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P-66 FPSO en-route to Lula Sul, Brazil

Feb 07, 2017

The P-66 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is on its way to work on the Lula Sul field, in Brazil's Santos Basin, after being delivered by Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil SA's BrasFELS shipyard…

Flowline firsts

Feb 01, 2017

Norway’s deepest yet oilfield development is bringing a string of firsts to the Norwegian Continental Shelf, not least when it comes to the field’s flowlines. Elaine Maslin reports. BuBi pipe fabrication at Vigra…

Slow ahead

Feb 01, 2017

The floating production systems market remains challenging. Will cost-cutting measures made over the past two years help projects reach final investment decision in 2017? Infield’s Catarina Podevyn assesses the market. Johan Castberg…

Anadarko eyes further Colombia drilling

Jan 31, 2017

Anadarko has its eyes set on Colombia, announcing further drilling plans in the Purple Angel block, and opportunities it has identified through the Esmeralda 3D seismic survey in the area.   Map of Gorgon…

Petrobras contracts DOF trio

Jan 31, 2017

DOF subsidiary Norskan Offshore has secured three contracts with Brazilian giant Petrobras. The first, is a one plus one year contract for the Skandi Botafogo, which is set to start 15 February. Skandi Botafogo is an anchor handling tug supply vessel…

Pacific E&P appoints new CEO

Jan 30, 2017

Pacific Exploration & Production Corp. has appointed Barry Larson as its new chief executive officer, effective 20 February 2017. Larson will be based at the company's operating headquarters in Bogotá, Colombia. Jim Latimer will continue…

Spectrum starts Potiguar Basin survey

Jan 24, 2017

Spectrum has commenced a 6000km Multi-Client 2D survey offshore Brazil in the Potiguar Basin. The acquisition program is an extension of Spectrum's 2013 Potiguar Phase 1 survey. Spectrum's Equatorial Margin database offshore Brazil, currently totals more than 110…

BP's Juniper sets sail for Trinidad

Jan 20, 2017

BP Trinidad and Tobago’s (bpTT) US$2 billion Juniper platform has set sail towards the southeast coast of Trinidad, marking one of the supermajor’s largest start-ups this year. Image of Juniper…

Schlumberger takes 22% revenue hit

Jan 20, 2017

Schlumberger disclosed a 22% decline in its full-year 2016 revenue, despite gaining US$4.2 billion from the Cameron Group, which the oil services giant took over in April 2016. Image of Kibsgaard…

Guyana creates Petroleum Directorate

Jan 19, 2017

Guyana's Ministry of Natural Resources says it is planning to have a new Petroleum Directorate established and functioning within Q1 this year. The move comes as the South American country eyes its first offshore oil production, following…

SBM awards Ampelmann FPSO maintenance contract

Jan 17, 2017

Ampelmann has been awarded a contract by SBM Offshore Contractors in support of an FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) maintenance campaign in the Espírito Santo Basin, Brazil. Ampelmann will provide an E-type system in January 2017 with a scope that includes transport…

Petrobras axes Seven Mar contract

Jan 16, 2017

Subsea 7 received an early termination notice from Petrobras for the dayrate contract for the Seven Mar pipelay support vessel (PLSV). The rig was working offshore Brazil, and the contract was due to expire in 2018, however, ended effective 16 January 2017…

Skandi Vitoria gets Petrobras contract

Jan 16, 2017

Petrobras has awarded the Brazilian built pipelay support vessel, Skandi Vitória, a contract of 532 days. The contract will commence in January.  The vessel is owned through a joint venture together with Technip.  Skandi Vitória is the first pipelay vessel built in Brazil…

Guyana in the spotlight

Jan 13, 2017

ExxonMobil’s double hit offshore Guyana this week has put the country in the spotlight with expectations of becoming a serious upstream player by early next decade, however, some roadblocks lie ahead, according to Wood Mackenzie.  Map of Guyana…

Hess raises 2017 E&P budget by 18%

Jan 12, 2017

US independent Hess will increase its 2017 exploration and production (E&P) budget, turning its attention to activity offshore Norway, Guyana, and the Gulf of Mexico, the company announced on 12 January. Image from Hess…

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