Vacuum pump, blower and vacuum systems manufacturer Busch inaugurated a new factory in Jarina, 50km north of Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the presence of the Mayor of Jarina and 280 invited guests, the new factory was officially opened by Dr Karl Busch…
Subsea Index creates business opportunities in English and Portuguese with high quality, business relevant data on subsea companies and organizations. The Brazilian companies União Engenharia and CP+ were among the first to register in the new Subsea Index…
Saipem was awarded new contracts in Latin America worth about US$500 million. In Venezuela, Saipem signed with Cardon IV to develop the Perla EP Project, in the Gulf of Venezuela. In Brazil, Petrobras assigned an EPCI contract to Saipem…
Pemex wants to grow— but needs the technology and resources to do it. Elaine Maslin reports from Offshore Technology Conference. Mexico has ambitious plans for its offshore exploration and production sector. Carlos Morales Gil, general director of Pemex E&P…
FloaTEC (S)Pte Ltd successfully completed the mating operation of the topsides and hull of Petrobras P-61, Brazil’s first Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) near shore to BrasFELS yard in Angra Dos Reis, Brazil. The P-61 TLWP, which uses FloaTEC’s ETLP proprietary design…
RWE Dea has signed a farm-in agreement with Petronas Suriname E&P BV, acquiring a 40% interest in the Block 52 license off Suriname. Under the farm-in agreement which is subject to completion, RWE Dea will acquire a 40% stake in the 4743sq km license…
CGG announced that it has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and partner Ecopetrol to acquire and process a 5,500sq-km 3D BroadSeisTM seismic survey on the Caribbean coast offshore Colombia. This is the largest…
Halliburton announced the opening of its new Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park, located at Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center provides the setting for collaboration as…
C-MAR Group announced that it won a contract to carry out Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) surveys and trials on Maridive Group vessels for the next five years. Expected to be worth in excess of $500,000, the agreement covers 16 Maridive…
The FPSO Cidade de Paraty went onstream, beginning commercial production in the Santos Basin Lula Nordeste pre-salt, Petrobras announced on June 6 2013. The Cidade de Paraty FPSO is the second unit deployed on the giant Lula discovery and is located approximately 300km off Brazil…
Nine offshore oil concessions are up for grabs in Peru's international bid round, which the country launched on Friday, 31 May 2013. The government estimates that the round could rake in US$450 million with companies investing a minimum of $50 million…
SeaBird Exploration PLC was awarded a US $16 million contract for its 2D Osprey Explorer vessel in the South America region. The client has not been named. In addition, the Hawk Explorer has moved to Uruguay and started a 4000 km survey for Spectrum…
Saipem is constructing a new fabrication yard in Brazil close to the Santos basin. Pier Alberto Viecelli and Andrea Intieri of Saipem share the details and scope of the investment. As the global offshore oil & gas industry makes giant steps towards ultra-deep waters…
Brazil-Açu Superport, largest port infrastructure in Latin America, bets on Petrobras’ participation. Peter Wertheim provides the details. According to a recent study by Booz & Company cited by Brazil’s National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP)…
Brazil is a veritable diamond in the rough for foreign and local investors alike. Firms are investing in new centers of technology, fabrication, and worker training to alleviate the country’s skills and infrastructure difficulties. Brazil is very much the place to be at the moment…
