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General news and daily updates from the offshore market.
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Prio’s new OSV?
Back in 2022, PRIO announced the acquisition of the semi-submersible rig West Capricorn, which has since been renamed Hunter Queen and is presently involved in drilling activities for the company. While not officially announced, it appears
fmm priority for 10 PSVs
A new cycle of priorities for new building projects is being assigned in anticipation of the new building tender expected from Petrobras” says Raphael Montes, Proposals Manager from WSB Advisors. The Board of the Merchant Marine Fund (CDFMM
solstad vessel chartered
As first-hand reported by WSB Advisors in July 2023, solstad took first place on the 50 POB accommodation vessel with just below USD 90k daily rate with the Normand Australis.The Norwegian listed owner has now announced the contract signatu
Aibel delivering modules
Modules built by the Norwegian company Aibel for the FPSO Bacalhau left shipyard in Thailand bound to Singapore where parts are ready waiting to be integrated to the shipping hull before it heads to Brazil. Aibel produced 22 thousand tons o
Shipbroker: understand who is this professional
The shipbroker plays a very important role in the maritime industry, facilitating transactions related to the purchase, sale or charter of vessels. It acts as an intermediary between shipowners, charterers and other stakeholders in the sect
TotalEnergies with new projects
TotalEnergies and its partners from the Libra consortium have initiated a series of offshore wind measurements in the pre-salt region. According to the company, the goal is to gather novel and high-quality data on the wind behavior in the p
Award to the PSV’s
Following the public notice on the first week of 2024 with the final qualification of 9 vessels in Petrobras opportunity for up to 20 PSVs issued last year, the Brazilian Oil Major has now disclosed the public award for all 9 vessels previo
Enauta boosting production
Reflecting share prices doubling from just above BRL 10,00 in late March 2023 to just above BRL 20,00 on 26th December 2023, Enauta is capturing the currently positive market reaction as it concludes the acquisitions of Uruguá-Tambaú (100%)
petrobras’ up to 20 PSVs
Petrobras has disclosed the partial results of its PSV tender for the charter of up to 20 vessels. As previously reported in our Weekly Market, the tender closed on November 10th 2023 and sought various PSV categories such as PSV OSRV, gene
modec contracts shipyard
BrasFELS shipyard in Angra dos Reis, located around 150 km far from Rio de Janeiro, was hired by Modec to build topside modules for the FPSO of the Raia Project, in Campos Basin. The work should begin in the first quarter of 2024. The agree
new psv tender
Equinor is out in the market seeking to charter one PSV 3500 or 4500 dwt. Contract period will be of 12 months firm plus 2 options of 3 months each with commencement set for the first week of April 2024. The Norweigian oil company curretly
Equinor and Saipem
Equinor has contracted Saipem to install the gas pipeline for the Raia project, Campos Basin, around 200 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The Italian company will have to provide the offshore transportation and installation of the underw
psv singrar extended
Petrobras has granted a contract extension to PSV 3000 Singrar of owners Bravante. She was chartered back in 2020 through a SEP from Petrobras dedicated to support the Mero field. The vessel willcontinue under charter with the Brazilian oil
AHTS-TS result
Last Thursday (22), Petrobras published on its portal the result of the AHTS-TS opportunity, in which the offer from the vessel A.H. Liguria, of owners CBO, was qualified. The result followed as expected as the offer was in first place and
new psv tender
PRIO released a new tender to charter a PSV 3000 for two years firm plus two years option contract. Commencement is expected for March or June 2024. The company is looking for a DP2 vessel with at least 720m2 of free deck area and capacity
CBO fixture
PSV 3000 CBO Valentina was fixed by Foresea for seven days firm plus options to perform cargo runs to semi-submersible rig Norbe VI.
BW Energy FPSO
BW Energy has completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitória from Saipem. The unit currently produces approximately 10.000 barrels of oil per day from the Golfinho field. The company currently has two vessels from Oceanpact charter
petrobras PLSV closed
Last Thursday, Petrobras’ PLSV tender for Brazilian or REB flag closed out with a great number of vessels participating in the opportunity, mostly due to the five groups (A through E) with different mobilization dates, ranging from March 20
petrobras AHTS-R closed
Last Wednesday (8), one of the largest Petrobras´ AHTS tenders from recent times closed out and, as anticipated, a great number of vessels participated in the opportunity. The tender was divided into 6 groups (A through F) with specific mob
petrobras’ up to 20 PSVs
Last Friday (10), Petrobras received offers for its PSV tender that may charter up to 20 vessels. The tender was divided into two lots: lot A with mobilization for February 2024 or 60 days upon contract execution and lot B with mobilization
new petrobras PSV tender
Petrobras is once again out in the market with a competitive process under a SEP (closed invitational tender) to charter OSVs that will be employed in consortiums that have other oil companies as partners. This time, the Brazilian oil compa
Normand Statesman free
AHTS 21000 Normand Statesman has concluded her contract with Petrobras earlier this week and is expected to leave Brazil in the coming weeks. The vessel is owned by Ocean Yield ASA and wasunder a bareboat charter with Normand Chartering AS,
PSV road to Brazil
The PSV GSP Perseu left Malta, in Europe, enroute to Suape Port in Brazil with expectation to arrive next November 6. Once in the country, she will pass tests and procedures as well as having her name changed to Mestre dos Mares.Thereafter,
new OTSV?
Locar announced that their new PSV which recently went through modifications in China to become an OTSV (Offshore Terminal Support Vessel) is underway to Brazil. This vessel type category is specifically employed by Petrobras to support FPS
SDSV offers in
Last Monday, Petrobras received firm offers for Shallow Diving Support Vessels (SDSVs) in the public tender nº 7004114860. The tender sought to hire diving vessels with and without ROV, in two different mobilization windows, March 2024 and