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BW Energy Achieves First Oil at Hibiscus/Ruche Development off Gabon

Apr 10, 2023

BW Energy on Monday announced it has achieved first oil from the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.'Production performance from the first well has been in line with expectations and is currently stabilized at approximately 6,000 barrels per day,' the Oslo-listed E&P company said in a statement.'We delivered first oil from Hibiscus / Ruche on schedule with an excellent HSE performance…

BW Offshore Sells BW Athena FPSO

Apr 19, 2023

FPSO-leasing company BW Offshore has completed the sale of its BW Athena FPSO to an undisclosed third party. 'The transaction is part of BW Offshore’s strategy to transition to floating energy infrastructure investments. The sale of the FPSO…

Floating Wind Specialist BW Ideol Secures Investment from ADEME Investissement

Mar 22, 2023

Floating wind farm and technology developer BW Ideol has entered into exclusive negotiations with ADEME Investissement, a state-owned French financier of innovative infrastructure projects, for ADEME Investissement to invest €40 million in BW Ideol’s project development activities…

After Delay, BW Energy Expects Closing of Petrobras' Oil Field Acquisition in Q2 2023

Mar 17, 2023

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Thursday the process to acquire Petrobras' interests in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields and the related FPSO from Saipem was about to resume.In June 2022, BW Energy signed an agreement…

BW Offshore Wraps Sale of BW Opportunity FPSO

Mar 15, 2023

BW Offshore said Wednesday it had closed the transaction for the sale of the FPSO BW Opportunity for $125 million to an undisclosed third party.The Oslo-listed FPSO provider last Friday said it had agreed to sell the laid-up FPSO to an unnamed buyer…

Eight Years After Deadly Explosion Offshore Brazil, BW Offshore Finds Buyer for Laid-up FPSO

Mar 10, 2023

Oslo-listed FPSO provider BW Offshore has agreed to sell the laid-up FPSO BW Opportunity to an undisclosed third party for $125 million. BW Offshore said Friday that the sale was subject to conditions precedent and is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023…

BW Energy's Brazilian Oil Field Purchase Faces Delay Amidst Petrobras' Divestment Program Review

Mar 02, 2023

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said its planned acquisitions of Petrobras' working interest in Golfinho and Camarupim deepwater oil fields, and the related FPSO from Saipem, were facing delays as a Brazilian ministry has ordered a review of Petrobras divestment program…

BW Energy Spuds First Hibiscus Production Well at Dussafu Block Offshore Gabon

Jan 09, 2023

Oil and gas company BW Energy has started drilling the first production well on the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon. The company said Monday that drilling operations had started in the first week of January…

Energean Makes Another Gas Find Offshore Israel. Upgrades Athena Discovery Size Estimate

Nov 07, 2022

Oil and gas company Energean said Monday it had made a commercial gas discovery at the Zeus- 01 prospect, in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Israel. The company also said that contingent resources at Athena discovery, also in Israel, had been upgraded following post-well analysis…

Brief Contract Extension for BW Offshore's FPSO in Gabon

Sep 13, 2022

FPSO-leasing specialist BW Offshore has secured a short-term contract extension for its Petroleo Nautipa FPSO.The contract will see production extended from September 20 to October 4, 2022, ahead of demobilization. The spread-moored FPSO has…

BW Energy's Freshly Converted Jack-up En Route to Gabon

Aug 23, 2022

Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Tuesday that its BW MaBoMo offshore production facility had sailed away towards Gabon.The production facility, converted from the Hibiscus Alpha jack-up drilling rig, is currently onboard a heavy…

BW Energy Signs $300M Reserve Based Loan to Fund Work Offshore Gabon

Aug 09, 2022

Oil and gas company BW Energy has signed an up to $300 million international Reserve Based Lending (RBL) facility, to finance further development work in a block offshore Gabon.The facility has an initial commitment of $200 million which can be expanded up to an additional $100 million…

BW Offshore Transfers Ownership, Operation of FPSO to Pemex

Jul 25, 2022

BW Offshore Limited announced that, effective July 22, 2022, Pemex has assumed the ownership and operation of the FPSO Yùum K’ak Náab in accordance with the terms of the 15 year FPSO financial lease contract that commenced in 2007.Following the transfer…

BW Energy to Buy Saipem FPSO in Brazil for $73M

Jun 27, 2022

Oil and gas company BW Energy has agreed to buy Saipem's Cidade de Vitoria FPSO for $73 million in cash. The vessel is currently owned by Saipem and operated for Petrobras in the Golfinho field offshore Brazil.The sale and purchase of the FPSO…

BW Offshore Sells FPSO Joko Tole

Jun 03, 2022

FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has completed the sale of the FPSO BW Joko Tole.The FPSO was sold to PT Bahari Inti Tanker and PT Cahaya Haluan Pasifik, both of which are Indonesian companies, in consortium with PT Buana Lintas Lautan Tbk, a company publicly listed in Indonesia…

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