New deep-water production is underway at Lula Extreme South in the Brazilian Santos Basin. Royal Dutch Shell plc, through its subsidiary Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell) and consortium partners, announces that the FPSO P-69 is now producing.

Petrobras informs that its subsidiary, Petrobras America Inc. (“PAI”), has entered into a definitive agreement with Murphy Exploration & Production Company – USA (“Murphy”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation, to form a joint venture company (“JV”) comprised of producing oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico.

USA shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced its entry into the towboat market with a contract to build three 120’ x 35’ river towboats for Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. of Mandeville, Louisiana.

Gordon Macure and Donald McNaught of Johnston Carmichael have been appointed as joint administrators of The Underwater Centre in Fort William.

PD&MS Group has secured a contract renewal for up to two years with one of the UK’s leading independent E&P companies, Chrysaor, following successful delivery on the assets since they were purchased in 2017.

Crowley Maritime Corp. on Saturday christened its Commitment Class combination container/roll on-roll off ship El Coquí, which is among the first of its kind to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The ship is a key new component in Crowley’s supply chain transformation in the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade.

Despite Softer Demand Growth, Latin American Product Imports Are Set to Remain Robust

Rowan Norway Limited has been awarded a contract for drilling two wells at the Gudrun field by use of the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig. The rig has furthermore been awarded five options for drilling of single wells.

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, sited 165 km off the UK coast on Dogger Bank in the North Sea, now has a dedicated digital portal for contractors and suppliers to register their capabilities and interest in working on the project.

Lingshui 17-2 is CNOOC's first subsea deepwater project developed by the company with water depths of up to about 1,500 meters. The field is located in the South China Sea, off the Hainan Province.

By the time Mexican President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (a.k.a. AMLO) takes power on 1 December 2018, international investors hope to get a clearer understanding of his administration’s plans regarding international investment in his nation’s offshore oil reserves. While questions remain about AMLO’s policy regarding both new and existing contracts for offshore oil, some experts see reason for optimism.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) was named preferred supplier by customer Ørsted for their 900 MW Greater Changhua offshore wind power projects in Taiwan.

Production Technology and Services, Inc. (PTS), a provider of complete offerings in all facets of well testing, and HWCG LLC, a consortium of deepwater operators and non-operators in the Gulf of Mexico with the goal to protect people, property and the environment, will host a Well Testing and Water Treatment Showcase on November 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the PTS facility.

L3 ASV announces that it has received U.K. government funding for a pioneering project on autonomous navigation of maritime vessels.

Bourbon Subsea Services has been selected by Windplus to install 3 floating wind turbines of 8.3 MW, 20 km off Viana do Castelo, Portuguese coast. These turbines, with a total capacity of 25 MW, are the most powerful in the floating offshore wind industry. The project includes project management, engineering and the procurement of the complete mooring system (supplied by Vryhof).

ROVOP, the independent provider of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has announced the purchase of the entire fleet of 28 ROV systems from M2 Subsea.