Alexandre Vilela
CEO · Westhon
Opinion and market reading from the Westhon desk. Tenders, fleets, shipyards and the decisions that reshape offshore Brazil.
Reports · 107 articles
New Petrobras Tender
Petrobras released this week a tender for the chartering of up to two 150 tons AHTS TS/TO type for four years firm. The units will be engaged on both towing and pull back operation in addition to offloading systems maintenance. Among the technical specification one item draws our attention: “Battery (Safety) – DNVGL” or “Electric […]
Solstad strikes new contract
Normand Titus 2014 built DP2 PSV from Solstad has been awarded a one year firm plus one year option contract by Trident Energy do Brasil. Commencement date is expected for early fourth quarter 2022. The vessel will support London based Trident activities at Pampo and Enchova fields in Campos Basin, which acquired from Petrobras in […]
New FPSO
FPSO Almirante Barroso (MV32) was delivered yesterday at BrasFELS shipyard in Angra dos Reis after being cleared at customs. The unit will undergo final commissioning stages at the yard before it can be towed again to location. The MODEC unit will comprise the 5th module of Petrobras’ production system in Búzios field, Santos Basin. Current […]
Rio Oil and Gas
During this past week, it was held in Rio de Janeiro the Rio Oil & Gas conference. An event destined for all companies involved in this sector to discuss perspectives for the future. Multiple oil majors used their space to present their innovative solutions for challenges they have faced along the way. The 20th edition […]
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 Brazil, and is yet to complete its final commissioning steps in BrasFELS […]
Trident Energy
Trident Energy expects to launch in the next weeks a teaser for the sale of part of its interests in the Badejoand Linguado oilfields. Both are part of the 10 oil concessions it acquired from Petrobras in 2020 and withinthe Pampo and Enchova hubs. The London based company has hired Brazilian bank Itau BBA to […]
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 operations is expected for March 2023 in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract with Karoon Energy. […]
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 benefits to CBO of short and long-term solutions. These include digitization, energy efficiency and energy saving devices, hybridization and future […]
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 for onhire and shall soon engage in operations. After a long wait of over 4 years for a […]
Enauta resumes production at Atlanta field
Enauta informed this Wednesday that it has resumed production in the 7-ATL-2HP-RJS well in the Atlanta field. Production had previously been interrupted due to a preventive maintenance late last month. The Brazilian oil company expects to have another 2 wells producing in this field by the end of September. During the maintenance period Enauta made […]
Petrobras extends contracts with DOF´s RSVs
RSVs Skandi Chieftain and Skandi Olympia have been granted an extension by Petrobras until the end of 2022 while RSV Skandi Commander is now firm until November 2022. As previously reported in our weekly market update, the three vessels were offered in Petrobras’ RSV tender earlier this year. DOF has confirmed that Skandi Chieftain and […]
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, Cobeia is now engaged in support activities for the development of the Pargo Cluster, including installation of three new pipelines and starting […]
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 13,872 bhp 177 tons bollard pull Maersk Tackler has been renamed Hai Duong 02 while the Panama-flagged […]
Shell awards Maersk Supply Services for mooring line intervention for FPSO Fluminense
Shell Brasil has awarded Maersk Supply Service for yet another mooring line intervention at the FPSO Fluminense. The scope of the project includes remediation work on two of the Fluminense’s mooring lines. Offshore activities are expected to begin later this month with a three week duration. The 3 anchor handlers currently working for Petrobras in […]
Production at Atlanta field about to restart
The programmed maintenance stoppage in Atlanta field production held by Enauta Energia S.A. in the first week of July, approaches an end. The Brazilian oil company informed this Sunday that production gradual resumption shall take place mid August and should reach normal standards by September. During the down time, Enauta prepared the FPSO Petrojarl I […]
ANP releases Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production in Brazil for June
According to ANP’s Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production in Brazil for the month of June, 2,828 MMbbl/d (million barrels per day) of oil and 133 MMm3/d (million cubic meters per day) of natural gas were produced, totaling 3,664 MMboe/d (million barrels of oil equivalent per day). WSBOne highlights as per below: -Pre SaltThe […]
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 Support Vessel). The vessels, which are Marin Teknikk design MT6009, have recently been purchased by Oceanica. The […]
Petrobras bids for PSV 4500
Petrobras received this week offers for their PSV 4500 bid, a vessel that will be deployed in the Roncador field (75% Petrobras, 25% Equinor), in what was a very peculiar tendering process. The opportunity, initially released as a public tender, was later cancelled and re-opened as a “SEP” (an invitational tendering process with a pre-approved […]
Frade field revitalization campaign moves on
PetroRio moves on with its revitalization campaign for the Frade field. The Brazilian oil company informed that the production for 7-FR-55H-RJS (MUP3A) well has started with production over 3.500 barrels per day. The well is the second to be initiated in this field and, according to the company, it was executed in 40 days. Ocyan’s […]
CBO Ipanema starts new contract with Enauta
PSV 4500 CBO Ipanema has recently been awarded a long term contract with Enauta. She is currently under charter with Petrobras and upon conclusion will go on an adaption period in preparation for its new charter. The vessel will operate in Atlanta field which will soon have its expansion together with the arrival of Yinson’s […]
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