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Open tenders and bidding opportunities in the offshore sector.
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OSRV up up and away
Petrobras tender for the charter of up to 12 OSRVs had its results disclosed to the market with 9 Brazilian flagged vessels hired. 13 proposals were presented, 8 proposals were originally qualified, 1 was under analysis and were disqualifie
SDSV tender protested
The currently open SDSV tender from Petrobras was announced after approximately 2 months of silence and only 2 vessels qualified (Far Sound and Far Scimitar), although Petrobras had earlier mentioned potential for more vessels. The duo pres
new AHTS tender
PRIO issued a tender to hire an AHTS with at least 180ton bollard pull and DP2. Commencement is set for March 2024 for a 180 days firm plus 90 days option contract. In case of interest, bidders have until December 20th to submit an offer. B
Triunfo cocktail party
WSB Advisors was invited by Triunfo Logística to participate in their annual cocktail party at Marina da Glória. Beyond the business discussions, Triunfo’s event provided an invaluable opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and es
petrobras’ up to 12 OSRVs
Last Wednesday (08) was the deadline for Petrobras to receive offers for its OSRV tender. This was the first OSRV opportunity from the Brazilian oil company that required vessels to be equipped with drones and certified crew to operate the
petrobras AHTS-TS closed
Last Friday Petrobras received offers for their last AHTS-TS opportunity, which sought to hire just one vessel. The preliminary classification displayed a modest competition, with just 3 vessels participating in the tender. This bidding pro
WSB @ OTC Brasil
Last week, part of our team of brokers and advisors was at OTC Brasil. The conference is always a great opportunity to meet with clients and make new ones. We had the pleasure to meet several ofour clients including our good friends at Grup
tenders are postponed
Following the previous postponement of the AHTS tender to September 25th, last week Petrobras also opted to extend the deadline to present offers for both the SDSV and RSV tenders. Both opportunities will now receive offers by October 2nd,
petrobras new FPSO tender
Petrobras has released a tender for chartering a FPSO to work on the Barracuda and Caratinga Fields Revitalization Project. The vessel will have the capacity to produce 100,000 boed and six million cubic meters of gas. Owners must submit th
UMS results
Two accommodation tenders by Petrobras (N15 and N16) have recently closed. The tender foresees a contract period of 1460 days firm and requires the units to have 450 PAX capacity for Petrobras. The N15 tender had Aquarius Brasil offered at
new UMS PB tender
Petrobras is once again in the market. This time, the Brazilian oil company seeks an UMS (floatel vessel) for a 600-day firm plus 600 days option contract. The tender is divided in two batches: The first one will be under the close dispute
new SDSV petrobras tender
Last week, Petrobras released to the market the highly anticipated Shallow Diving Support Vessel (SDSV) tender. The opportunity will accept Brazilian/REB and foreign flag candidates as well as “hydrojet” and “daughter craft” categories. Pet
Mr. chafic new contract
AHTS 15000 Mr. Chafic of owners Edison Chouest has been awarded on Petrobras’ AHTS-TS hybrid tender for a 4-years contract. As previously reported on in our weekly market update, the two vessels from CBO that were placed first ended up bein
New petrobras tender
Last Monday, Petrobras released a newtender for various AHTS vessels with and without ROV services. The vessels are categorized in as of low capacity (180T BP), medium capacity (230T BP) and high capacity (270T BP), with medium and high cap
Shell with new well drilling
Shell started drilling the exploratory well Suçuarana-1 in the CM-659 block, in theCampos Basin, Rio de Janeiro. The well is in a water depth of 2,940 meters andis being drilled by the Maersk Developer semi-submerssible drilling rig. The bl
New PSV tender
Petrobras released this week yet another PSV tender to the market, this time seeking to charter up to 9 vessels with various specifications. This opportunity is most likely a “second round” of the tendering process from last year that was e
new petrobras UMS tender
Petrobras released at the beginning of this week another opportunity for large accommodationvessels (UMS). The N-16 tender is set to charter one UMS of minimum 450 POB and 1000m² offree deck area. Once more the tender allows for semisubmers
Prosafe strikes new contract
UMS Safe Zephyrus has begun earlier last week its new 650 days firm contract with Brazilian oil company Petrobras. After a bidding process that took place in November 2022, the semi-submersible vessel built in 2016 was awarded the contract
First hybrid vessel in brazil?
Last day 24 april, Petrobras released the official qualification notice for their latestAHTS tender. After disqualifying the first two contenders from CBO, AH Liguria and AHValletta, for not considering the installation of battery packs – a
New WSSV tender
Petrobras issued a new tender for the contracting of a WSSV (Well StimulationSupport Vessel). The contract period is of four years firm with commencement expectedfor 365 days upon contract execution. The tender will accept Brazilian (or REB
Parque das Conchas
After receiving non-binding proposals from Karoon, Enauta and PRIO for the sale of Parque das Conchas field in Campos basin, Shell decided to withdraw the sale of the asset. The field currently produces through FPSO Espirito Santo. In paral
Hybrid AHTS tender
Last Friday, Petrobras received offers for the AHTS tender with hybrid propulsion (battery packs). The opportunity aims the hire of up to 2 vessels for a 4-year firm contract period with mobilization expected between July and September this
Petrobras PSV tender
At the end of last week, Petrobras received the offers for 3 of the 4 issued PSV tenders. The public opportunity for up to 20 PSVs had a total of 34 vessels (PSVs 3000, 4000 and 4500 DWT amongst them) presented in 17 of the 20 batches avail
Petrobras OSRV tender
Petrobras’ tender for the contracting of up to four OSRVs closed yesterday with the offers delivered. Owners are granted 120 days to mobilize the vessel with commencement scheduled for October 2023. Contract period is of 1460 days firm. Bra
Extend or re-bid?
As the market tights up, Petrobras sets the foot on the throttle to extend a pack of contracts expiring in 2022. However, that doesn’t mean less competition in currently open tenders. The extended contracts feature clauses where owners can