Kosmos Energy is set to spud the Hippocampe well offshore Mauritania at the end of August, however, the Dallas-based company sees Suriname as its top opportunity. Map of Mauritania, from Kosmos…
Petrobras has awarded Subsea 7 extensions for three pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) currently on long-term day-rate contracts offshore Brazil, with a total combined value of about US$250 million. The firm contract periods for the Seven Waves…
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) held the 33rd Meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE), in which the approval of the guidelines for the 14th Round of Bids for blocks for the exploration and production of oil and natural…
Sandvik presented its wide range of corrosion-resistant products including umbilical tubing, OCTG tubing, downhole control lines, hydraulic lines for drilling risers, tubing for sand screens, subsea piping material, welding products and slicklines…
Sterling Energy subsidiary Sterling Cameroon Ltd. has issued a notice of surrender in relation to the Ntem Concession, offshore Cameroon, effective by the end of December 2016. The company does not expect to incur any material costs associated with the surrender…
Aker Solutions is to provide maintenance and other services on Petrobras-operated subsea oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. The contract is for three years and worth NOK 1 billion and may be extended by another three years. The contract covers maintenance…
Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has announced the board of directors’ approval of the appointment of Mário Vinícius Claussen Spinelli as the Petrobras’ new ombudsman general. As disclosed on 15 May 2015, Petrobras approved the restructuring of the ombudsman general’s office…
Image: Sandvik Sandvik, a developer and producer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys, titanium and other high-performance materials, has announced the opening of its South American…
Africa-focused Tower Resources announced the signing of the shallow water Thali (formerly known as Dissoni) production sharing contract (PSC), offshore Cameroon. The PSC signing ceremony took place on 15 September 2015 at the offices of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) in Yaoundé…
The Cidade de Itaguaí FPSO has anchored in the Iracema Norte area of Lula field, Petrobras announced on 3 July. MODEC in consortium with Schahin was responsible for converting the VLCC Alga into the FPSO, as well as constructing and integrating the modules…
Watch as Teekay Offshore’s first unit for maintenance and safety (UMS), the Arendal Spirit, arrives safely to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after departing the COSCO shipyard in China. Arendal Spirit will now undergo an extensive testing…
This month, Jumbo Javelin transported two massive accommodation modules from Trogir, Croatia, to Limbe, Cameroon, in one go for Perenco Rio del Rey. The basin has seen recent development activity since Cameroon's state oil company, National Hydrocarbons Corp…
Brazil has big plans as it sets its sight on increasing oil exports – but it will need investment in technology as it moves into ever deeper waters. Elaine Maslin reports from Subsea Expo. Various vessels await deployment in Guanabara Bay near Niterói…
Sterling Energy's Cameroon subsidiary has agreed a deal which will see it take over Murphy Cameroon Ntem Oil Co.'s 50% stake in the Ntem Concession, offshore Cameroon. The move will mean Sterling now has 100% interest in the Ntem Concession…
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) received a contract worth US$1.5 million for a research project in Brazil. The project will use 3D EM data to map shallow gas hydrates in the Pelotas basin using the EM Leader vessel. The project…