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petrobras exploration?
The Federal Public Ministry sent to the Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) a recommendation for the agency to deny Petrobras’ request for reconsideration of the exploration of the block FZA-M-59, on the coast of Amapá and 500 km
new hornbeck PSV
PSV 4500 HOS Springfield of owners Hornbeck Offshore has recently completed her voyage from Port of Spain and safely arrived in Guanabara Bay. With her arrival, Hornbeck now operates 5 vessels in Brazilian waters, being 4 foreign flagged an
navalshore in Rio de Janeiro
Last week, Rio de Janeiro hosted Navalshore, Latin America’s leading shipbuilding and offshore event. With the presence of WSB Advisors, Navalshore brought together hundreds of national and international shipowners, shipyards, manufacturers
petrobras AHTS award
Last week, Petrobras released the final and official results of its last AHTS TS tender from earlier this year. The opportunity which saw Posidonia Shipping’s candidate Atlantic Kingfisher as best qualified offer, had received an
Brazil improves production
In the first half of 2023, the Brazilian government acquired an accumulated share of oil of 7.27 million barrels, coming from the production sharing regime. This volume is more than double of the same period last year, when it was
Anita Garibaldi is producing
FPSO Anita Garibaldi started production this week. The Petrobras vessel will operate simultaneously in the pre- and post-salt fields of Marlim and Voador, both in Campos Basin. The ship is part of the Campos Basin Renovation Plan, the world
Signals of natural gas
Shell has informed the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) of the detection of natural gas signals in well 1-SHEL-35A-RJS, in block C-M-659, Campos Basin. The well is in a water depth of 2.940 meters and was drilled by Maers
More vessels in Brazil?
The president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, declared that the Brazilian state oil company intends to increase the building of ships aiming the oil and gas exploration. The company has ear marked R$ 1.7 trillion (around 8.5 trillion dollar
enauta’s drilling concluded
Enauta informed that it completed the drilling and completion of well 6 (7-ATL-6H-RJS) in the Atlanta field on schedule and within budget. In addition, the company announced that completion of well 7 (7-ATL-7HA-RJ), the last of the Atlanta
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
solstad secures extensions
Solstad Offshore secured two contract extensions for vessels Normand Pioneer and Normand Carioca. Normand Pioneer will continue to support subsea activities for PRIO, having been granted an extension of 18 months. While Normand Carioca, the
totalenergies new tender
TotalEnergies has issued two tenders for the charter of offshore support vessels. One of the opportunities aims to charter up to three PSVs with commencement expected for the window between Q1-Q3 2024. The company is offering a five-year fi
AHTS Thor II
AHTS 21000 Thor II of owners Star Matrix (India) has recently concluded her term contract in Brazil. The vessel arrived in Brazilian waters July 2022 and has since been engaged in the AL-SUB project for end-client Petrobras. Throughout the
Petrobras PSV results
Petrobras released this week the official results for the multiple-category PSVs tender that sought to charter up to 9 vessels with delivery for December 2023. Expectations were high and it was common sense in the market that Petrobras woul
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
FPSO Atlanta is sold
The Malaysian company Yinson has exercised the purchase option and acquired FPSO Atlanta from Enauta. It will be installed in the field of the same name, in the Santos Basin. Phase one of the Atlanta development is expected to begin product
belov’s new OTSV
Belov Mares, the brand new PSV acquired by Belov Engenharia has concluded its modifications to the Petrobras OTSV contract. All adaptations took place in Belov’s own yard in Salvador, Bahia and the vessel has already arrived in Rio de Janei
Oceanpact with AHTS
Oceanpact has taken over the two AHTSs Skandi Saigon and Skandi Pacific from DDW Offshore, a subsidiary of investment company Akastor. The two vessels were hired by Oceanpact under a bareboat agreement plus purchase obligation back in 2021.
buzios field production
Petrobras informed that the Búzios field, Santos Basin, the largest in the world in ultra-deep waters, reached in June the production of 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This result was reached just five years after the beginning of ope
petrobras decarbonisation
Petrobras is taking another step towards the decarbonisation of its activities in the oil and gas market. This time, the Brazilian oil company issued a tender to hire studies to assess future scenarios for the decarbonisation of maritime tr
PSV availability
PSV 3000 Marlin Yare from owners Bravante has successfully concluded her term charter as an OSRV with Petrobras and is now available for spot and term opportunities. She is a UT755L design, DP1, 264m2 of free deck area and was built in 2001
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
bram and 3R
AHTS 15000 Bushbuck has recently arrived in Rio de Janeiro. The vessel, under Bram Offshore management, has been mobilized and is expected to commence a long-term charter with 3R Petroleum in the coming weeks. In the meantime, AHTS 9000 Eli
prio with 100.000 boed
PRIO started production at well ODP5 (“F23P3”) in the Frade field, Campos Basin. At first, the Brazilian independent produces 8,000 boed at the site, bypassing the 100,000 boed total mark. In June, PRIO produced 96,000 boed, 57% of which ca
ecovix and gerdau
Ecovix, owner of the Rio Grande shipyard and the steel company Gerdau were the winners of the tender for the decommissioning of the P-32 platform, a production system unit that was being used by Petrobras in the Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro