Odebrecht and Teekay received a letter of intent from the Libra consortium to charter an FPSO for the extended well test campaign in the Libra area of the Santos Basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil, Petrobras announced on 10 October 2014. The…
Rio Oil and Gas’ final day included a presentation on how nanotechnology can play a role in exploration and recovery. The oil and gas sector, with the support of IBP (Brazilian Petroleum Institute), is working on a nano agent capable of increasing oil recovery by 20%…
The 17th Rio Oil & Gas, one of three major events of the industry in the world, has come to a close on 18 September. Some points highlighted by João Carlos de Luca, president of Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute (IBP) included the volume of business conducted…
Brazil's state-run oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro, will sign a contract to build and lease a floating production ship for its Libra offshore project this month, company Chief Executive Maria das Gracas Foster said on 18 September, as reported by Reuters…
Alex Imperial has taken over as DNV GL Oil & Gas’s regional manager for South America just as the company is creating a dedicated research unit in Brazil. Imperial recently left Singapore, where he was Director for DNV GL’s Deepwater Technology Centre…
Petrobras expects pre-salt production to account for 50% of its total production by 2020, Carlos Tadeu Fraga, Petrobras’ general manager for pre-salt E&P told attendees at Rio Oil and Gas 2014 on Wednesday. Fraga (pictured) stepped in…
Daniel Camerini at Ativatec’s workshop at UFRJ’s Technology Center in Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Claudio Paschoa. Claudio…
A bridge simulator in action. Photo from Kongsberg Maritime AS. Audrey Leon spoke with Kongsberg Maritime about their range of simulator training services in Rio de Janeiro.Kongsberg Maritime is no stranger to simulator training services…
Brazilian correspondent Claudio Paschoa shares his insights after visiting SBM Offshore & Synergy’s Brasa yard in Niteroi to tour Petrobras’ latest FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela. The first time I visited the Brasa shipyard, a joint venture between SBM Offshore and Synergy…
CGG and Spectrum announced that the acquisition of the high-end BroadSeisTM 3D multi-client survey program offshore Brazil in the Foz do Amazonas basin commenced early January as planned. The two companies are working as equal partners on this project…
Noble Energy hit a deepwater discovery offshore the Gulf of Mexico. The Dantzler exploration well, located 12m west of the firm’s Rio Grande development in Mississippi Canyon 782, has encountered over 120ft of net pay, mainly crude oil, in two Miocene reservoirs…
Fairmount Marine has delivered the drilling rig ENSCO 5004 in Malta at the endof a voyage that began offshore Rio de Janeiro.ENSCO 5004 is a 1982- built, 94.7m-long, and 70.4m-wide semisubmersible. It was towed from Rio de Janeiro to Malta…
Noble Energy has made two deepwater discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Israel. The Dantzler exploration well, located 12 miles west of the firm’s Rio Grande development in Mississippi Canyon 782, has encountered over 120 ft of net pay…
Technip signed a four-year frame agreement with Petrobras for projects modifications services for the Rio de Janeiro Operations Unit, including existing offshore platforms located in the Campos Basin area, Brazil. The services comprise basic and detailed design…
Technip has signed a four-year frame agreement with Petrobras for projects modifications services for the Rio de Janeiro Operations Unit (UO-RIO)*, including existing offshore platforms located in the Campos Basin area, Brazil. The services comprise basic and detailed design…