ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbine design, named WindHive 15-H3, which can support 15 MW wind turbines. The AiP from ABS follows the Approval in Principle that the South Korean company secured for its floater from DNV at the beginning of this year. The... Continue Reading →
FPSO P-78 sails towards Brazil to produce in the Buzios field
Petrobras CEO,Magda Chambriard, announced that the FPSO P-78 has begun its journey to Brazil. The unit, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, was in Singapore undergoing integration and commissioning stages. The Keppel/Hyundai consortium was responsible for building the vessel. “And before anyone says that there... Continue Reading →
Seatrium Picks ABB to Supply Electrical Equipment for Petrobras’ FPSOs
ABB has secured a large order by Seatrium, a global provider of marine engineering solutions based in Singapore, for the supply of electrical equipment and automation solutions on a new generation of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for operator Petrobras. The two vessels, P-84 and P-85, will be deployed in the Atapu and... Continue Reading →
Japan Opens Exclusive Economic Zone for Offshore Wind
A new bill passed by Japan’s House of Representatives on 3 June will enable offshore wind projects to be built in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), beyond the 22-kilometre (12-nautical-mile) line of Japan’s territorial waters. The bill, which was approved by the House of Councillors on 11 April, amends the existing Act on Promotion... Continue Reading →
P-80 FPSO set to work at world’s ‘largest deepwater field’ ready for next construction stage
(offshore-energy.biz) Singapore’s offshore marine solutions company PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), part of the Kuok Maritime Group, has completed the towing of a hull for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit from China to Singapore. The vessel is slated to work at a Brazilian deepwater field with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant, Petrobras. Towed by... Continue Reading →
DOF Develops Cable Repair Spread for Offshore Wind Services
(OE) Offshore services provider DOF has announced an investment in a modular cable repair spread designed to expedite offshore wind operators’ response to cable faults. Engineered for compatibility across DOF’s fleet of 65 vessels, the system offers an industry-first combination of fleet-wide flexibility, road transportability, and rapid deployment capabilities. Developed in collaboration with engineering specialists,... Continue Reading →
Chevron meets Wall Street profit estimates but cuts buybacks in Q2
(Reuters) - Chevron on Friday reported first-quarter earnings that met Wall Street estimates, but said it would spend less on share repurchases in the current quarter, reflecting the shaky economic outlook faced by Big Oil. The company's share repurchases this year could be between $11.5 billion and $13 billion, said Chevron Chief Financial Officer Eimear Bonner,... Continue Reading →
TMC Books Compressors Orders for FPSO and LNG Vessels
(OE) TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured orders for complete marine compressed air systems for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel newbuilds and one floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. As part of the first order, Hanwha Ocean picked TMC to deliver the marine compressed air system to 12 LNG vessels the South Korean shipbuilder... Continue Reading →
Noble Reports Strong Outlook, New Contracts
(OE) Noble Corporation has reported that its contract drilling services revenue for the first quarter of 2025 totaled $832 million compared to $882 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the sequential decrease driven primarily by the benefit received in the fourth quarter of 2024 from the Noble Deliverer's early termination fee. Contract drilling... Continue Reading →
Wison lands work on FLNG destined for Petronas’ field off Suriname
(offshore-energy.biz) China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies (WNE) has won a detailed feasibility study (DFS) for a newbuild floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility set to work at a block offshore Suriname operated by Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas. The FLNG unit is slated to work at Block 52, located north of the Surinamese... Continue Reading →