Alexandre Vilela
CEO · Westhon
Opinion and market reading from the Westhon desk. Tenders, fleets, shipyards and the decisions that reshape offshore Brazil.
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WSB with MISC, CBO and Belov
By Alexandre Vilela Integrated effort commissioned by MISC: CBO vessels AH Valletta and CBO Parintins have now been inspected and approved for the Sea Water Intake Riser (SWIR) installation at FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias having Andre Oliveira and Marco Antonio Tejero as lead DNV MWS (Marine Warranty Surveyors), and Raphael Montes from WSB Advisors […]
Another Noble move
By Alexandre Vilela Noble Corporation acquired Diamond Offshore involving a mix of stock and cash. Diamond Offshore shareholders will own approximately 14.5% of Noble’s outstanding shares and receive a cash consideration per share 11,4% premium on top of closing price June 7th 2024.Noble Board of Directors will be expanded to include one member from the […]
Pre-salt Production
Pré-Sal Petróleo S.A. (PPSA) shared a new report with relevant information about the production levels on the pre-salt fields of the production sharing agreement. Following the good performance from the beginning of 2023, the combined production of the 7 assets operated under this regime reached 868 thousand bpd in February, 3% upward from January and […]
Wartsila closes deal with 3R
The Finnish company Wärtsilä has been awarded with a contract to supply the energy generation package for 3R´s FPSO P-63. The contract also foresees the optimized maintenance of the system for 5 years to guarantee desired performance and reliability. Operated by 3R Petroleum, FPSO P-63 is in operation at the Papa-terra field, in Campos Basin, […]
Fendercare Marine rebrands
Fendercare Marine announced its rebranding to James Fisher Fendercare, to simplify and streamline its identity for customers and the global markets it serves, by further aligning with its parent company James Fisher and Sons plc. As a world-leader in ship-to-ship operations and a major global supplier of marine products, the rebrand to James Fisher Fendercare […]
Production on hold
Karoon announced that production from its Bauna oilfield and the recently on-stream Patola field offshore Brazil will remain suspended into May. Karoon and the fields’ FPSO operator Altera & Ocyan are undertaking both essential and proactive work with the focus on the ongoing detailed inspection of the Cidade de Itajai floater’s production system. Karoon will […]
Petrobras to order FPSOs
Petrobras released this week the tenders to charter two production units for the Sergipe Águas Profundas (SEAP) project. The SEAP-I and SEAP-II units will be deployed in deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, with an expected kick-off in production by 2027, according to the National Oil Company’s latest strategic plan. The design of these units […]
New record in oil production
The National Petroleum Agency (ANP) reported that production in the pre-salt totalled 3.268 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, an increase of 2,3% compared to January. This volume surpasses the previous record of 3.142 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, recorded in October 2022. Furthermore, the total Brazilian oil production including pre-salt, post […]
Karoon suspends production
The Australian oil company has shut down Baúna´s field production due to a containment incident associated with the high-pressure flare on FPSO Cidade de Itajaí. According to the company, production stoppage happened on March 28th, 2023 in a safe and controlled manner. Altera&Ocyan, the FPSO operators, investigated the source of the leak and made the […]
Cooperation in offshore wind
Last Monday, Petrobras and Equinor have signed a LOI to further extend their cooperation in offshore wind power in Brazil. This cooperation aims to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of seven different projects on the Brazilian coast. The combined power generation of the projects is estimated at 14,5GW. The offshore wind segment is seen […]
Tidewater takes over
Tidewater and Solstad have jointly announced a S&P agreement for 37 PSVs from Solstad’s global fleet. The agreement will see Solstad’s exit from the segment, shifting the company’s focus to high-end AHTS and subsea vessels which can service not only the oil and gas industry but the offshore renewables segment as well. As for Tidewater, […]
Maersk awarded with 3 contracts
The Danish origin company has been awarded with 3 new contracts for its L-types AHTS’s in Brazil. The term contracts are for 3 years firm period. The scope of work involved in the contract is a broad variety of anchor handling activities and drilling rig movements. Maersk Leader, Maersk Lancer and Maersk Launcher are the […]
Shell active on the spot
Royal-Dutch Shell has been active in the spot market these past couple of weeks. The IOC who was already out in the market for a prompt AHTS to support FPSO Espírito Santo in BC-10 field, also released a requirement for a PSV this Wednesday. The demand expects to see the PSV chartered for a firm […]
Papa terra production back on
3R Petroleum said that it is ready to resume production at the Papa-terra cluster after a stoppage due to an issue caused by the energy generation system of the Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) 3R-2. Before the stoppage, Papa-terra was operated with 4 production wells and an average production of 17,000 barrels per day.
More awards from Petrobras
Tuesday this week, Petrobras released a third partial result notification to their public PSV tender, originally intended to hire up to 20 vessels. In the new notice, Petrobras qualified one more vessel, reaching a total of 14 vessels awarded out of the 34 originally presented in the opportunity. Petrobras have also officially disqualified a total […]
SBM moving ahead with FPSOs
Dutch SBM Offshore announced the construction of the 3 FPSOs to be chartered by Petrobras is proceeding. The production units, all being built in China, have been impacted by the frequent restrictions placed in the country to contain expected periodical surges of COVID-19 cases. SBM will deliver two units for Mero field, namely FPSO Sepetiba […]
Petrojarl I producing once again
Brazilian independent oil company Enauta has announced that FPSO Petrojarl I has started producing once again after a preventive maintenance on its water-cooling system. The company declared that the production unit has been producing in 98% uptime over the last three months after recertification process has been concluded. Petrojarl I has a production capacity of […]
Shell on the hunt for an AHTS
Shell have returned to their quest of finding an AHTS vessel to assist in the heading control of FPSO Espírito Santo and likely other internal demands from their producing fields as well. The Dutch company had already issued a spot requirement before the Carnival holidays but, due to an extremely high utilization of AHTS vessels […]
DOF gets SURF contract
DOF Subsea Brasil has secured a contract for a SURF (Subsea Umbilical Riser and Flowline) project in Brazil. The Norwegian base offshore support company will mobilize RSV Geoholm for the contract. Mobilization is set to start in March 2023. The term contract is for 180 firm days with extension options to be agreed. The Charterer […]
Petrojarl I under maintenance
Enauta’s FPSO Petrojarl I has entered preventive maintenance which should be concluded by the beginning of next week. The company explained that this type of activity is part of the operational routine of floating production units that normally operate with an efficiency uptime close to 90%. According to Enauta, Petrojarl I had an operation rate of […]
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