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market,” says COO Morten Kelstrup of Maersk
Drilling.
The Maersk Developer is a DSS-21 col-
umn-stabilised dynamically positioned
semi-submersible rig, able to operate in water
depths up to 10,000 feet (3,048 metres). It was
delivered in 2009 and is currently operating off-
shore Brazil for Karoon Energy.
Maersk Drilling, September 30 2022
Petrofac to support

TEG in green ammonia
project in Chile

Another new technology is the so-called “digital industry. We are very pleased to continue our Petrofac, a leading international service pro-
twins,” which consist of the virtual reproduction long-standing relationship with Petrobras and vider to the energy industry, has won its first
of the platform, to enable remote simulations to support them with another large deepwater new energy-focused project in Chile, support-
and tests, before the platform goes into opera- OBN project,” said Irene Waage Basili, CEO of ing Transitional Energy Group (TEG) on their
tion, a factor that aims to ensure safety and oper- Shearwater. Gente Grande Green Ammonia Project as Own-
ational reliability. About Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS: er’s Engineer.
Petrobras, October 4 2022 Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS is a global, The Gente Grande Project is located at a
customer-focused and technology-driven coastal site on Tierra del Fuego in the Magellan
Solstad Offshore provider of marine geophysical services. The Straits region of Chile, where the exceptional
wind resource will drive more than 3 GW of
company has the world’s largest fleet of high-
announces contract end seismic vessels and a portfolio of propri- renewable power generation and more than
etary technologies and software that provide 1.3mn tonnes of green ammonia production
award for PSV in Brazil customers with a full-range of towed streamer annually. During the initial stages, Petrofac is
reviewing feasibility and environmental work
and ocean bottom geophysical acquisition tech-
Solstad Offshore has announced that PSV Nor- niques, efficient surveys and high-quality data. conducted to date, advising on technology selec-
mand Titus has been fixed to Trident Energy Shearwater has an industry-leading cost posi- tion, developing the basis of design for the future
do Brasil Ltda for one year firm plus one year tion and a strong balance sheet. Headquartered phases, and providing construction expertise.
option. in Bergen, Norway, Shearwater is owned by Following preparation of the basis of design,
The contract commences early fourth quarter Rasmussengruppen AS, Schlumberger, and GC Petrofac will provide oversight of engineering
2022 and the vessel will support Trident Energy’s Rieber Shipping ASA. and construction inputs to permit applications
activities in Brazilian waters. Shearwater GeoServices Holding, October 3 2022 by consultants in Chile, due for submission to
Solstad Offshore, October 3 2022 authorities in Chile by the end of 2023.
Led from Petrofac’s Woking office, the project
Shearwater GeoServices Maersk Drilling awarded will draw on the expertise of specialised person-
Campos basin contract
nel across the group. Petrofac’s experience in
awarded large Petrobras offshore Brazil with Shell similar green hydrogen projects will ensure the
successful execution of this scope.
deepwater OBN survey Maersk Drilling has secured a contract from ment of Petrofac’s New Energy Services busi-
Alex Haynes, Head of Business Develop-
Shearwater GeoServices Holding today Shell Brasil for the provisioning of the semi-sub- ness, said: “We are delighted to be conducting
announced an award for a large deepwater ocean mersible rig Maersk Developer in the Campos this project scope with TEG. Chile has great
bottom node (OBN) survey over the Petro- basin offshore Brazil where the rig will drill natural resources for producing green hydrogen
bras-operated Grand Iara Project, involving one exploration well and perform subsea well and ammonia, and we look forward to assisting
the Berbigão, Sururu, and Shared Reservoir of interventions at the BC-10 field. The contract is TEG to realise its wind power and green ammo-
Atapu, in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. expected to commence in March 2023, in direct nia ambitions.”
The project is scheduled to start in the first continuation of the rig’s current contract, with Tim Adams, Managing Director of TEG,
quarter of 2023 and is expected to last approx- an estimated duration of 90 days. The contract commented: “We are pleased to confirm the
imately six months. The node deployment area value is approximately $37mn, including a recent selection of Petrofac as Owner’s Engineer
covers a total of 1,309 square km, utilising nodes mobilisation fee. for the Gente Grande Project in Chile, which is
deployed by ROV, and Shearwater’s indus- “We’re delighted to confirm that Mærsk set to be one of the most competitive large-scale
try-leading 3x2 six-string omni-directional tri- Developer will continue working in Brazil after green ammonia developments anywhere in the
ple source. it earlier this year became the first Maersk Drill- world. Petrofac brings significant expertise in
“This is a significant contract and a solid ing rig to commence operations in the region renewable energy developments as well as major
addition to our backlog for the first half of 2023, for many years. With this campaign, we will be project delivery capability and will play a key role
confirming our leadership in the fast-growing able to add to our strong relationship with Shell, in the current permitting phase of the Project.”
deepwater OBN segment of the marine seismic which is now extended to the exciting Brazilian Petrofac, October 4 2022

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