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Porto Central Extends Offshore Decommissioning Plans

Nov 04, 2025

Porto Central Complexo Industrial Portuário and M.A.R.S. Europe have signed an amendment to their memorandum of understanding that extends their ongoing collaboration on a ship decommissioning and recycling yard in Brazil.  The amendment extends…

BP Beats Profit Expectations in Q3, No Update on Castrol Lubricants Sale

Nov 04, 2025

Oil major BP reported a smaller than expected fall in third-quarter underlying profit on Tuesday as a strong performance at all divisions led by refining helped to offset the impact of lower crude prices.However, there was no update on the closely…

Yinson Production Looks to Namibia Expansion

Nov 04, 2025

Yinson Production, the offshore unit of Malaysia's Yinson Holdings, plans to expand into Namibia and is considering an initial public offering within three to five years, its CEO said on Tuesday.The company, which in January received a $1 billion investment from global funds…

DOF Group gets Extension for Pipelay Support Vessels in Brazil

Nov 03, 2025

DOF Group ASA ('DOF') is pleased to announce that three PLSVs (pipelay support vessels) owned through a joint venture between DOF (50%) and TechnipFMC (50%) have secured contract extensions with Petrobras in Brazil.Skandi Vitória and Skandi…

History Repeats Itself: Energy, Borders and the War Narrative in the Americas

Oct 31, 2025

Oil and gas have not only fueled economies but created rivalries, territorial disputes and wars. In the last one hundred years or so, since petroleum resources have been commercially extracted it is central to numerous armed conflicts. Some notable examples…

Vallourec to Supply Line Pipes for Shell’s Deepwater Project off Brazil

Oct 31, 2025

French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a contract with TechnipFMC to supply line pipes for the Orca project, formerly known as Gato do Mato, a major Shell-operated deepwater development in Brazil’s Santos Basin.The integrated contract covers more than 20…

PTTEP Orders OneSubsea Systems for Two Deepwater Projects off Malaysia

Oct 31, 2025

OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, has secured two sizeable engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts by PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) for two deepwater projects offshore Malaysia…

Petrobras Looks to Establish Amazon Logistics Center

Oct 30, 2025

Brazil's Petrobras has authorized studies for a logistics center in the Amazonian state of Amapa, where the state-run oil firm started exploring in a promising offshore block last week, state Governor Clecio Luis told Reuters.The company's logistics subsidiary Transpetro will do the studies…

BP Steps Up Appraisal Activities on Bumerangue Offshore Discovery in Brazil

Oct 30, 2025

BP is advancing appraisal planning for its Bumerangue offshore discovery in Brazil after laboratory analysis confirmed a large hydrocarbon column in the pre-salt Santos Basin, and CO2 levels in the reservoir that the company believes can be managed…

Petrobras, SBM Discuss Two FPSO Vessels for Sergipe Deepwater Projects

Oct 29, 2025

Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras is in negotiations with SBM Offshore over two floating production vessels to be commissioned for its Sergipe deepwater projects, Petrobras head of Exploration and Production said on Wednesday.Petrobras hopes…

BP Taps Oceaneering, SLB for First Riserless Well Intervention in Caspian Sea

Oct 29, 2025

BP has awarded Oceaneering International and SLB multi-million dollar contracts to support a multi-well subsea intervention campaign at the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oil field in the Caspian Sea, marking the first use of riserless…

Mexico's Deepwater Gas Field Project Comes Under Review

Oct 29, 2025

Grupo Carso is reviewing the feasibility of the Lakach deepwater natural gas project in collaboration with state energy company Pemex and conducting new analyses to determine how to proceed, a company official said Tuesday.The company signed…

Shape Digital and PRIO Sign Predictive Maintenance Technology Agreement

Oct 28, 2025

Oil company PRIO has signed an agreement with Shape Digital, a developer of AI-driven solutions, for the deployment of Shape Lighthouse, an asset management platform designed to enhance operational reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and maximize production…

Brazil: Petrobras Hits Record FPSO Output of 270,000 bpd at Búzios Field

Oct 28, 2025

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has reached a milestone with the Almirante Tamandaré floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, operating in the Búzios field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, with record production rate of 270…

Maersk Supply Service, MDL Complete Riser Installation at Brazil’s Mero Field

Oct 28, 2025

Maersk Supply Service, with the support of Maritime Developments (MDL), has completed a complex dynamic riser assembly installation at Brazil’s Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, connecting the deepwater site to a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) sensor grid…

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