Saipem's FlatFish Drone to be Deployed for Ultra-deepwater Inspection at Shell and Petrobras Fields in Brazil
will use Saipem's FlatFish subsea drone in two pilot projects encompassing the inspection campaigns of two ultra-deepwater fields offshore Brazil.These two projects with Shell and Petrobras are pilots and fall within the framework of the research and development program of ANP, the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels. The target is to qualify the drone to execute unmanned, vessel-free inspections to support the monitoring and maintenance campaigns of the subsea infrastructures, Saipem said."In particular, Saipem implemented the FlatFish drone through the industrializ
Partners Designing Autonomous Seismic Nodes
Underwater sensor technology company Sonardyne International said it is partnering with Shell Brasil and Brazilian research institute Senai-Cimatec to develop autonomous technology to make the monitoring of Brazil’s deepwater pre-salt oil fields more efficient.The new 4D seismic monitoring system, based on so-called On Demand Ocean Bottom Nodes, is being developed under a National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) promoted program.According to Sonardyne, the goal is to increase the autonomy of ocean bottom nodes and enable them to be deployed and remain on the seafloor for up
Statoil's Peregrino Crosses 100 Milliion Bbls
the professionalism of our people, and the application of technology developed by Statoil, in Brazil and elsewhere. We are constantly learning and we look forward to reaching new milestones as we continue to develop this large field”, he says. According to a report published by the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) in March 2015, Peregrino is Brazil's eighth largest field, and has the second heaviest oil ever produced in Brazil. It is also the largest field operated by Statoil outside Norway and accounts for about 12% of its international production (around
Statoil Submits plan for Peregrino Phase II
Following the sanction of the Peregrino phase 2 project in December, Statoil together with its partner Sinochem submitted the Plan of Development (PoD) to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) in Rio de Janeiro on 30 January. The project entails a new well head platform and drilling rig (Platform C) and adds approximately 250 million barrels in recoverable resources to Peregrino field. The project entails investments of approximately USD 3,5 billion. “Over its lifetime the project will generate several positive effects for Statoil’s supply chain and
DoC for Iara Area, Brazil
BG Group, leader in exploration and LNG, today announced that its partner Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), as the operator of block BM-S-11 in the pre-salt Santos Basin, has submitted the Declarations of Commerciality (DoC) to the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) for three separate oil and gas accumulations in the Iara area, offshore Brazil. As part of the DoC, the consortium has suggested that the new fields be designated Berbigão, Sururu and Atapú West. The Iara area is located approximately 250 kilometres off the coast of
Petrobras to Start Production in Búzios
Petrobras was authorized by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to reboot early production (SPA) well 2-ANP-1RJS located in the area of Búzios (former site of Franco), in the pre-salt Santos Basin. Through this interim system, the company can produce for about seven months and, thus, obtain essential information for the optimization of the first definitive production system field. The field of Búzios, located about 200 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, at a water depth of 1600-2100 meters, had its commerciality announced by Petrobras in December
First Libra Offshore Oil Well Confirms Discovery
addition to characterize reservoir conditions encountered. The consortium of Libra is formed by Petrobras (operator, 40%), Shell (20%), Total (20%), CNPC (10%) and CNOOC Ltd. (10%), and Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA ) the management of the contract. (PPSA). Libra was first auctioned by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) under the production sharing regime area
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