Latin America Offshore Oil & Gas Production News

OGX Petróleo e Gás has announced first oil with the beginning of the extended well test (EWT) in the Waimea accumulation.

Petrobras’ CENPES Research and Development Center has concluded qualification testing of the world’s first modular small-scale GTL facility, according to supplier CompactGTL.

Petrobras’ average oil and natural gas output in Brazil reached a record volume of 2,376,359 boe/d in 2011.

The FPSO OSX-1 has arrived at the Waimea field in the Campos basin off Brazil.

Petrobras has granted SBM Offshore a 26-month extension for the lease and operating contract of the FPSO Marlim Sul offshore Brazil.

OGX has secured a license from the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Natural Resources for a production program in the Campos basin.

Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda says the National Petroleum Agency of Brazil has ordered one out of a total of 11 production wells and four water injection wells at the Frade FPSO to be shut in.

The achievement of first oil from the Peregrino heavy-oil field in Brazil in April marked a major milestone for Statoil, the operator.

Petrobras has awarded Rolls-Royce new contracts potentially valued at $651 million in support of offshore production developments.

Petrobras reports that oil and natural gas output in Brazil for October averaged 2.4 MMboe/d, a 3.3% increase over previous-year levels.

Chevron Brasil Petroleo Ltda. says an oil leak at the offshore Frade field is not related to a production well, according to reports by Dow Jones.

FPSO OSX-1, the first floating production, storage and offloading unit in OSX’s fleet, has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, successfully completing its journey from Singapore to Brazil.

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações reports conclusion of a drillstem test in the Santonian section of well 1-OGX-11D-SPS in block BM-S-59 in 180 m (590 ft) of water in Santos basin 84 km (52 mi) offshore Brazil.

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) has contracted Technip to procure, install, and provide operations support for an accelerated production system on the Mariscal Sucre Dragon development offshore Venezuela.

OGX has started installing equipment in preparation for an Extended Well Test (EWT) on the shallow-water Waimea field on block BM-C-41 in the Campos basin.

BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) has started natural gas production from the Serrette field, offshore Trinidad.

Petrobras’ semisubmersible platform P-56 has started operating on the Marlim Sul field in the Campos basin.

Keppel Shipyard is on schedule to complete modification and upgrade works on the FPSO OSX-1 for OSX Brasil.

An SBM Offshore affiliate and Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás have received two letters Of intent (LOIs) to supply an FPSO for Petrobras’ Guará Norte development off Brazil.

SBM Offshore has contracted Keppel Shipyard to convert the VLCC M/T Concorde Spirit into an FPSO for use offshore Brazil.

The demand for offshore floating production systems is exhibiting strong growth, according to a recent report by International Maritime Associates, Inc (IMA).

The future of floating production systems is solid, says Infield in its “Floating Production Systems Market Report to 2015”.

SBM Offshore has agreed a 21-year charter and operations contract for the FPSO Cidade de Paraty for the Lula Nordeste development offshore Brazil.