Claxton, a brand within Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has agreed to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from Oceaneering. From the anticipated closure date of March 30, 2022, certain Oceaneering staff based in Norway will transfer to Claxton, along with decommissioning assets including well and pile abrasive cutting and recovery systems and associated tooling. Conductor... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Trident taps Helix for long-term field decommissioning in Campos Basin
Helix Energy Solutions has secured a long-term field decommissioning contract with Trident Energy for the Pampo and Enchova clusters in the Campos Basin, Brazil. Helix will provide a riser-based well intervention vessel, either Siem Helix 1 or Siem Helix 2, a 10k Intervention Riser System, project management and engineering services and, in conjunction with its Subsea Services Alliance partner Schlumberger, fully integrated... Continue Reading →
BW Offshore to Recycle FPSO BW Cidade de São Vicente
(OE) FPSO leasing company BW Offshore has decided to recycle the FPSO BW Cidade de São Vicente. The company said it had signed an agreement with Priya Blue Industries yard in India to recycle the FPSO in compliance with Hong Kong Convention. The convention, adopted in 2009, is aimed at ensuring that ships when being... Continue Reading →
Petrobras and Ocyan Concluded the Negotiations for Decommissioning Services
(PetroleoHoje) Petrobras and Ocyan concluded the negotiations for contracting the decommissioning service for the remaining subsea structures of the FPSOs Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade de Rio das Ostras and Piranema. The final price agreed was below US$ 900 million, compared to the original value of US$ 960 million, which resulted in the supplier... Continue Reading →
TGS, Cognizant to roll out data ecosystem for renewable energy players
Norwegian seismic player TGS and American IT services company Cognizant have expanded their partnership to build a digital platform for delivering comprehensive data to energy companies. As described, the SaaS-based New Energy Solutions (NES) ecosystem will focus on bringing comprehensive data and insights to energy companies across five segments: carbon storage, geothermal, deep-sea minerals, wind... Continue Reading →
Creating blueprint for reusing old oil & gas assets in Gulf of Mexico
An old offshore platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is set to be converted into a working fish farm, creating a blueprint for future aquaculture re-use projects and providing repurposing options for old oil and gas assets. Innovasea, a provider of aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, has helped the Gulf Offshore Research... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions, AF Gruppen Scrap Plan to Merge Offshore Decommissioning Businesses
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions and its compatriot AF Gruppen have terminated their previously announced process to merge the two companies’ existing offshore decommissioning operations. In a statement released on Friday, the two companies said that, although the strategic rationale is still strong, they have not succeeded in reaching a final agreement and the... Continue Reading →
GRANIHC, OCYAN AND SISNERGY WILL SIGN PETROBRAS PLATFORMS MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
GranIHC, Ocyan and Sisnergy will sign contracts with Petrobras for maintenance and integrity services of 19 platforms in the Campos Basin. The deal is the result of the oil company's mega-bid, divided into four lots, the total value of which is R$ 1.97 billion. The signing of contracts should take place this week. GranIHC will... Continue Reading →
Guyana to Request Stronger Financial Guarantees from Oil Operators
Guyana is getting ready to raise requirements on oil operators to protect the nation against spills and future removal costs of production platforms, the head of its environmental agency told Reuters. Guyana currently requires financial assurance, a type of insurance, to cover emergency responses to accidents. Financial assurance is also used at times in some... Continue Reading →
ABS Consulting Partners with Global Maritime to Provide Life-Cycle Services to Offshore Wind Market
ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), a leading global operational risk management company, and Global Maritime, a marine offshore and engineering consultancy, today announced their alliance to support the United States offshore wind sector. Global Maritime's US subsidiary, American Global Maritime Inc., and ABS Consulting will combine their respective expertise in the maritime market into a... Continue Reading →