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MODEC Ramps Up Hammerhead FPSO Work After ExxonMobil's Go-Ahead

Sep 30, 2025

MODEC has been awarded the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) scope to develop a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Hammerhead project in Guyana following a final investment decision (FID) by ExxonMobil…

Baker Hughes to Supply Up to 50 Subsea Trees for Petrobras' Brazil Fields

Sep 29, 2025

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil.The modern subsea systems…

Saipem Gets Go-Ahead for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead Job off Guyana

Sep 26, 2025

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received the authorization to proceed with the execution of activities related to the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the development of ExxonMobil's Hammerhead oil field…

SLB Scores Ultra-Deepwater Job at Petrobras' Fields off Brazil

Sep 25, 2025

Global technology company SLB has secured a major contract from Petrobras to provide services and technology for up to 35 ultra-deepwater wells in the strategically important Santos Basin.The wells, which are part of the second development of the Atapu and Sépia fields…

TotalEnergies Prolongs Stay of Skandi Patagonia CSV in Argentina

Sep 24, 2025

TotalEnergies has renewed the contract with the Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group for its Skandi Patagonia construction support vessel (CSV), which will remain on duty in Argentina.The new contract will see the Skandi Patagonia…

Petrobras Signs Up TechnipFMC for Subsea Production Systems Delivery

Sep 24, 2025

TechnipFMC has secured a significant contract, following a competitive tendering process, for subsea production systems by Petrobras.TechnipFMC will design, engineer, and manufacture subsea production systems to be deployed in an array of greenfield developments…

Oil Firms Urge Brazil to Review Subsea7 - Saipem Merger

Sep 24, 2025

Exxon Mobil, Brazilian state-run Petrobras and oil services provider TechnipFMC petitioned the country's antitrust regulator Cade to intervene in a merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, public documents seen by Reuters show.In filings submitted on Thursday…

Chevron, Westlawn Join Anadarko for Oil and Gas Exploration off Peru

Sep 22, 2025

Chevron, the world’s third-largest oil company, and investment fund Westlawn have joined Anadarko Petroleum in a consortium to explore offshore oil and gas blocks in Peru, in a move officials said could boost energy security and attract further global investment…

Panama Canal Launches Concession Process for Natural Gas Pipeline

Sep 19, 2025

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched the concessionaire selection process for a natural gas pipeline project, holding its first market engagement event with more than 45 representatives from global energy companies.The 76-kilometre pipeline…

Exmar Signs FSU Deal for Colombia’s LNG Import Project

Sep 19, 2025

Exmar has signed contracts with Regasificadora Del Pacífico (RDP) for the deployment of a floating storage unit (FSU) on the west coast of Colombia.RDP is developing a fast-track LNG import solution in the inner bay of Buenaventura, under a…

TGS Kicks Off Second Phase of Equatorial Margin Survey off Brazil

Sep 18, 2025

Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has started PAMA Phase II 3D multi-client survey in the Equatorial Margin area offshore Brazil.The first phase covered 19,343 square kilometers and more than 25 future exploration blocks within the Pará-Maranhao Basin…

Hanwha Ocean's Tidal Action Drillship Starts Maiden Job with Petrobras

Sep 18, 2025

The high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, owned by Hanwha Ocean, has started its maiden contract with Petrobras at Roncador field, offshore Brazil.The Tidal Action arrived in the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro on July 7…

Baker Hughes Inks Multi-Year Petrobras Deal for Offshore Stimulation Vessels

Sep 17, 2025

Baker Hughes has signed a multi-year contract with Petrobras to extend deployment of its Blue Marlin and Blue Orca stimulation vessels, supporting offshore oil and gas production in Brazil’s post and pre-salt fields.The award, which followed an open tender…

Perenco Launches Reactivation Program for Two Mothballed Capos Basin Fields

Sep 16, 2025

Perenco has started active field reactivation program for the Cherne and Bagre fields in Campos Basin, acquired from Petrobras earlier in 2025, helping meet the industry’s mature field challenges and unlocking in excess of 50 mmstb of reserves…

PRIO to Start Wahoo FPSO Subsea Works, First Oil March-April 2026

Sep 16, 2025

Brazilian oil and gas firm PRIO has secured the installation license from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama) for the Wahoo field production development system and interconnection of the wells to the Frade floating production…

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