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equinor oil production
Peregrino field, in Campos Basin, reached a production of 110 thousand barrels of oil perday. This number represents the maximum processing capacity of the FPSO Peregrino.After an extensive maintenance program, upgrades and repairs to the FPSO andinstallation of a new fixed platform, Peregrino C, in October 2022 Phase 2 of the field producedits first oil. […]
TotalEnergies offshore wind
TotalEnergies, the French major, and the government of Rio de Janeiro signed amemorandum of understanding (MoU), which aims to collaborate with the development ofthe offshore wind generation industry in the Brazilian state. It is worth reminding that thetwo parties have already stated their interest in participating in the first offshore wind energytender in Brazil due […]
equinor and modec
As previously mentioned in our weekly market update, MODEC has signed a contract withEquinor to build the FPSO that will operate at BM-C-33 block, also known as Bacalhau field,in the Campos Basin. The new unit to be built by MODEC will bring several innovations, some ofthem related to carbon emissions such as the adoption of […]
posidonia PSVs
Posidonia Shipping, a shipping Company (EBN) with activities in both offshore support and cabotage segments in Brazil, has concluded the acquisition of two Brazilian flagged PSVs. The vessels were under construction at EISA shipyard but were never finished due to financial struggles from previous owners and the yard itself. Posidonia expects the reactivation of the vessels […]
More oil in Atlanta
Enauta announced that it has found a new oil blend with “excellent petrophysical properties”in the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The Brazilian independent estimates the volumeat about 230 million barrels. The Brazilian company’s discovery is in the field’s DefinitiveProduction System deployment area which should start operating in 2024, with initialproduction of 50.000 barrels of […]
AH Valletta new contract
AHTS AH Valletta from owners CBO was chartered by Total Energies for 30 days firmto replace Siem Atlas while docking. Vessel is expected to be available by June 15th andcurrently sailing under Brazilian special register (REB) and has a 222 t bollard pull capacity
petrobras insists in amazon
Petrobras informed that it will file a request with IBAMA, Brazil’s environmental protectionagency, to reconsider the decision to deny the company a license to explore an exploratorywell in block FZA-M-059, located at the Amazon River delta, in the state of Amapá.Last week, IBAMA rejected Petrobras' application, alleging a series of “technical inconsistencies”. The company however, […]
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 expected to hire up to 20 vessels but, due to the lack of offers and […]
baúna production back
Two months after having production stopped in the Baúna field because of a containmentincident associated with the high-pressure flare on the FPSO Cidade de itajaí, Karoonrestarted production at 100% capacity. The identification of the leak source and necessaryrepairs were made only two days after the shut down by Altera and Ocyan but the Australian oilcompany […]
hook-up of FSO Pargo
Perenco has concluded the hook-up operation on the converted Pargo floating storage and offloading vessel (FSO). The company now plans to submit final documents to the country’sregulatory authorities for the operational license of the FSO. The double-hulled vessel, built in2004, has a storage capacity of 750,000 bbl. Earlier this year, production at Pargo clusterwhich comprises […]
Oil production at papa terra
Oil production at Papa Terra cluster has been temporarily interrupted by 3R Petroleum dueto restrictions on the offloading system on FPSO 3R-3 as the unit reached the limit ofthe available oil storage capacity. A damage was identified on the hose that is used in theoffloading operations (oil transfer from the production platform to the shuttle […]
shell with mars
Shell contracted the Danish company Modern American Recycling Services Europe (MARS)to perform the sustainable recycling of the “Fluminense” vessel, an FPSO that operatedfor 20 years in the Bijupirá and Salema fields, in the Campos Basin. MARS is an EU-approvedrecycling facility that was selected last year to decommission other FPSOs. The vessel isexpected to arrive in […]
shearwater active in brazil
Shearwater geoservices has two new seismic acquisition vessels in Brazil. SW Diamond andSW Duchess arrived in Brazil earlier this week to support seismic operations services by thecompany. The global seismic service provider is working for Petrobras in Santos Basin.
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 semisubmersible, cylindric and ship shapedvessels, most likely due to a low availability of semisub units, which would […]
BM-C-33 development
Repsol Sinopec Brasil, Equinor and Petrobras announced this week that they decided toinvest in the development of the BM-C-33 field, a condensed gas field located in the pre-saltlayer of the Campos Basin, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The approximate cost is US$ 9 billion, with start-up scheduled for 2028. An FPSO willbe contracted […]
anna nery starts production
Petrobras informed last Monday (08), that it started production in the Campos Basin withthe FPSO Anna Nery. The innitative is part of a project to revitalize the Marlim and Voadorfields which will exploit the post-salt and Brava reservoirs. The platform can produce up to70,000 barrels of oil per day and process 4 million m³ of […]
saam growing
SAAM Towage Brazil concluded the purchase of 21 tugboats from the Brazilian shippingcompany Starnav, out of which 19 tugs currently operating in Brazilian waters and two additionalvessels that are in final construction phase. The agreed-upon total value of the Starnav assetsis USD 198 million. The outstanding debts on the assets will be deducted from this […]
New AHTS arrives in Brazil
Earlier this week AHTS 9000 Vasileos P arrived in Brazil. The EBN responsible for mobilizingthe vessel to Brazil, Tranship, decided to dock her in order to make adaptations in oil tanksso that’s she is able to work in fuel runs as well. When the docking is finished, she will beworking in the spot market. Currently […]
Petrobras looking for AHTS
The year has apparently just begun for Petrobras as the first tendering processes for offshore vessels are starting do hit the market. After releasing tenders for WSSV and UMS, a new opportunity for AHTS is now in the market. Petrobras seeks to hire at least one AHTS with minimum 150T bollard pull for TS-TO operations. […]
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 in December, 2022. This unit has accommodation capacity for 450 people. Prosafe owns another 2 units […]
Starnav strikes contract
The Norwegian oil company Equinor awarded earlier last week a 7 day spot contract to PSV4500 Starnav Andromeda. She will perform cargo runs to FPSO Peregrino. The 2014 builtvessel is Brazilian flag and has 921 sqm of free deck area.
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 mandatory requirement of thetender which intended to hire up to two vessels with hybrid-propulsion – Petrobras officialisesthe technical and […]
Puerto Real in Brazil
The Mexican flagged vessel Puerto Real, from owners Marinsa, arrived in Rio de Janeiroearlier this week. The vessel will be operated by Zemax Log for a contract of engineering andoptical fibre system supply with Petrobras. The offshore vessel was in Panama and made a 47-day voyage to come to Brazil. The vessel is only two […]
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) andforeign tonnage, although the later will only be considered in case no Brazilian flagged vesselis offered. All vessels […]
Prio with new psv
PSV 3500 CBO Ana Luisa has been fixed by PRIO for 9 months firm plus an optional periodof 3 months with commencement expected for July, 2023. The award was given in connectionto the tendering process for contracting of a small fluid carrier vessel. She will support theupcoming drilling activities of PRIO in some of their […]