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com/Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has approved Petrobras’ application to negotiate exploration contracts for four offshore blocks, all located in the underexplored Keta Basin along the country’s eastern Atlantic margin. The approval moves the Brazilian state-controlled oil company into direct talks on contract terms, marking a potential new foothold for Petrobras in West Africa

com/Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has approved Petrobras’ application to negotiate exploration contracts for four offshore blocks, all located in the underexplored Keta Basin along the country’s eastern Atlantic margin

Why this news matters: Petrobras’ interest signals renewed confidence in Ghana’s offshore exploration potential and could attract additional investment into underexplored acreage as the country seeks to expand production beyond its existing deepwater developments. The move highlights how major international operators are continuing to pursue frontier and emerging offshore basins, particularly along the prolific West African margin where recent exploration successes have renewed interest in new discoveries

ROV pilots will also share their experiences from flying a hybrid ROV at recent sea trials. Key takeaways: Why traditional ROV performance metrics, including single-axis bollard pull, do not fully reflect the demands of real subsea work

Skyler BlalockTechnical Service ManagerTechnipFMC Schilling RoboticsSkyler Blalock is the Global Technical Service Manager at TechnipFMC Schilling Robotics, where he leads the Technical Support, Field Services, Technical Training, Technical Documentation, and Component Repairs teams

Ryan ThomsonSenior ROV SupervisorAllseasRyan Thomson is a Senior ROV Supervisor with Allseas, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in the offshore ROV industry

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is providing classification and technical assurance to Dixstone Lower Gulf FZCO for the conversion of an LNG carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU) for deployment offshore Gabon, according to a recent LR press release. The LNG Bayelsa, now under the temporary name FSU LNG Cap Lopez, is undergoing conversion at Drydocks World Dubai

The conversion includes extensive steel works, new piping systems, installation of a boil-off gas module, tank coating and other life-extension measures

Lloyd’s Register (LR) is providing classification and technical assurance to Dixstone Lower Gulf FZCO for the conversion of an LNG carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU) for deployment offshore Gabon, according to a recent LR press release

This will be the first application for BSP of SLB's integrated production restoration solution, which encompasses selection of well candidates, project management, engineering, intervention services, monitoring, metering and marine logistics—all under a single, coordinated execution model

Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) has tasked SLB with supporting the restoration of production from shut-in wells across multiple offshore fields. This will be the first application for BSP of SLB's integrated production restoration solution, which encompasses selection of well candidates, project management, engineering, intervention services, monitoring, metering and marine logistics—all under a single, coordinated execution model

This will be the first application for BSP of SLB's integrated production restoration solution, which encompasses selection of well candidates, project management, engineering, intervention services, monitoring, metering and marine logistics—all under a single, coordinated execution model. The work scope for this contract covers subsurface evaluation, well candidate selection, engineering and offshore execution