Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that the FPSO Anna Nery started production on May 07, 2023, in Campos Basin, within the project of revitalization of the Marlim and Voador fields, which will produce the post-salt reservoirs and Brava, located in the pre-salt of the two fields. The unit is capable of producing daily up... Continue Reading →
Singapore’s Seatrium to Build Two Substations for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Projects
(OE) Singapore's Seatrium, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte. Ltd. (“SMOP”), has secured a contract worth more than S$500 million for two offshore wind farm substations from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP. The contract award follows the completion of the FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design) contract secured by... Continue Reading →
Vietnam to More Than Double Power Generation by 2030, Lower Offshore Wind Target
Vietnam aims to more than double its power generation capacity by 2030, but has slightly lowered its target for offshore wind and will heavily rely on coal until the end of the decade, according to a government document seen by Reuters. Total installed power generation capacity in the Southeast Asian country is projected to reach... Continue Reading →
NOV Wins New Contract to Supply Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design to Havfram
NOV has signed a new contract with China's CIMC Raffles to supply another GustoMSC™ NG-20000X self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel design for Havfram, an offshore wind services company based in Norway, which recently ordered its second wind turbine installation vessel from CIMC. According to NOV, the NG-20000X-HF vessels are among the largest wind installation... Continue Reading →
North Sea Renewables Grid Project to Provide Clean Power to Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms
(OE) Cerulean Winds plans to build an offshore integrated green power and transmission system, powered by floating wind, that North Sea oil and gas platforms will plug into for clean power, under the project called the North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG), Cerulean and partner Frontier Power International will develop three 333km2 sites of hundreds of floating... Continue Reading →
Saipem to Deliver Subsea Structures for Exxon’s Most Expensive Offshore Oil Project in Guyana
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received from ExxonMobil the authorization to proceed with the final phase of its contract related to the delivery of subsea systems for the Uaru oil field development project in Guyana. In December 2022, pending regulatory approvals, Saipem was awarded a large contract by ExxonMobil Guyana for the Uaru oil field... Continue Reading →
Technip Energies Sets Up Green Hydrogen JV, Beats Quarterly Earnings Expectations
(Reuters) French oil and gas services group Technip Energies on Thursday announced a green hydrogen solutions joint-venture with Belgian group John Cockerill, while reporting stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The need to combat climate change, along with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have created opportunities for energy service firms, with increased investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and... Continue Reading →
Equinor beats Q1 forecast on strong energy trading
(Reuters) - Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) beat first-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, driven by strong results in energy trading, although earnings were below last year's record amid a sharp fall in natural gas prices. The oil and gas producer said adjusted profit before interest and tax for January-March fell to $12 billion from $18 billion a year earlier,... Continue Reading →
Shell posts $10 billion profit as trading offset lower energy prices
(Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday posted first-quarter net profit of $9.65 billion, topping analysts' forecasts, as strong earnings from fuel trading and higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales offset cooling energy prices. The stronger-than-expected profits followed a string of forecast-beating results from rivals including BP (BP.L) and Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) as the sector continues to benefit from strong demand and price volatility.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras: Highlights on production and sales in 1Q23
In 1Q23, average oil, NGL and natural gas production reached 2.68 MMboed, 1.1% higher than 4Q22, mainly due to the start of the ramp-up of P-71, in Itapu field, in Santos Basin pre-salt, the start-up of 8 new wells in Campos Basin and higher production efficiencies in the platforms. Pre-salt production reached a new monthly... Continue Reading →