Fugro has taken delivery of the new ROV support vessel (RSV) Fugro Aquarius. The new DP-2 diesel-electric vessel is 83m is length with a deck area of 520sq m and accommodation for 60 people…
Amid being the center of a major, worldwide bribery and corruption scandal, Brazil state-run oil company Petróleo Brasileiro’s (Petrobras) operations are being affected by the oil workers’ unions strike, and at the same time, the company received the resignation of one of its board members…
Amid positive Q3 results, Houston-based Diamond Offshore is sending one of its vessels to the scrap yard after Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) cut contracts short for two of its vessels, resulting in an extension for another contract…
For the offshore floating rig market, the downturn presented the perfect storm: too many rigs, not enough demand, and with some 200 newbuilds set to enter the market over the next decade. Audrey Leon reports. The Maersk Developer…
Retrieving an unreliable blowout preventer (BOP) is a necessary but expensive operation, costing upwards of US$1-2 million dollars. This cost can easily escalate in developing ultra deepwater regions such as Brazil, West Africa and Gulf of Mexico…
Brazil will lead global growth in the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) industry despite the country’s national oil company, Petrobras, recently facing allegations of corruption, says research and consulting firm GlobalData…
Noble Energy's Humback exploration well offshore the Falklands has encountered non-commercial quantities of oil and gas, Falkland Oil and Gas confirmed this morning. The 53/02-01 Humpback exploration well, which was running over schedule and budget…
FMC Technologies has developed and patented a technology to replace the orbital welding process used to connect small bore hydraulic tubing used in subsea equipment — the shape memory alloy subsea fitting. The technology is based on shape…
BG group's Brazilian operations reached record net production of 159,000 boe/d in July 2015. Located 300km from Sao Paulo, BG Group along with partners Petrobras, PTTEP Brasil, and Petrogral, have interest in Sapinhoa, Lapa, Lula…
Image: Sandvik Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has announced the opening of its South American…
QGEP Participações has announced that Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção has signed a Crude Oil Sales Agreement (COSA) with Shell Western Supply and Trading for the early production system (EPS) of the Atlanta Field. This contract refers to QGEP's 30% share in the production from the field…
US-based Era Group’s Brazilian joint venture Aeróleo Taxi Aero received notification from Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) that Petrobras will cancel the ongoing tender process for heavy and medium helicopters, leaving the helicopter with a potential workforce reduction…
With ExxonMobil reported to be moving the Liza discovery in deepwater Guyana into pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) less than five months after confirming the find, the project has the potential to yield significant returns for investors…
CGG received all necessary permits to start acquiring the industry’s first regional broadband seismic survey of the Barreirinhas basin in the Equatorial Margin of northern Brazil in early November. Oceanic Vega…
Matt Kirk has been appointed vice president of operations at Wood Group Kenny, joining the regional leadership team in the Americas. With 17 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, Kirk joins Wood Group Kenny from Xodus Subsea where he was managing director…