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SBM Offshore signs FPSO Sepetiba contracts

SBM Offshore announced earlier today it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Sepetiba (formerly known as Mero 2). These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of …
Dec 12, 2019 / Vessels

Solstad Offshore Announces Contract Extension for CSV Normand Installer

Solstad Offshore ASA announced on Tuesday that SBM Offshore has extended the charter for the CSV Normand Installer from an original 105 days commitment (reported August 2018) to a 1-year contract from January 2020, in direct continuation with present …
Dec 11, 2019 / Vessels

SBM Offshore optimizes FPSO N’Goma project loan

SBM Offshore announces the closure of a supplemental non-recourse project loan facility of US$250 million. The facility is related to the entity Sonasing Xikomba Ltd., which owns the FPSO N’Goma operating offshore Angola. The total outstanding loan …
Dec 10, 2019 / Vessels

SBM Offshore orders two additional Fast4Ward® hulls, bringing the construction program to a total of five hulls

SBM Offshore announced earlier today that it has signed contracts for the construction of the Company’s fourth and fifth hulls under its purchase program for Fast4Ward® new build multi-purpose hulls. The contracts were signed with Shanghai Waigaoqiao …
Dec 5, 2019 / Curious

SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil’s Third FPSO in Guyana Based on its Fast4Ward® Program

SBM Offshore announced on Thursday (Nov07)  that ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has awarded the Company contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and …
Nov 8, 2019 / Vessels

SBM Offshore completes US$1.14 billion financing of Liza Unity

SBM Offshore announced yesterday that it completed the project financing of FPSO Liza Unity for a total of US$1.14 billion.The project financing was secured by a consortium of nine international banks. The Company expects to draw the loan in full, …
Oct 17, 2019 / Vessels

SBM Offshore signs long-term FPSO supply agreement with ExxonMobil

SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil signed a Long-Term Agreement covering potential future FPSO orders. This agreement is non-exclusive and establishes the general legal framework and specific terms in relation to the engineering, procurement, construction …
Sep 9, 2019 / Curious

Liza Destiny - Guyana’s first FPSO named in Singapore (Video)

CEO Bruno Chabas represented SBM Offshore at the naming ceremony for the Liza Destiny FPSO on Saturday June 22, 2019 at Keppel Shipyard in Singapore.“This is a very special vessel, which will be the first to operate offshore Guyana. It is a great …
Jun 27, 2019 / Vessels

SBM Offshore awarded Letter of Intent for FPSO Mero 2 lease and operate contracts by Petrobras

SBM Offshore announced earlier today that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for a 22.5 years lease and operate of FPSO Mero 2, to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore …
Jun 11, 2019 / Curious

SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil FPSO Liza Unity

SBM Offshore announced earlier today 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, …
May 10, 2019 / Vessels