industry update
Sembcorp Marine Ltd , through its wholly-owned subsidiary , Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte Ltd , has been awarded an EPC ( Engineering , Procurement , and Construction ) contract for
Sembcorp Marine FPSO P-82 contract
the P-82 FPSO vessel through an international tender from Brazilian state-owned oil and gas producer Petrobras for USD 3.05bn ( SGD 4.25bn ). The P-82 is the largest contract secured by
Sembcorp Marine from Petrobras and will add more than SGD 4.25bn to the company ’ s order book . The newbuild FPSO will be one of the largest vessels to be deployed in the Buzios field , an ultra-deepwater oil and gas field covering an area of 853 km 2 in the pre-salt Santos Basin , about 180 km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Scheduled for delivery in 1H 2026 with expected commercial operations in 2026 , the P-82 will be the 10th vessel to operate in the pre-salt field , adding a production capacity of 225,000 barrels of oil per day and 12 million cubic meters of gas processing per day .
Eni seeks licence for North Sea CCS
Eni UK , part of Italian utility Eni ( ENI . MI ), has submitted an application for a carbon capture storage licence ( CCS ) for a depleted gas field in Britain ’ s North Sea to capture and store carbon dioxide emissions from industry . CCS transports carbon dioxide from where it is emitted and stores it underground , such as in depleted gas fields , to prevent its release into the atmosphere . The depleted Hewett gas field in the southern North Sea could store around 330 million tonnes of CO2 , equivalent to the CO2 emissions of over 3 million homes or over 6 million cars per year , Eni UK said .
Major gas find in Malaysia
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Energy has confirmed the discovery |
of a good-quality gas reservoir penetrated by the Cengkih-1 exploration |
well in Block SK320 , off the coast of Sarawak province , Malaysia . The Cengkih-1 exploration well is located nearby the Pegaga field , one of the fields within the SK320 Block , which recently marked the successful production of commercial gas . Preliminary analysis shows a significant gas column of more than 110 metres within the pinnacle carbonate reef reservoir , said Mubadala Energy in its statement . |
The Pegaga field recorded the discovery of 1 trillion cu ft of additional gas initial in place , following the post-drill results , confirming a larger and better quality reservoir . On the major find , CEO Mansoor Mohamed Al Hamed said : “ Gas demand in Southeast Asia continues to grow and we look forward to helping meet those energy needs , in line with our strategy to play an active role in the energy transition .” |