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June 16 (OE) Oslo-listed consultancy company ABL Group plans to change its name to Aqualis, seeking to eliminate confusion created by the use of ABL as both the name of the listed parent company and one of its operating businesses. The group provides marine, energy, engineering and technical consulting services to the renewables, maritime and... Continue Reading →
June 11 (offshore-energy.biz) Brazilian state-owned energy heavyweight Petrobras has initiated a revenue stream with the first oil offloading from its eighth floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which is working at a field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil. Following its departure from Hanwha Ocean’s South Korean shipyard in Geoje in November 2025,... Continue Reading →
June 4 (OE) MODEC and Norway-based Eld Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 1.2 MW power system integrated with carbon capture for future floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. Under the agreement, Eld Energy will lead the design, procurement and construction of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based power system,... Continue Reading →
June 2 (OE) GustoMSC, NOV’s offshore design and engineering business, has developed a new asymmetrical rack-and-pinion technology designed to increase the jacking capacity of offshore wind installation vessels without increasing vessel size, weight or system complexity. The patent-pending asymmetrical rack-and-pinion (ASYM R&P) technology builds on the company’s existing rack-and-pinion jacking systems and is designed to... Continue Reading →
May 25 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil proposed Longtail development will incorporate multiple environmental safeguards aimed at reducing impacts on marine ecosystems, water quality, and coastal resources offshore Guyana, according to the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March. The mitigation and monitoring approaches proposed for Longtail build on environmental management systems and... Continue Reading →
May 21 (OE) Saipem and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to initiate a technical dialogue aimed at assessing and potentially developing integrated solutions for decommissioning activities in Brazil, with reference to oil and gas fields, subsea systems and associated infrastructure. In particular, the MoU covers plug and abandonment activities – relating to... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, May 20, 2026 –Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“Petrobras”), further to its release dated December 16, 2025, announces that it has completed the acquisition of a 49.99% equity interest in Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, establishing a strategic partnership in onshore renewable energy in the country, including energy storage. The partnership is... Continue Reading →
May 20 (offshore-energy.biz) French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured two additional line pipe orders from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) for delivery to the Stabroek Block, under the long-term agreement the companies signed in 2021. The combined scope includes the supply of over 145 kilometers of coated line pipe for EMGL’s deepwater Hammerhead and Longtail... Continue Reading →
May 11 (OE) New Wave Offshore Energy has been selected by Shell to provide marine warranty survey services for the Orca project in Brazil’s pre-salt Santos Basin. The contract covers marine warranty and assurance services for the offshore development, which is estimated to contain recoverable resources of about 370 million barrels. New Wave Offshore’s scope... Continue Reading →
May 8 (OE) Energy services company Weatherford has been awarded a managed pressure drilling (MPD) contract by Ventura Offshore for operations aboard the SSV Victoria semi-submersible drilling rig offshore Brazil. The contract covers operations in Petrobras’ Búzios Field and includes delivery of Weatherford’s G3 Integrated Riser Joint MPD system, along with rig preparation, system integration... Continue Reading →
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