Offshore South America News


Enhanced Oil Spill Detection System Starts Operating Offshore Brazil

Jun 19, 2025

Miros, in partnership with Belga Marine, has enhanced its Oil Spill Detection (OSD) monitoring system system to include cloud-based monitoring capabilities that are now fully operational across several production assets offshore Brazil.The updated…

SBM Offshore Inks O&M Contract with TotalEnergies for GranMorgu FPSO

Jun 19, 2025

SBM Offshore has signed an operations and maintenance contract with TotalEnergies EP Suriname, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, for the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, as part of the field development project located in Block 58 in Suriname…

Prosafe Confirms $204M Deal with Petrobras for Safe Notos Flotel

Jun 18, 2025

Offshore accommodation firm Prosafe has confirmed the contract with Petrobras for its Safe Notos semi-submersible accomodation vessel, which will be put to work for safety and maintenance support offshore Brazil.Petrobras has ratified the result…

Petrobras Acquires 13 Oil and Gas Blocks in Brazil’s Latest Bidding Round

Jun 18, 2025

Brazil’s state-run oil and gas firm Petrobras has acquired 10 blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin and three blocks in the Pelotas Basin in the fifth Permanent Concession Offer Cycle of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP)…

Galp Secures Three Exploration Blocks in Brazil

Jun 18, 2025

Portugal's Galp has been awarded three offshore blocks as part of Brazil’s fifth Open Permanent Concession bid round.Galp acquired offshore early-stage exploration blocks P-M-1670/1672/1741 in the Pelotas basin, in the southern region of the country…

Equinor Expands Santons Basin Exploration Scope

Jun 18, 2025

Equinor has secured a new exploration opportunity in Brazil, having won the license for S-M-1617 offshore block in Santos Basin during the country’s fifth Open Permanent Concession bid round.The S-M-1617 license in Brazil was secured by Equinor…

Karoon Energy Places Winning Bid for Six Blocks Offshore Brazil

Jun 18, 2025

Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has secured interest in six blocks in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, in the ANP fifth Permanent Offer Bid Round for Concession Contracts.Two of the blocks, S-M-974 and S-M-1038, are located approximately 17 kilometers from the Neon field…

Chevron Acquires Blocks in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas Basin

Jun 17, 2025

Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Tuesday took their first steps toward eventually exploring oil in Brazil's Foz do Amazonas basin, scooping up offshore blocks auctioned by the country in the promising but environmentally-sensitive area.The move marks…

Petrobras, TechnipFMC Kick Off Electric-Actuation Pilot in Brazil

Jun 13, 2025

TechnipFMC and Petrobras have agreed to test and monitor a new electric actuation technology that is set to join the TechnipFMC eSolutions portfolio of electrical subsea systems.Scheduled for integration into a subsea tree planned for installation in 2026…

First Crude from ONE Guyana FPSO Set for Export in August-September

Jun 12, 2025

The first crude cargo from Guyana's fourth oil production facility, which arrived in the country in April and is being installed, is set to be exported between late August and early September, the government told Reuters on Tuesday.A consortium by U…

Seatrium Picks ABB to Supply Electrical Equipment for Petrobras' FPSOs

Jun 10, 2025

ABB has secured a large order by Seatrium, a global provider of marine engineering solutions based in Singapore, for the supply of electrical equipment and automation solutions on a new generation of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for operator Petrobras…

Shell Hires Subsea7 for Work at Aphrodite Development off Trinidad

Jun 09, 2025

Subsea 7 has secured a contract by Shell for the Aphrodite gas project offshore Trinidad and Tobago.The project involves the transportation and installation of subsea equipment at the Aphrodite development, located within Block 5a, at water depths of up to 290 meters…

Eni, YPF Sign Deal for Argentina LNG Project

Jun 09, 2025

Eni and Argentina's energy company YPF have signed an agreement for the Argentina LNG (ARGLNG) project.The agreement defines the required steps to reach the final investment decision for the phase of the project that includes the production…

Brava Energia Inks $65M Deal with PetroReconcavo for Natural Gas Assets

Jun 06, 2025

Brazil's Brava Energia signed a $65 million deal to sell a 50% stake in midstream natural gas infrastructure assets in the state of Rio Grande do Norte to PetroReconcavo, the companies said in separate filings.The assets include two natural gas processing units…

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