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Petrobras Suspends MODEC from Bidding for FPSO Projects
Brazilian national oil and gas company Petrobras has suspended Japanese FPSO specialist MODEC from bidding for new floating production storage and offloading vessel projects. The Japanese firm has also named a new CEO. MODEC, which sees Brazil as its main market…
Floating Production Systems Market Bounces Back on Recovering Oil Prices
Orders for production floaters have bounced back over the past month driven by rising crude prices, according to Jim McCaul, head of offshore business intelligence firm World Energy Reports. McCaul bases his assessment on data in a new floating…
CNOOC to Start Production from Lingshui 17-2 Offshore Field in H1 2021
China’s offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd is expected to start production at Lingshui 17-2, a large deepwater natural gas deposit in South China Sea, in the first half of 2021, the company executive said on Thursday. Lingshui 17-2 is CNOOC’s first fully-owned deepwater gas project…
Santos, BW Offshore Sign $4,6B Barossa FPSO Deal
Australian oil and gas company Santos has signed a contract with FPSO supplier BW Offshore for the delivery of an FPSO for the Barossa gas field, located 300 kilometers offshore Darwin in Australia. The contract is subject to Final Investment Decision (FID) by Santos and its partners…
Anita Garibaldi FPSO to Feature TMC Compressors
Norway-based TMC Compressors has been awarded a contract to deliver a large marine compressed air system for the Brazil-bound FPSO Anita Garibaldi. The FPSO - to be delivered by Japan's MODEC in 2022- will be deployed at Petrobras' Marlim field in the Campos Basin.
MODEC Orders Palfinger Cranes for Sangomar FPSO
Japanese FPSO company MODEC has ordered Palfinger cranes for an FPSO it is building for deployment at Woodside's Sangomar development offshore Senegal. Palfinger said Tuesday it would deliver two wire luffing lattice boom cranes for the FPSO.
Vår Energi Gets Nod to Use Marulk Field Subsea Infrastructure Until 2030 End
Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi has received regulatory approval to use the subsea facilities on the Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea beyond their original operating life. Vår Energi had consent for the operation of the Marulk field until December 31, 2021.
FAR to Sell Senegal Oil Field Stake to Woodside, as Lukoil, Remus Offers Incomplete
Australian oil and gas company FAR said Friday it would sell its stake in offshore blocks in Senegal to Woodside, subject to the approval of its shareholders, as proposed company takeover offers made by Remus and Lukoil were incomplete. To remind…
Oil Surges After OPEC+ Extends Cuts
Oil prices jumped about 3% on Friday, hitting their highest levels in over a year, following a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report and decision by OPEC and its allies not to increase supply in April. Brent futures rose $2.10, or 3.2%, to $68.84 a barrel by 11:25 a.m. EST (1625 GMT).
Falkand Islands Gov't Gives More Time to Sea Lion Field Partners
The Falkland Islands government has agreed to extend the terms of several offshore oil and gas licenses, including the one containing the undeveloped Sea Lion field, oil and gas company Rockhopper has informed. To remind, Premier Oil, the operator of the Sea Lion development…
PetroRio Buys Stake in Brazil Offshore Oil Field from Total
Brazilian oil and gas company PetroRio on Thursday said it had agreed to buy from Total a 28.6% stake in the Wahoo field, offshore Brazil. The field is located in the BM-C-30 Block, and the acquisition from Total, together with the interest in Wahoo PetroRio agreed to buy from BP…
Offshore Oil and Gas project Commitments to Hit New Records, Rystad Says
Offshore oil and gas project commitments are expected to not only recover going forward, but their number is also set to reach a new record in the five-year period towards 2025 - cumulatively almost 600 projects - Rystad Energy, a Norwegian…
Guyana: No Oil at Exxon's First Well in Canje Block
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has failed to find commercial quantities of oil at the Bulletwood-1 offshore well in the Canje Block, offshore Guyana. The well, spudded on December 30, 2020, was drilled using the Stena Carron drillship and was the first well drilled in the 4…
Fifth Petrobras Director to Follow CEO Out
A fifth board member at Brazil's Petrobras will step down, the company said as of Wednesday, and the state-run oil producer's shares tumbled more than 3% as management turmoil showed no signs of abating. A day earlier, four other board members stepped down at Petroleo Brasileiro SA…
Saudi Aramco, Chevron Chiefs See Global Oil Demand Recovery
Global oil demand is recovering and could return to around pre-pandemic levels next year, the chief executive of Saudi Aramco told an oil and gas conference on Tuesday. Global demand for oil is likely to recover from the second half of the year…
SOFEC Delivers Goods for FPSO Miamte MV34
Mooring systems provider SOFEC has informed that it has delivered the Upper Tower and Mooring Support & Yoke Structures for MODEC’s FPSO Miamte MV34 which will be deployed for Eni in Mexico. SOFEC was awarded a contract by MODEC in October 2018…
ExxonMobil Announces Two Board Appointments
U.S.-based oil major ExxonMobil said on Monday activist investor Jeffrey Ubben and Michael Angelakis have joined its board. Angelakis is chairman and CEO of independent strategic investment company Atairos. Prior to founding Atairos, he served…
Petrobras, SBM Offshore Sign LoI for Giant Búzios Field FPSO
Brazilian oil giant Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with Dutch FPSO supplier SBM Offshore for the delivery of an FPSO to be deployed in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. SBM Offshore will be responsible for the engineering…
OPEC+ to Weigh Modest Output Boost, Sources Say
PEC+ oil producers will discuss a modest easing of oil supply curbs from April given a recovery in prices, OPEC+ sources said, although some suggest holding steady for now given the risk of new setbacks in the battle against the pandemic. The…
Report: SBM Offshore Only Bidder for Petrobras' Mero 4 FPSO
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras received only one proposal, from Dutch SBM Offshore, in a bid to contract construction of the Mero 4 oil platform [FPSO] in the Santos Basin pre-salt, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Bumi Armada Amends Loan Maturity Date. Cites Coronavirus Impact
Malaysian FPSO specialist Bumi Armada has amended the maturity of a portion of the $660 loan from 2019, citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business. Bumi Armada said the loan agreement has been amended on to extend the final…