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MODEC’s FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 Achieves First Oil in Brazil
Japan's MODEC said its FPSO Anita Garibald i MV33 has achieved first oil production for Petrobras at the Marlim field in the Campos Basin off the coast of Brazil. The FPSO is leased on a 25-year time charter contract to the state-owned Brazilian…
Anita Garibaldi FPSO Starts Production in Campos Basin, Offshore Brazil
Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras has started production from the Anita Garibaldi FPSO in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. The FPSO will operate simultaneously in the post-salt and pre-salt of the Marlim and Voador fields. With a capacity to produce up to 80…
Kim Heng, Dyna-Mac in FPSO Module Collab
Singapore-based Kim Heng Marine & Oilfield has signed an MOU with offshore marine services contractor Dyna-Mac known for FPSO module construction, which Kim Heng will support on a preferred partner basis to carry out various projects occasionally.
SBM Offshore's H1 Core Profit Misses Estimates, Falls Below 2022 level
Dutch oil and gas services company SBM Offshore reported on Thursday half-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) that missed consensus estimates and fell below the level seen a year earlier. The group, which supplies and operates floating production…
Two Week Contract Extension for FPSO in Nigeria
FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has signed a short-term extension for its Abo FPSO. The extension was signed with Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd, a subsidiary of the Italian oil firm Eni, and runs until August 14, 2023. BW Offshore has been in talks to divest the FPSO…
Armada Kraken FPSO's Production Climbs After Shutdown
Bumi Armada's Armada Kraken FPSO, a production unit operating at EnQuest's Kraken offshore field in the UK North Sea, has increased operational performance following a shutdown in early June. As Offshore Engineer previously reported, the Armada…
India: BP and RIL Bring MJ Offshore Field Online
UK-based oil major BP, and India's Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Friday confirmed the start of production from the MJ field offshore India, following testing and commissioning activities. The MJ field represents the last of three major…
FPSO PTSC Lam Son in Vietnam Gets Contract Extension Worth $27.3 Million
Malaysian FPSO leasing firm Yinson Production has, through its PTSC AP joint venture company with Vietnam's PTSC, received a 12-month extension for the bareboat charter contract for FPSO PTSC Lam Son, with a further automatic extension of 6 months.
MODEC Confirms Its First FPSO Order in Guyana
Japan's MODEC said Monday it would proceed with engineering, procurement , and construction on the Uaru FPSO vessel following a final investment decision on the Uaru offshore oil project by ExxonMobil in Guyana last month. The Uaru FPSO is named ‘Errea Wittu’…
Bumi Armada Sells Armada Claire FPSO
Malaysian FPSO leasing company Bumi Armada said Tuesday it had completed the sale of the Armada Claire floating production storage and offloading vessel. The FPSO was sold by Bumi Armada's subsidiary, Armada Balnaves. "The Armada Claire sale was on an “as is where is” basis…
World's Largest FSRU Arrives in Hong Kong
The world's largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has arrived in Hong Kong to serve the city's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, said CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd and Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd. The FSRU arrived…
Karoon Brings Another Production Well Online at Patola field, Offshore Brazil
Australian oil company Karoon said this week that it had brought on stream the PAT-1 well at its Patola field, offshore Brazil. The PAT-1 is the second of two new production wells drilled into the Patola field in the BM-S-40 production license in Brazil…
Brazil: Atlanta Field Daily Output Reaches 22,000 bbl/d, Enauta Says
Brazilian oil company Enauta Participações has concluded the production ramp-up of the new well in its Atlanta field offshore Brazil., Enauta had said earlier this week that it had connected the new well 7-ATL-5H-RJS (“5H”) to the FPSO Petrojarl I.
Asian Energy Services to Operate and Maintain Svetah Venetia FPSO
India-based Asian Energy Services has recently secured a Letter of Award for the operations and maintenance works (O&M) of the Svetah Venetia FPSO unit. The UAE-based Svetah Energy Infrastructure awarded the contract. The FPSO will be deployed…
BW Offshore Wraps Sale of BW Opportunity FPSO
BW Offshore said Wednesday it had closed the transaction for the sale of the FPSO BW Opportunity for $125 million to an undisclosed third party. The Oslo-listed FPSO provider last Friday said it had agreed to sell the laid-up FPSO to an unnamed buyer.
Swan Energy's TOPL Awaits Lenders' Nod for FSRU Vessel Deal with BOTAS
BSE-listed Swan Energy, via its 51% subsidiary Triumph Offshore Private Limited (TOPL), said Friday it had executed a term sheet with Turkey's BOTAS to lease an FSRU vessel to the Turkish firm. The term sheet, signed on December 31, is for chartering…
NH3 FPSO Concept: Floating 'Green' Ammonia Poduction gets DNV AIP
An industrial scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV , and the project is now ready to start the Basic Design phase. The NH3 FPSO concept is being developed by…
BW Energy's Brazilian Oil Field Purchase Faces Delay Amidst Petrobras' Divestment Program Review
Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said its planned acquisitions of Petrobras' working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields, and the related FPSO from Saipem, were facing delays as a Brazilian ministry has ordered a review of Petrobras divestment program.
Greece's First FSRU Project Starts with Conversion at Keppel
Work has begun to develop Greece’s first Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) at the Keppel shipyard in Singapore, with the conversion of GasLog’s DNV classed LNGC Gaslog Chelsea , recently renamed Alexandroupoli. Following conversion…
Yinson Bags $5.3B Deal for its First FPSO Project in Angola
Malaysian company Yinson has secured a firm contract to provide and maintain an FPSO for Azule Energy, a BP-Eni joint venture, in Angola. The contract, awarded by Eni Angola, is for the provision of the FPSO for the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project in Angola (“FPSO Agogo”).
Jadestone Energy Targets End of Month Production Restart for Montara Venture FPSO
Jadestone Energy, an Asia Pacific-focused oil and gas company, has taken a step toward restarting production from its Montara Project offshore Australia. The company shut down production from the Montara Venture FPSO last year, first, to allow…