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3D research to be made in Foz do Amzonas basin
Companies CGG and TGS announced this week the second phase of the multiclient 3D research for the Foz do Amazonas basin, located in the equatorial margin off the north coast of Brazil. The data supplying companies shall provide high quality
Decommissioning activity (P&A)
Helix Energy Solutions recently announced a new deepwater well decommissioning (P&A) contract with Shell Brasil. The project is expected to start in 2024 with a 1-year firm contract period for the Bijupirá&Salema fields, located in Campos B
Equinor drilling in Bacalhau
Equinor started drilling in Bacalhau field with drillship West Saturn. The Norwegian oil company is the first international operator to develop a pre-salt field in Brazil. Equinor counts with three large PSVs 4500 to support the campaign: C
New contract for Maersk Vega
PSV 4500 Maersk Vega has been awarded a long-term contract with Trident Energy in Brazil. The Brazilian built DP2 vessel is being mobilized in Guanabara Bay. As reported in our previous Weekly Market Update, Trident recently chartered PSV 4
FPSO Anna Nery arrives in Brazil
FPSO Anna Nery has safely arrived in Brazilian waters. The FPSO was being towed from China by ALP Striker and ALPKeeper ocean tugs since July this year. Anna Nery is the first of three units that will be delivered by Yinson to projectsin Br
Maersk Drilling and Shell Brasil
Maersk Drilling has been awarded by Shell Brasil an estimated 90 days contract for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer. The rig will drill one exploration well and perform subsea well intervention at the BC- 10 field. Commencement of
Grupo CBO and hybrid vessels
Wärtsilä and Grupo CBO have signed an “Agreement for Decarbonization Modelling” aiming to support and accelerate the decarbonization of CBO’s offshore supply fleet. The scope of the agreement includes a detailed analysis of the potential be
Petrobras about to take delivery of PSVs dry bulk carriers
Petrobras will shortly take delivery of two PSV dry-bulk carriers, Asso Ventisei and Saveiros Fragata chartered in one of the Oil Major’s opportunities for DWT 3000 PSVs issued last year. Both vessels are going through final preparations fo
Cobeia starts operations for Perenco
Cobeia, a multi-purpose supply vessel recently arrived in Brazil through a partnership between Shipowner CMM and Perenco, has officially started operations for the Independent Oil Company. After going through a few specific adaptations, Cob
Maersk sells 2 AHTS´s to Hai Duong
Maersk Supply Service has sold both their laid-up anchor handling tugs supply Maersk Trimmer and Maersk Tackler to Vietnam’s Hai Duong company for an undisclosed price. The Norwegian-built units had been laid up in Denmark since 2016. The 1
Oceanica contracts Norwegian shipyard for retrofit of PSVs
Oceanica has contracted with Norwegian shipyard Green Yard Kleven for the retrofit of two PSVs. The assignment consists of the convertion of two units for operations with ROV and offshore crane, commonly categorized in Brazil as RSV (ROV Su
Maersk group advances to the acquisition of South berth Of the Atlântico Sul Shipyard
APM Terminals, company owned by the Maersk group, presented this Tuesday 26/07 a R$ 455 million bid for the acquisition of an area adjacent to the South berth of the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) in Suape, Pernambuco. The auction took place
Total E&P extends contracts with Siem sister vessels
Total E&P do Brasil has declared the first of two options for the PSVs 4500 Siem Giant and Siem Atlas. The sister ships, which have been working for Total since 2017, are now firm until June 2023. The French oil major has two other vessels
Equinor awards 540-day contract to drillship
Equinor has recently awarded a 540-day contract to the Valaris DS-17 drillship. The vessel, capable of operation in water depths of over 3600 meters, is set to start operations in Bacalhau field in 2023. The oil company has in addition char
West Saturn DrillShip Undergoing Preparation For A New Contract
After conclusion of its contract with ExxonMobil, the West Saturn drillship owned by Seadrill is undergoing maintenance to start a 1 year term contract with equinor expected to start in June/July 2022.