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another petrobras tender
Petrobras released a new opportunity for the charter of RSVs (ROV support vessels). Once again Petrobras will entertain Brazilian and foreign tonnage. Interested parties can choose from 4 different batches to offer which vary on commencemen
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
petrobras accommodation
On Monday last week, Petrobras received offers for the 50 POB accommodation vessel public tender. The opportunity sought to hire one walk-to-work vessel to provide accommodation and catering services. With only three vessels presented, Sols
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
Solstad sells AHTS
Solstad Rederi AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Offshore ASA, has sold the AHTS Elang Laut 1. The values and the name of the buyer weren’t revealed. The vessel has been in layup in Asia since. The delivery of the vessel to the new o
Enauta stops production
Enauta temporarily interrupted production in the Atlanta field´s Block BS-4, in theSantos Basin, Rio de Janeiro state. The expectation of the company is that the returnwill happen in the month of September.The Brazilian company stopped prod
Petrobras looking for FPSO
Petrobras postponed again the deadline to receive proposals for the new FPSO to be deployed at Albacora field. Interested parties will now have until September 15th to send proposals. This is the second time that Petrobras has postponed the
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
Solstad due to deliver PSVs
Solstad announced that the delivery of the 37 PSVs to be shipped to Tidewatershould happen in beginning of July. The sale was announced in March of this year.The move marks the end of Solstad’s operations in the PSV market. The company said
Petrobras starts drilling
Petrobras started drilling the second extension well in block SM-623 where the Sagitário prospect is located, in the Santos Basin. The well received the technical name 3-BRSA-1388D-SPS and is located in a water depth of 1,867 meters.Petrobr
petrobras psv postponement
Petrobras postponed its ongoing PSV tender that seeks to charter up to 9 vessels. Thenew deadline to submit offers is now set to June 27th and along with the postponement,Petrobras also disclosed updated technical specifications for the var
FPSO Sepetiba is closer
SBM Offshore has announced that the FPSO Sepetiba left the Bomesc shipyardin China, bound for the Mero II field, in the Santos Basin, in the Rio de Janeiro state.Before however, the vessel will stop at Angra dos Reis, also in Rio de Janeiro
SBM signed financing
SBM Offshore signed the financing for the FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão project in the amount of US$ 1.615 billion. The Dutch company’s vessel will be chartered by Petrobras and will operate in the Mero field, Santos Basin pre-salt Rio de Janeir
FPSO Bacalhau leaves China
Modec updated the market on the construction of the FPSO Bacalhau which will be installed in the field of the same name in the Santos Basin, in Rio de Janeiro state. The FPSO left the shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) in Chin
totalenergies renews contract
TotalEnergies renewed for another year theccontract with the Norwegian company SiemOffshore to operate the Siem Atlas and Siem Giant until June 2024. The PSVs will continueworking for the French energy company´s Lapa field project, in partn
new drilling co is launched
The offshore market has seen last week, a newly established company to operate in ultra-deep waters: Foresea. The company originates from a restructuring of the Ocyan Drilling Unit, former Odebrecht Oil and Gas. Foresea assures that the new
equinor celebrates arrival
Last week, Equinor celebrated the arrival of the Valaris drillship DS-17 in Rio de Janeiroto begin exploration in the Bacalhau field. The vessel will allow the company to increase thedrilling capacity through a better understanding of the p
equinor planning expansion
Equinor plans to expand the oil production in Brazil more than five times in the next 10 years.Currently, the Norwegian company produces 90,000 barrels of oil per day (boed) while theexpectation for 2033 is to reach 500,000 boed. In an even
almirante barroso kicks in
Last week, MODEC informed that FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 started operations atBúzios field, pre-salt region of Santos Basin. The unit comprises the fifth production moduleof Búzios joining P-74, P-75, P-76 and P-77 which were already in p
onesubsea and petrobras
OneSubsea, a SLB company, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the development ofthe Buzios phase 11. The agreement involves the installation of 15 wet X-mas trees. Themanufacture of the contract equipment will be carried out at OneSub
PRIO production
PRIO announced its preliminary and non-audited oil operational data for the month ofMay. Frade field had a production of 49.164 boepd which was impacted by a maintenanceshutdown of three days at the beginning of the month. The cluster of Po
petrobras AHTS results
Last Tuesday, Petrobras received offers for their latest AHTS TS opportunity. Withjust 5 vessels presented, the early results pulled from Petrobras e-sourcing systemshowcased a significant increase in average rates when compared to the prev
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 F
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 remi