Petrobras has awarded a $3.05 billion order to Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters to build the P-82 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (P-82 FPSO) that will be deployed in the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. Located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, the Búzios field is approximately 180km off the coast of the capital city […]
Wipro said that the company and ServiceNow have been roped in by Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras in advancing its digital journey. According to Wipro, the state-owned Brazilian firm will look to improve the level of service for internal users and cut down costs by modernizing and aligning IT infrastructure processes with the business […]
DOF, a Norwegian offshore vessels operator, has won contracts worth around $70m from Petrobras for the Skandi Iguazu (AHTS 21 000 class). The services contracts, which include ROV, were given to the company’s subsidiaries Norskan Offshore Ltda. and DOF Subsea Serviços Brasil. DOF said that the contracts will begin in Q4 2022 and have a […]
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) said that its overseas arm — ONGC Videsh Limited (OGL) has entered into the development stage of its offshore Brazilian gas project BM-SEAL-4. ONGC Videsh and its partner Petrobras had made a gas discovery in 2019 in the deep offshore block in the Sergipe Alagoas Basin. Following detailed evaluation, […]
Valaris Limited, a Bermuda-based offshore drilling services provider, has bagged a contract for the VALARIS DS-4 drillship in Brazilian waters from Petrobras. The contract awarded by the Brazilian national oil company is for a minimum term of 548 days. According to Valaris Limited, the VALARIS DS-4 drillship is presently preservation stacked in the UK. It […]
Saipem and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have bagged a contract from Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) for the construction of the P-79 floating production storage and offloading vessel (P-79 FPSO) for the Búzios oil field in Brazilian waters. Overall, the P-79 FPSO project is worth around $2.3 billion with Saipem’s share being nearly $1.3 billion. […]
Equinor and its partners have approved the phase 1 development of the Bacalhau oil field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil with an investment of around $8 billion. The Bacalhau field spans across the BM-S-8 and the Norte de Carcará licenses. First oil from the offshore Brazilian oil field is targeted for 2024. Equinor is […]
TechnipFMC has secured a subsea contract from Brazilian petroleum giant Petrobras pertaining to the Marlim and Voador fields, offshore Brazil. The actual value of the contract has not been revealed by TechnipFMC but is indicated to be in the range of $75 million and $250 million. As per the contract, UK-based subsea solutions provider will […]
DDW Offshore has signed bareboat charter agreements with OceanPact Servicos Maritimos for supplying a couple of anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS vessels) for a period of 26 months. As per the agreements, the fully-owned subsidiary of Akastor will supply the Skandi Saigon and Skandi Pacific vessels to the Brazilian subsea and logistic company. The […]
French oil and gas giant Total said that it has reached an agreement to transfer to its equity interest in five exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin in the Brazilian waters to Petrobras. The agreement marks the exit of Total from the Foz do Amazonas Basin. The five blocks – FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, […]