Floating Production News


BP to Market Guyana's Share of Oil Output from Two FPSOs

Nov 28, 2022

BP will market Guyana's share of crude oil produced over the next year from two offshore production platforms, the South American country's Ministry of Natural Resources said. Guyana is home to one of the largest oil discoveries in the last decade…

Karoon Energy Says 2nd Patola Production Well a Success. First Oil in Q1 2023

Nov 23, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has drilled the second of two new production wells at its Patola field offshore Brazil, and the company says the reservoir quality is better than predicted.The company said that the well - PAT-2-  has been successfully drilled to a total depth of 2…

Talos Extends Helix Producer I Floater Charter in Gulf of Mexico

Nov 23, 2022

Oil and gas company Talos Energy has extended the contract for the Helix Producer I floating production vessel in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. According to Helix Energy Solutions Group, the vessel owner, the contract has been extended for one year the term…

Brazil: No Gato do Mato Offshore Field FID in Next 12-24 Months, FPSO Firm Says

Nov 21, 2022

Shell's Brazilian subsidiary Shell Brasil Petróleo will not be making final investment decision (FID) on its Gato do Mato oil and gas field development offshore Brazil within the next 12 to 24 months. This is according to FPSO leasing firm BW…

Delfin Gets More Time to Build U.S. Gulf of Mexico LNG Export Plant

Nov 21, 2022

U.S. energy regulators on Friday extended until September 2023 the amount of time liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer Delfin LNG has to put the onshore part of its proposed Gulf of Mexico floating export project off Louisiana into service…

Shell Wraps Up Bonga FPSO Maintenance in Nigeria

Nov 18, 2022

Shell has completed a scheduled maintenance at its 200,000 barrels-per-day Bonga deep water storage and offloading vessel in Nigeria, a spokesperson said.The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company said in a statement late on Thursday that the maintenance was completed in 22 days…

Nigeria to Build its First FLNG Unit

Nov 17, 2022

Nigerian company UTM Offshore has signed a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the development of an FLNG facility in Nigeria with JGC Corporation, Technip Energies, and KBR.This will be Nigeria's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility…

Brazil: Enauta Brings Atlanta Field Well Online After Interruption

Nov 16, 2022

The Brazilian oil company Enauta has announced that production has resumed from one of the wells at its Atlanta offshore oil field in Brazil following a recent interruption.On November 7, informing of the output interruption, Enauta said that…

Gallery: Mozambique's Coral Sul FLNG Ships First LNG Cargo

Nov 14, 2022

The Italian oil and gas company Eni, the operator of the the Coral South project offshore Mozambique, said Monday that the first shipment of LNG produced from the Coral gas field, in the ultra-deep waters of the Rovuma Basin, had departed from the Coral Sul FLNG facility…

SBM Offshore, ExxonMobil Pen MoU for Another Guyana FPSO

Nov 11, 2022

Dutch FPSO systems provider SBM Offshore said Thursday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with ExxonMobil for the supply of another FPSO in Guyana.'The company recently placed an order for a seventh Fast4Ward MPF hull. The construction…

Snam Confirms 2022 Guidance, aims to boost Italy's Gas Storage & Transport Facilities

Nov 10, 2022

Italian gas grid operator Snam confirmed on Thursday its guidance for full-year net profit after reporting a rise of 10% in nine-month revenue to 2.4 billion euros ($2.41 billion). The state-controlled group said it planned to boost Italy's…

Shell Extends LNTP with BW Offshore & Saipem for Gato do Mato FPSO

Nov 10, 2022

FPSO leasing firm BW Offshore said Thursday that Shell and its partners have extended the limited notice to proceed (LNTP) period with BW Offshore and Saipem in relation to the supply of an FPSO for the Gato do Mato oil and gas field offshore Brazil…

FPSO Player SBM Offshore Upgrades Annual Forecast after Upbeat Q3 results

Nov 10, 2022

SBM Offshore revised upwards its full-year revenue and core profit forecast on Thursday after the Dutch oil and gas services firm pointed to 'solid' quarterly results. The company now expects an annual revenue of more than $3.2 billion, bringing earnings before interest…

Plans for World's Northernmost Offshore Oil Field In Doubt as Costs Soar

Nov 10, 2022

Soaring costs and supply chain bottlenecks have put a question mark over plans for what would be the world's most northern oilfield in production, with Norway's Equinor and its partners postponing a decision on the Arctic project. Environmental…

Italy's Emilia Romagna Backs New FSRU Terminal in Ravenna

Nov 08, 2022

Italy's Emilia Romagna region has approved a project for a new floating LNG terminal off the coast of Ravenna in the upper Adriatic sea, it said on Monday, part of the country's broader efforts to replace dwindling Russian gas supplies. Almost…

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