The PSV 3000 type Posidonia Tiger has sailed from Malta bound for the Port of Suape, state of Pernambuco, with arrival scheduled for 20 October. The vessel is being mobilised as chartered to Petrobras without more details being disclosed. Her main characteristics are: built in 2012, liberian flag, of 3.204 t DWT, current draft is reported to be 4.2 meters, length overall (LOA) 79.31 metres and her width 16 meters.
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Reduction in production
The ANP (National Oil Agency) released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production informative report for last August. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4,392 million boed, out of which 3.282 million were in the pre-salt or 74.7%. In relation to oil, 3.462 million boed were extracted, a reduction of 1.4% compared to the previous month. In gas, production was 147.86 million, a reduction of 4% compared to the previous month. Thus, Petrobras didn’t have good news on its 70º birthday, completed last sunday (3).
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new charter for PSVs
Saipem fixed PSV 3000 Astro Cmt Matos and PSV 4500 UP Rubi for 60 days firm plus options each. The vessels will take over the supply duties scope under the Búzios V project that were being carried out by PSVs 4500 Larus and Píguim, of owners Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore. The Wilson Sons vessels are being demobilized from the campaign as they will soon commence long-term charters with Petrobras. The Búzios V overall production system foresees the interconnection of 15 wells to the FPSO in two phases. The project awarded to Saipem includes the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of the Steel Lazy Wave Risers (SLWR) and associated flowlines between all wells and the FPSO.
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ipiranga on the move
Ipiranga, the second largest Brazilian fuel distribution company, performed its first MGO
bunker operation in Guanabara Bay. In February this year, the company engaged
in the bunkering business employing the bunker barge CD Leblon which has
been supplying LSMGO at Rio Grande port since then. Now, with the charter of
another bunker barge – CD Santos – the company will be active in Guanabara
Bay supplying MGO to offshore support vessels, bulkers, tankers, etc calling Rio
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mcdermott award
McDermott has been awarded a transportation and installation contract by PRIO for the Wahoo field, in Campos basin. McDermott will perform the transportation and installation of approximately 30 kilometers of coated 10-inch rigid pipelines and associated subsea structures. Once installed, the pipelines will connect the Wahoo field to the Frade floating production storageand offloading unit.
The contract also includes an extension option for a second pipeline. The installation activities will be
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alpha star new contract
Constellation signed a new three-year contract with Petrobras worth US$392 million for the charter and operation of the Alpha Star semi-submersible. Currently, the vessel is chartered to 3R Petroleum, with a contract in place until August 2024.
The unit can be used on the Brazilian coast and there is no definition as to where she will be employed and activities are scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2024. The charter will include drilling, completion and intervention of wells in water depths of up to 2.400 meters.
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norbe VI under maintenance
The Norbe VI drillship from Foresea, arrived in Rio de Janeiro to modernize control systems and general overhaul which includes cleaning, painting, maintenance of thrusters, cranes and piping, among other services. The scheduled stoppage time is 60 days. Thereafter, it will be made available to Petrobras to be employed in the Campos Basin under a three-year contract
Norbe VI is a sixth-generation semi-submersible drilling platform with dynamic positioning, capable of operating in water depths of up to 2,400 meters and drilling wells of up to 7,500 meters.
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P-33 decommissioning
Petrobras published the sale notice for FPSO P-33, currently located in Marlim field, Campos Basin. The tender will follow the same decommissioning model as the P-32, within the rules for recycling and sustainable destination of the company’s vessels. The notice requires competitors to be Brazilian with a mandatory dry dock. Interested companies have a deadline to submit offers by October 16. Deadlines for technical visits and bids are open until November 20th. The FPSO is 337 meters long, 54.5 meters wide and weighs approximately 49 thousand tons.
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equinor developments
Equinor has submitted to ANP the Declarations of Commerciality and Plans for Development for two fields in Campos Basin in partnership with Repsol Sinopec and Petrobras in the consortium. The suggested names for the fields are Raia Manta and Raia Pintada and they are significant natural gas fields that will play a key role in the ongoing advancement of the Brazilian gas market.The development and operation in of the fields will generate more than 50.000 jobs during its full life cycle and the total investment is approximately USD 9 billion. This Project will be the first in Brazil to treat gas offshore and be connected to the national grid without onshore processing. There will be a FPSO capable of processing gas and oil/condensate that will have a production capacity of 16 million cubic meters of gas per day.
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new charter for Foresea
Foresea signed a new contract with Petrobras to charter the 6th generation Norbe VIII drillship. The agreement will be valid for three years and worth US$450 million. The vessel has a water depth of up to 3.000 meters, capable of drilling wells of up to 12.195 meters.The new contract shows the company’s strength in the Brazilian market as all five vessels in Foresea´s fleet are chartered out. A few days
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petrobras is back again
Petrobras hit the market once again with more simultaneous tenders to charter OSVs to their fleet. Three new opportunities for PSVs, AHTS and OSRVs are out, this time with a twist. Not only the Petrobras disclosed the number of vessels they intend to hire from each tender (up to 20 PSVs, 12 OSRVs and 1 AHTS), but for the first time in a couple of years they also revealed their infamous “indicative budget” within tender documents, which is the basis for every hiring negotiation they go through. The daily rates Petrobras is expecting to receive in such opportunities are around USD 31k for OSRVs, USD 48k
for the AHTS and ranging from USD 26k to USD 44K depending on the size and scope of work, for PSVs. Petrobras will qualify offers based on the most competitive price disregarding anything above these thresholds. Delivery for all vessels is expected to take place between February and May 2024 and
the deadline to submit offers is October 10, subject to changes. Brazilian or REB vessels
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totalenergies tender
Last week, TotalEnergies received offers for the two tenders they had released in the market back in early August 2023. One of the tenders sought to charter an AHTS vessel whilst the other up to 3 PSVs. These tenders aimed to contest the position of all the vessels currently operating in TotalEnergies’ fleet which are exactly 3 PSVs and 1 AHTS, operating in both production and exploratory duties. Amongst the 3 PSVs, one of them was offered a 5-year firm contract and one other, shorter duration contracts which indicates that after Total is done with their drilling campaigns, their idea might be to reduce the fleet and maintain only one PSV with ROV in support duties and one AHTS to assist offloading operations.