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The Angolan National Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANPG Angola) and Azule Energy have announced the successful st...
10/08/2025

The Angolan National Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels Agency (ANPG Angola) and Azule Energy have announced the successful start-up and oil production of the Agogo FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Unit) this Tuesday, the 29th. This is the centerpiece of the Agogo Integrated West Hub (Agogo IWH) project, offshore Angola, which involves the development of two fields, Agogo and Ndungu, in the West Hub of Block 15/06.

Agogo Integrated West Hub, operated by Azule Energy with a 36.84% stake in partnership with Sonangol P&P (36.84%) and Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation (26.32%), is expected to substantially increase production in Angola's energy landscape. The Agogo field, together with Ndungu, has estimated reserves of approximately 450 million barrels and a projected peak production of 175,000 barrels/day, produced by two FPSOs (Agogo and Ngoma).

Approved in February 2023, the Agogo IWH project will begin production in just 29 months, setting new benchmarks for the industry. This result was made possible by a phased development approach, which allowed progress with ex*****on while simultaneously conducting appraisal activities, significantly reducing the risks of fully exploiting the field.

At a time when the negative effects of carbon emissions on the environment are widely discussed, Agogo has the distinction of being a "green" FPSO. The entire topside and offshore systems were designed to be fully electric. The FPSO features a pilot carbon capture and storage (CCUS) unit to recover remaining CO2, making it a pioneer in Angola and worldwide with this type of technology on a pilot scale. Additionally, the FPSO features combined cycle power generation.

Azule Energy has a daily production above 200,000 barrels of oil. In Namibia, Azule holds a 42.5% stake in Block 2914A (PEL85) and collaborates closely with partners to explore and develop resources in the prospective Orange Basin, the company further said.

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ExxonMobil Guyana has started production at Yellowtail, the fourth oil development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. ...
10/08/2025

ExxonMobil Guyana has started production at Yellowtail, the fourth oil development in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block. Yellowtail’s ONE GUYANA floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel joins the Destiny, Unity, and Prosperity FPSOs, bringing total installed capacity in Guyana to above 900,000 barrels of oil per day.

“Yellowtail’s ahead-of-schedule startup is a significant milestone for ExxonMobil and the people of Guyana,” said Dan Ammann, president of ExxonMobil Upstream Company. “With Guyanese making up more than 67% of the country’s oil-and-gas workforce and over 2,000 local businesses engaged, this project reflects our deepening roots in the country and our shared commitment to long-term, inclusive growth.”

The ONE GUYANA is the largest FPSO on the Stabroek block to date with an initial annual average production of 250,000 bopd and a storage capacity of two million barrels. Oil produced from the FPSO will be marketed as Golden Arrowhead crude.

By 2030, ExxonMobil Guyana expects to have total production capacity of 1.7 million oil equivalent barrels per day from eight developments.

ExxonMobil Guyana’s deepwater developments are the most successful in the world. In five years, the company has started up four complex offshore mega-projects under budget and ahead of schedule – while simultaneously advancing plans for four additional projects by the end of the decade.

ExxonMobil Guyana Limited operates the Stabroek block and holds a 45% interest, with Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd. holding 30%, and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited holding 25%.

Seatrium Limited (“Seatrium” or “the Group”) has announced the impending delivery of the PETROBRAS 78 (P-78) – the first...
27/07/2025

Seatrium Limited (“Seatrium” or “the Group”) has announced the impending delivery of the PETROBRAS 78 (P-78) – the first of a series of turnkey Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO), to Brazil’s National Oil Company, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A (Petrobras).

The sailaway ceremony took place two weeks ago at Seatrium’s Singapore yard, marking a significant and timely milestone. Upon delivery, the P-78 will be deployed in Brazil’s prolific Buzios field, the largest deepwater oil field globally, with an impressive production capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd), 7.2 million cubic metres (mcbm) of gas per day, and a storage capacity of 2 million barrels of oil. The P-78 will rank among the largest in the global operating fleet of FPSOs.

Seatrium’s global teams have fabricated the topside modules weighing an impressive 54,000 MT across its shipyards in Singapore, China and Brazil, in addition to the integration and commissioning works of the P-78 FPSO in Singapore. Upon completion, the P-78 will transit to the Buzios field, where Seatrium will conduct the final phase of offshore commissioning works.

announced huge multiyears contracts for both DS-16 and DS-18 last month with the former awarded a 940-day contract due ...
25/07/2025

announced huge multiyears contracts for both DS-16 and DS-18 last month with the former awarded a 940-day contract due to start in June 2026 and the latter a 914-day contract due to start in 4Q 2026 by Anadarko Petroleum, now a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico. The combined backlog is worth some USD 760 Million in revenue.

SBM Offshore announces that it has signed an operations and maintenance contract with TotalEnergies EP Suriname B.V., an...
29/06/2025

SBM Offshore announces that it has signed an operations and maintenance contract with TotalEnergies EP Suriname B.V., an affiliate of TotalEnergies, for the FPSO GranMorgu, as part of the field development project located in Block 58 in Suriname.

The operations and maintenance contract covers the operation readiness phase before first oil as well as the operations and maintenance services for a minimal period of two years after first oil with extension options.

This contract reinforces SBM Offshore’s long-term strategic partnership with TotalEnergies and marks a significant milestone as SBM Offshore becomes the first FPSO operator in Suriname. It is a testimony to SBM Offshore’s focus on excellence throughout the entire project’s lifecycle, from the allocation of our eighth Fast4Ward® MPF hull to our extensive experience in asset management supporting TotalEnergies’ operations.

Japanese FPSO giant MODEC has made a proud milestone especialy with its Japanese team and partners with the successful s...
29/06/2025

Japanese FPSO giant MODEC has made a proud milestone especialy with its Japanese team and partners with the successful steel cutting ceremony for the FPSO Gato do Mato project.

For the first time, the company is partnering with a Japanese company Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. on hull construction for an FPSO project and one of this scale, and adopting a unique approach by fabricating the hull in two separate sections. This not only addresses industry challenges, the company said, but also showcases our commitment to finding new solutions and elevating standards in FPSO project delivery.

South Andaman exploration block is located on the Northern part of Sumatra Island, at one of the end of Malacca Straits,...
22/06/2025

South Andaman exploration block is located on the Northern part of Sumatra Island, at one of the end of Malacca Straits, towards the Andaman Sea.

Harbour Energy previously discover these giant deepwater gas field, and now the ownership and operateship is taken over by Middle East energy giatn Mubadala Energy

Will we see another LNG project coming to fruition in Indonesia? Presently Eni has been successful on its Kutei basin venture and INPEX is still trying to get its giant Abadi deepwater LNG taking off.

SBM Offshore’s Installation Team is proud to announce the successful mooring of the ONE GUYANA FPSO with the Normand Ins...
22/06/2025

SBM Offshore’s Installation Team is proud to announce the successful mooring of the ONE GUYANA FPSO with the Normand Installer, marking a major achievement in our offshore operations in Guyana.

The FPSO arrived offshore Guyana on April 15, 2025 after transit from Singapore. The ONEGUYANA FPSO was fully moored on May 5, 2025, connecting each of the 20 mooring lines just 19 days after arrival in the country.

Under the contracts with , SBM Offshore shall construct, install and then lease and operate the ONE GUYANA FPSO for a period of up to two years, after which the FPSO ownership and operation will transfer to EEPGL.

The award follows completion of front-end engineering and design studies, receipt of requisite government approvals and the final investment decision on the project by ExxonMobil and block co-venturers

Santos Ltd has announced the arrival of the BW Opal FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) vessel at the Bar...
19/06/2025

Santos Ltd has announced the arrival of the BW Opal FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) vessel at the Barossa gas field approximately 285 km north of Darwin on Sunday 15 June 2025, marking a critical milestone on the path to first gas in the third quarter of 2025. The FPSO has since been successfully hooked up, and final commissioning activities are progressing to plan.

The FPSO is the production centrepiece of Santos’ Barossa LNG project. Santos and its joint venture partners, SK E&S and JERA Co., Inc. have invested US$3.95 billion (A$6.07 billion at today’s rates) on the Barossa LNG project to date, which is now in the final stages of commissioning.

Five wells of the six-well program have now been drilled with the fifth well being prepared for flow testing. The final well is expected to be completed in the third quarter. Production from three wells can deliver full production rates at the Darwin LNG plant if required. The 262 km Gas Export Pipeline and 123 km Darwin Pipeline Duplication are complete, in addition to subsea infrastructure required for first gas.

“The arrival of the BW Opal FPSO into the Barossa field and commencement of hook up and commissioning is a significant milestone for Santos and its Barossa LNG joint venture partners. The project has come a long way since regulator acceptance of the Offshore Project Proposal in 2018. The project remains on track for first gas in the third quarter of 2025, and within the original cost guidance, which is a remarkable achievement. Barossa is a world class asset and, together with the Pikka phase one project in Alaska, is expected to deliver a 30 per cent increase in production over the next eighteen months or so compared to 2024. These projects will set the company up with long-term, stable cash flows to underpin compelling shareholder returns,” Santos Managing Director and Chief Executive Office Kevin Gallagher said.

Golar Gimi FLNG is seen here undertow towards the GTA field, offshore Mauritania and Senegal for field hook up and produ...
15/06/2025

Golar Gimi FLNG is seen here undertow towards the GTA field, offshore Mauritania and Senegal for field hook up and production.

Golar LNG selected Black & Veatch to provide engineering, procurement and construction support (EPC) services for the Golar Gimi FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) processing and storage facility. Converted from a Moss LNG carrier, with FLNG capability constructed by Seatrium Limited (formerly Keppel Shipyard Limited), the facility is designed to provide 2.7 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG. It achieved its first LNG production in 2025.

The facility’s liquefaction trains use Black & Veatch’s PRICO® technology. Scalable with a small footprint and requiring minimal equipment, PRICO’s single mixed-refrigerant liquefaction process supports safe, rapid, cost-effective delivery of LNG to market, enabling innovative and optimal modularization of onshore, offshore and nearshore applications. It is the most-used liquefaction technology in the floating LNG industry.

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Brazil has announced the start of production at the floating production storage and offloading facility (FPSO) Alexand...
03/06/2025

Brazil has announced the start of production at the floating production storage and offloading facility (FPSO) Alexandre de Gusmão in the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil on the 26th of May 2025, nearly 5 month after voyage from China.

As part of the Mero-4 project, the FPSO will be connected to 12 wells, with an operational capacity of 180,000 barrels of oil production and 12 million cubic meters of gas compression per day (Shell share 19.3%). The FPSO is located 180 kilometres from the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of approximately 2,000 metres.

Japanese NYK Line and Partners have attained Approval-in-Principle from ClassNK for its Ammonia Fuelled Ammonia Bunkerin...
23/05/2025

Japanese NYK Line and Partners have attained Approval-in-Principle from ClassNK for its Ammonia Fuelled Ammonia Bunkering Vessel Designed by LMG Marin AS (a member of the Seatrium Group).

The AiP certification validates the ammonia fuelled ammonia bunkering vessel design’s compliance with stringent safety, technical, and environmental standards, solidifying the consortium’s leadership in the development of alternative fuels for maritime use. By enhancing the feasibility of ammonia as a future fuel, this project positions the consortium at the forefront of the maritime energy transition.

Tsutomu Yokoyama, Executive Officer, NYK Line, commented: "This Approval-in-Principle represents a critical milestone in our efforts to accelerate the adoption of clean ammonia as a sustainable marine fuel. With the rich ammonia expertise of NYK and our partners, as well as the great technical capabilities of Seatrium, we are setting new benchmarks for safety and efficiency while paving the way for a cleaner maritime future."

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