maritime support company, today signed an Investment Agreement for the acquisition of the Brazilian company Finarge Apoio Marítimo, owner of a Brazilian-flagged AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel; and four foreign-flagged AHTS vessels belonging to Finarge Armamento Genovese SRL, totaling the purchase of five vessels. The closing of the transaction,... Continue Reading →
Group Formed to Tackle Safety Issues Aging Global FPSO Fleet Faces
Maritime and offshore classification society ABS said Thursday it had brought together leading companies in the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sector to address the safety challenges produced by a fleet where more than half of the FPSO vessels are over 30-years-old and a quarter are over 40-years-old. The working group, consisting of Chevron,... Continue Reading →
Risks on the divestments of Petrobras downstream assets
The risk of interference in fuel prices is a factor that has delayed the sale of Petrobras refineries, says Fernando Borges, executive director of Exploration and Production at the company, in an interview with epbr. -- The executive argues that it is necessary to preserve the competitiveness of the oil and gas industry, which includes... Continue Reading →
EXCLUSIVE Exxon, Chevron look to make renewable fuels without costly refinery upgrades
(Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), along with Chevron Corp (CVX.N), is seeking to bulk up in the burgeoning renewable fuels space by finding ways to make such products at existing facilities, sources familiar with the efforts said. The two largest U.S. oil companies want to produce sustainable fuels without ponying up billions of... Continue Reading →
Aquaterra Energy Completes Offshore Platform Design for DeNovo
Offshore engineering company Aquaterra Energy has completed the engineering design for a renewable-powered Sea Swift offshore platform for DeNovo Energy. The offshore platform is part of the development activity for the Zandolie field, located in the Gulf of Paria, off the west coast of Trinidad, and is scheduled to be installed in Q4 2021. The... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: Prosperity FPSO Hull Arrives in Singapore
(OE) The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third offshore oil production unit once delivered, has arrived at the Keppel yard in Singapore, where it will be fitted with topside modules. SBM Offshore, which will deliver the FPSO to end client ExxonMobil, said that despite the various challenges posed by the ongoing global pandemic,... Continue Reading →
ROV Services Market Update
(OE) The ROV Services market continues to be a key component for helping subsea operators achieve greater levels of operational efficiency and to reduce costs and will play a growing role in supporting the expansion of future offshore wind projects with tasks like laying cables, pre- and post-lay cable survey and other seabed activities. The... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies Drilling Again in Brazil
(PetroleoHoje) In the coming days, TotalEnergies EP will start a new campaign in Brazil. The works will be carried out in the Lapa field, in the Santos cluster, and in the C-M-541 block, located in ultra-deep waters in the Campos Basin, contemplating well abandonment and exploratory drilling activities. The two campaigns will be carried out... Continue Reading →