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Seatrium to Develop FPSO Digital Twins

Dec 01, 2024

Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have agreed to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting environmental loads on FPSOs.Following the scaled model testing of the latest series of FPSOs…

Seatrium Dives Deeper into Cyber-Physical Modeling of FPSOs

Nov 28, 2024

Seatrium and the Technology Centre for Offshore & Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have expanded the research agreement to explore cyber-physical modelling capabilities for predicting the behavior of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) platforms in high sea states…

Brava Energia Hires Constellation’s Drilling Rig for Work Offshore Brazil

Nov 26, 2024

Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a $130 million contract with Brava Energia for its Lone Star ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig for work offshore Brazil.The contract is for a firm term of 400 days, with a 60-days priced option which…

Santos Hires McDermott for Harriet Alpha Decom Work Off Australia

Nov 13, 2024

McDermott has been awarded an engineering, procurement, removal and disposal (EPRD) contract by Santos for the decommissioning of the Harriet Alpha platform and associated infrastructure, located offshore Western Australia.The contract, valued between $50 million and $250 million…

Akastor Buys Mitsui’s Stake in AKOFS Offshore

Nov 06, 2024

Norwegian company Akastor has signed an agreement for the transfer of all of Mitsui’s interests in AKOFS Offshore, a provider of vessel-based subsea well construction and intervention services, for $22.5 million.The agreement is entered into…

Ultra-Deepwater FPSO Starts Oil Production Offshore Brazil

Oct 30, 2024

Petrobras has achieved first oil with the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit Marechal Duque de Caxias, one of the largest ultra-deepwater FPSOs in the world, installed at the Mero field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The FPSO has the capacity to produce up to 180…

Largest FPSO to Operate Offshore Brazil Arrives to Its Destination

Oct 30, 2024

The floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit Almirante Tamandaré, built by SBM Offshore, has arrived to Brazil ahead of installation at Petrobras’ Búzios field in the Santos Basin.The Almirante Tamandaré FPSO has been built with the capacity to produce 225…

Petrobras Hires Baker Hughes to Supply Flexible Pipe Systems for Brazil Oil Fields

Oct 28, 2024

Energy technology company Baker Hughes has signed ‘significant’ contracts with Petrobras to provide flexible pipe systems that will be deployed across several oil and gas fields offshore Brazil.Baker Hughes will provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems…

Chinese Firm Takes Minority Share from SBM Offshore in Mero Field FPSO

Oct 25, 2024

SBM Offshore has completed the divestment of a 13.5% ownership interest in FPSO Sepetiba, deployed at Petrobras’ Mero field offshore Brazil, to China Merchants Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) Holding Co (CMFL).SBM Offshore is operator of the FPSO…

Santos Optimistic About 2024 Output

Oct 16, 2024

Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer Santos estimated its full-year production to be at the top half of its forecast range on Thursday, and said its Pikka project could start oil production as early as 2025.The company expects to…

Santos Secures $800M Loan for Darwin LNG Life Extension Ops

Oct 14, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has secured an $800 million loan to finance the life extension works on of the Darwin LNG project in Australia.Darwin LNG has processed LNG for sale into overseas markets since it was commissioned in 2006…

Santos Inks Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal with TotalEnergies

Oct 02, 2024

Australian gas supplier Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with TotalEnergies’s Singapore subsidiary, TotalEnergies Gas & Power Asia.The contract is to supply 20 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per year over a period of 3 years plus one quarter…

MDL to Support Maersk Supply Service for Work at Mero Field Off Brazil

Sep 24, 2024

Maersk Supply Service has awarded Scottish flex-lay specialist Maritime Developments (MDL) a solution-development scope in the Mero block in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.The scope entails the development of an integrated spread of equipment…

Seatrium Hires KBR on Topsides Job for FPSOs Bound for Petrobras Brazil Fields

Sep 06, 2024

U.S.-based engineering and construction giant KBR has been hired by Seatrium to develop topsides facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, being designed for Petrobras’ Atapu and Sepia fields in the Santos Basin…

Santos Pens Mid-Term LNG Supply Deal

Sep 05, 2024

Australian oil and gas major Santos has signed a mid-term LNG supply contract with Glencore Singapore.The contract is to supply 19 LNG cargoes, or up to approximately 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum over a period of three years plus one quarter…

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