On the 21st of November, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, for the delivery of a Damen CSOV (Construction Service Operation Vessel) 9020. This will be TSSM’s second SOV in... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 tendering work for ‘major’ EPCI projects with offshore activity in 2026 and beyond
(OET) Subsea7 has reported revenue of $1.6 billion for the third quarter of the year, an increase of $174 million or 12% compared to the same period in 2022, mainly due to significantly increased activity in the Subsea and Conventional business unit. With this, the company said it was on track to meet guidance for... Continue Reading →
MODEC turns to drones to tackle FPSO and offshore platform inspection challenges
(OET) Japan’s MODEC has joined forces with Terra Drone Corporation, a compatriot drone and urban air mobility (UAM) technology company, to pursue the technical development of inspection drones for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels and large offshore platforms. To this end, the two players signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 7, 2023. Currently,... Continue Reading →
Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 bln plan
(Reuters) - Spain's Grenergy (GREG.MC) plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation projects pipeline in the next three years under a 2.6 billion euro ($2.8 billion) investment strategy. Spanish energy firms such as renewables giant Iberdrola and oil major Repsol have increased their focus on the United States as they try to take advantage of massive subsidies included... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy’s struggling wind unit plans $436 million in cost cuts
(Reuters) - Siemens Gamesa, the struggling wind division of Germany's Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE), plans to cut costs by around 400 million euros ($436 million) by 2026, the group said during its much-awaited capital markets day on Tuesday. The goal was to "simplify organization and optimize overhead costs" while the Siemens Gamesa's onshore wind turbine capacity is... Continue Reading →
Havfram Secures Loan for Offshore Wind Vessel Construction
(OE) Offshore wind installation company Havfram has signed a Senior Secured Green ECA Term Loan Facility to fund its two wind turbine installation vessels ("WTIVs"), currently under construction at CIMC Raffles in China. The Facility was entered into with a syndicate led by DNB Bank ASA (Coordinator, Bookrunner, Green Loan Advisor and Agent) with... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, through its Offshore Support Base, signs a contract with BP, a global leader in oil exploration and production
Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, signed a contract with Beyond Petroleum (BP) to provide logistical support for drilling activities in the Pau Brasil block, through one of its Rio Offshore Supply Base, in Guanabara Bay. The contract with BP, a world leader in oil and natural gas exploration, development... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Finalizes Takeover of FPSO from Saipem in Brazil
(OE) Oslo-listed oil and gas company BW Energy said Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of the FPSO Cidade de Vitoria from Saipem. The FPSO is currently producing approximately 10,000 barrels per day of oil from the Golfinho field offshore Brazil. BW Energy will pay Saipem a total of USD 73 million in fixed consideration... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil CEO: World in need of plan to address climate change alongside energy needs
(OET) U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil is taking several steps to slash its greenhouse gas emissions. The oil major’s CEO believes that renewables are not up to the task of handling emissions on their own, thus, the use of other technologies is seen as key to curbing emissions during the transition to a low-carbon and green... Continue Reading →
Lula Asks Petrobras to Tweak Investment Plan
(Reuters) Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pressed the head of state-run oil firm Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, to modify the company's 2024-2028 investment plan to prioritize local job creation, five sources told Reuters. Lula's requests to Prates may raise fresh fears of political interference in the company, which under previous administrations has... Continue Reading →