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(OE) The month of May brings a mixed bag of news for offshore wind in the United States, as outlined in the latest U.S. Offshore Wind Report from business intelligence firm Intelatus Global Partners. In the "positive" category, Intelatus said federal permitting of projects continues on schedule, and states continue to plan to procure and... Continue Reading →
Shell Brasil, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has awarded a green recycling limited notice to proceed (LNTP) agreement to Modern American Recycling Services, Europe (M.A.R.S.) for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel working off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. M.A.R.S. disclosed on Monday, 8 May 2023, that it had... Continue Reading →
(OE) DNV is launching a project to develop a decision tool and reference for stakeholders to use during the specification, design, manufacture, procurement, and approval of any equipment intended for the installation and decommissioning of bottom-fixed wind turbines. DNV forecasts that wind energy capacity will expand 15-fold, rising from 5% of global electricity production currently... Continue Reading →
(TN) Ocyan celebrates the successful completion of the first stage of the decommissioning project in a contract signed with Petrobras to operate in the Campos Basin. The vessel chartered with Solstad is already in the Port of Vitória (ES), where it will unload the first equipment removed from the seabed. Part of it will be... Continue Reading →
Damen Shipyards Group and Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) announced a two-year offshore support contract for Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix. The vessel will transport personnel to and from offshore platforms in support of an oil and gas decommissioning project. The 2022-built Aqua Helix arrived in Brazil on January 26 and is anticipated... Continue Reading →
Oil and gas company Ocyan announces the arrival in Brazil of the Solstad vessel, the "Normand Cutter", which under its management will carry out the decommissioning activities of Petrobras' underwater structures in the Campos Basin (Rio de Janeiro) and Sergipe- Alagoas, in a contract won last year. “This is the first decommissioning contract for offshore... Continue Reading →
Shell gave up selling the Parque das Conchas Cluster, in the Espírito Santo part of the Campos Basin. After receiving proposals, it opted to keep the asset in its portfolio. Shell received proposals from Enauta, PRIO and Karoon. The decommissioning of Parque das Conchas is scheduled for the end of the decade. Shell continues with... Continue Reading →
FPSO operator BW Offshore has secured a short-term contract extension for a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating in waters offshore Nigeria. BW Offshore disclosed last Friday that it has signed an agreement with Addax Petroleum Exploration (Nigeria) Limited for a six-month extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Sendje Berge. Thanks to this,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. has secured a deepwater well decommissioning contract with Shell in Brazil. The scope of work includes plug and abandonment services on subsea wells located in the Bijupira and Salema fields. Helix will supply the Q7000 riser-based well intervention vessel, a 10k Intervention Riser System (IRS), and remotely operated vehicles. The Q7000, equipped with... Continue Reading →
(OE) Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore, the marine and offshore technical advisory branch of Bureau Veritas, saw a surge in the decommissioning support field orders in the first six months of 2022. The company said that new decommissioning support deals in the UK, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand have led to BV... Continue Reading →
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