RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (By PETROBRAS, 29.May.2026, Words: 389) — PETROBRAS, following up on the announcement of 13 Apr. 2026, signed contracts with SBM Offshore for construction of 2 FPSO‑type oil and gas production units for the Sergipe deepwater (SEAP) project, under the build, operate and transfer (BOT) model. PETROBRAS will […]
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EnerMech inks pre-commissioning deal for ONE GUYANA FPSO by SBM Offshore
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Mar.2025) — EnerMech, which specializes in integrated solutions for complex projects around the world, has been selected to carry out pre-commissioning work on the ONE GUYANA FPSO for Guyana Deepwater Operations, SBM Offshore‘s subsidiary in Guyana. The FPSO or floating production storage […]
Petrobras Selects SBM Offshore for FPSO Carbon Capture Solution
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Feb.2025) — SBM Offshore will carry out a study with state-owned Petrobras for the application of carbon capture modules on floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The module design is based on a successful engineering and design study between SBM Offshore […]
FPSO Almirante Tamandaré Comes Online in the Pre-Salt Santos Basin
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Feb.2025) — The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Almirante TamandarĂ© (BĂşzios 7) — with production potential up to 225,000 barrels of oil per day (b/d) and processing potential of 12 million cubic meters of gas daily (MMcm/d) — started production […]
SBM says FPSO Alexandre de GusmĂŁo leaves China for Brazil
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Dec.2024, Words: 428) — The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Alexandre de GusmĂŁo has left the COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore shipyard in China for Brazil. The vessel will be the eighth SBM Offshore unit to operate in Brazil and is headed […]
SBM Offshore to Divest Share in Floventis to Cierco
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Dec.2024) — SBM Offshore reached an agreement with Cierco Energy to divest all of its shares in Floventis Energy Ltd.  SBM Offshore has acquired valuable knowledge through its partnership to develop the Llyr projects in the UK and the Cademo project in the US, the company said […]
ExxonMobil completes purchase of FPSO Liza Destiny offshore Guyana
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2024, Words: 300) — SBM Offshore and Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd. completed a transaction related to the purchase of the Liza Destiny floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The transaction occurred ahead of the maximum lease term, which […]
SBM Offshore completes $1.5bn FPSO Jaguar financing
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Nov.2024) — SBM Offshore completed the project financing of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Jaguar for a price of $1.5bn. The project financing was fully secured by a consortium of 16 international financial institutions, SBM said 21 Nov. 2024 in […]
SBM Reserves Fast4Ward® Hull for Block 58 Development
(SBM, 6.Jun.2024) — SBM Offshore announced that, in partnership with Technip Energies, and in line with the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the development project located in the Block 58 in Suriname with TotalEnergies EP Suriname B.V., an […]
SBM Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil Guyana’s FPSO Jaguar
(SBM, 12.Apr.2024) — SBM Offshore announced that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has confirmed the award of contracts for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct and install FPSO Jaguar. Ownership will transfer to EMGL prior to the FPSO’s installation […]
SBM and Technip Energies to Form EkWiL, a Floating Offshore Wind JV
(SBM Offshore, 14.Mar.2024) — SBM Offshore and Technip Energies signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of a joint venture entity, EkWiL. The new company will be a Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) pure player, capable of proposing a wide range of solutions to clients. Highlights: Two global leaders in Floating […]
SBM Completes Share Repurchase
(SBM Offshore, 21.Nov.2023) — SBM Offshore has completed the repurchase of 350,000 shares. Between 9-21 Nov. 2023 a total of 350,000 common shares were repurchased, at an average price of EUR 12.25 per share, representing a total of EUR 4,286,956. Information regarding the aggregate of the transactions (calculated on a […]
FPSO Liza Unity Purchase by ExxonMobil Completed
(SBM, 9.Nov.2023) — SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Unity, a few months ahead of the end of the maximum lease term, in Feb. 2024. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit […]
EAI’s NRGBriefs: Mar. 2023
(Energy Analytics Institute, 31.Mar.2023) — Energy briefs as well as others related to finance and politics during March 2023 including Staatsolie Hydrocarbon Institute (SHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., and launch of a competitive bid round of six new blocks in the currently sparsely explored Demerara […]
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ONE GUYANA FPSO Reaches Drydock [Video]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Mar.2023) — The ONE GUYANA FPSO has arrived in drydock at Keppel shipyard. This marks a key milestone in the project, this phase will include work on the vessel, installation of the mooring structures and riser balcony, SBM Offshore announced 24 March 2023 in an official statement […]
Guyana: FPSO Prosperity Naming Ceremony
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Feb.2023) — SBM Offshore held a naming ceremony for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Prosperity. “SBM Offshore is extremely honored to continue our part in the shared journey of the nation of Guyana alongside our client ExxonMobil Guyana. Now christened under the care of the First Lady […]
SBM Offshore Reveals Prosperity FPSO Module TS032 Lifting
(Energy Analytics Institute, 20.Apr.2022) — SBM Offshore revealed the first series of the topsides module lifting for the 220,000 barrel per day (b/d) capacity Prosperity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit on the yard in Singapore. RELATED STORY: SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil FPSO ONE GUYANA RELATED STORY: […]
SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil FPSO ONE GUYANA
(SBM, 5.Apr.2022) — SBM Offshore announced that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the Yellowtail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install and then lease and […]
FPSO Liza Unity Producing and on Hire
(SBM Offshore, 14.Feb.2022) — SBM Offshore announced that FPSO Liza Unity has produced first oil as of February 11, 2022 and is formally on hire. The FPSO Liza Unity is the first unit with a design based on SBM Offshore’s industry leading Fast4Ward® program which incorporates the company’s new build, multi-purpose floater hull combined with […]
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SBM Offshore Provides Project Update [PDF Download]
(SBM Offshore, 10.Feb.2022) — SBM Offshore provided a status update on individual projects from Guyana to Brazil. Guyana FPSO Liza Destiny The third stage flash gas compressor on the unit remains stable and continues to operate. Additional engineering activities are ongoing to finalize a redesigned flash gas compressor with an […]
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NRGBriefs: St. Kitts and Nevis’ Energy Report Card [PDF Downloads]
(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including St. Kitts and Nevis’ Energy Report Card (ERC) providing an overview of the energy sector performance; and SBM Offshore reporting a dividend increase based on strong performance, and record order book providing cashflow visibility until 2050 of $29.5bn. LATIN AMERICA AND THE […]
SBM Awarded Contracts For 4th FPSO In Guyana
(SBM, 17.Nov.2021) — SBM Offshore has been awarded contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Yellowtail development project. The FEED contract award triggers the initial release of funds by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited […]
Keppel Delivers Guyana’s Second FPSO Liza Unity
(Keppel, 9.Sep.2021) — Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd delivered the Liza Unity, a mega Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO), to SBM Offshore with no loss-time incidents. This follows the delivery of Guyana’s first FPSO by Keppel O&M in 2019. Mr Chris Ong, […]
Guyana Eyes Moves To Offset Oil Cuts
(Argus, 16.Apr.2021) — Guyana is considering unspecified economic measures to cushion the impact of repeated production cuts from US major ExxonMobil’s deepwater Stabroek block, the natural resources ministry said. Since it started oil production in December 2019 there have been repeated technical issues on the Liza Destiny floating production, storage […]
SBM Offshore Awarded LOI For Almirante Tamandaré
(SBM Offshore, 25.Feb.2021) — SBM Offshore signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with PetrĂłleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for a 26.25 years lease and operate contract for the FPSO Almirante TamandarĂ©, to be deployed at the BĂşzios field in the Santos Basin approximately 180 kilometers offshore Rio de Janeiro in […]
Petrobras Inks LOI 6th FPSO For BĂşzios Field
(Petrobras, 24.Feb.2021) — Petrobras today signed a letter of intent with SBM Offshore for the chartering and provision of services for the FPSO – floating production storage and offloading unit – Almirante TamandarĂ©, to be installed in the BĂşzios field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The FPSO will […]
Petrobras Charters 6th Module Of BĂşzios
(Petrobras, 24.Feb.2021) — Petrobras today signed a letter of intent with SBM Offshore for the chartering and provision of services for the FPSO – floating production storage and offloading unit – Almirante TamandarĂ©, to be installed in the BĂşzios field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The FPSO will […]
SBM Offshore Extends Lease For FPSO Espirito Santo
(SBM Offshore N.V., 23.Dec.2020) — SBM Offshore reports a contractual lease extension for FPSO Espirito Santo in Brazil and expects a potential increase in the lease duration for FPSOs in Guyana. SBM Offshore will present an updated pro-forma backlog, taking into account the most recent developments, along with its Full […]
Petrobras Eyes Restart Oil Ships Hit By Coronavirus
(Reuters, 17.Apr.2020) — Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras plans to restart operations in the coming days at two ships used in offshore oil production that suffered coronavirus outbreaks, an executive told journalists during a call on Friday. Petrobras Exploration and Production Director Carlos Alberto de Oliveira said operations at the […]
SBM Closes Brazil Legacy Case
(SBM, 9.Oct.2019) — SBM Offshore received notification that the Federal Court has formally closed the Improbity Lawsuit filed by the Brazilian Federal Prosecutors Office (MinistĂ©rio PĂşblico Federal, MPF) in 2017. This approval makes the Leniency Agreement between the MPF and SBM Offshore effective, which comprises a final settlement of BRL200 […]
Guyana Must Learn To Use Its Riches
(Upstream, Gareth Chetwynd, 26.Sep.2019) — As development on Guyana’s Stabroek block continues apace, it is worth considering that the Liza development took form in an era when low oil prices demanded that offshore projects attain new levels of efficiency. ExxonMobil adopted a strategy of achieving the most aggressive ramp-up ever […]
SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts For ExxonMobil FPSO Liza Unity
(SBM, 10.May.2019) — SBM Offshore announced that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has confirmed the award of contracts for the next phase of the Liza project in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct, install and thereafter lease and operate for […]
FPSO Cidade de Marica Arrives in Brazil
(SBM Offshore B.V., 10.Jul.2015) – SBM Offshore announced the arrival of FPSO Cidade de Marica at BRASA, Brazil. The SBM Offshore vessel berthed safely at the Niteroi-Rio based yard 9.Jul.2015. She had arrived in Brazilian waters midJune, following her 10,625 nautical miles (Nm) or 19,678 kilometers voyage from China. FPSO […]