(PN) Petrobras is in direct negotiations with Seatrium (a company formed by the merger between Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore) for the construction of platform ships (FPSOs) P-84 and P-85. The vessels will be installed by Petrobras in the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, both located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. In Brazil,... Continue Reading →
Lhyfe Meets Its Green Hydrogen Objectives with First Offshore Demonstrator
(OE) French green hydrogen production specialist Lhyfe has announced the operating results of its offshore hydrogen production pilot platform, Sealhyfe, confirming the initial objectives have been met with valuable insights gathered for the large-scale HOPE project. After 14 months of testing, including in particularly tough conditions, Sealhyfe was brought back with its full production capacity... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 Pipelay Vessel to be Equipped with Huisman’s Crane
(OE) Dutch company Huisman has secured a contract from Subsea 7 for the delivery of its 500MT offshore mast crane for one of pipelay vessels for deep water installations. The 500mt Offshore Mast Crane will be equipped with a passive and active heave compensation system on the main hoist to counter-act the vessel’s heave motion... Continue Reading →
Endiprev Steps Up Its Offshore Wind Game with Vineyard Job
(OE) Endiprev has strengthen its international profile after becoming the lead engineering services provider for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project - USA’s first utility-scale offshore wind energy project. The Texas-headquartered company delivers a range of specialized technical and engineering services for onshore, offshore and high voltage energy generation. Endiprev is currently performing mechanical... Continue Reading →
Brazilian Oceânica Engenharia hires banks for IPO
(F&A) Oceânica Engenharia, which provides services to the maritime industry, has formed a syndicate with six banks to begin the process of going public on the stock exchange, in an offering that would be for primary and secondary distribution. To be the coordinators of the offer, the company engaged BTG Pactual, Itaú BBA, UBS BB,... Continue Reading →
Developers Submit EIA for 1.3GW Floating Wind Project Offshore Italy
(OE) The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure has begun for Odra Energia, the proposed 1.3 GW floating offshore wind project that the partnership between Renantis and BlueFloat Energy plans to develop off the southern coast of the province of Lecce in Italy. After a year-long assessment and research phase, the EIA study was submitted to... Continue Reading →
Saipem Barred from Public Contracts in Brazil for 2 Years
(Reuters) The Brazilian administrative authority has suspended Italy's Saipem and its subsidiary Saipem do Brasil from contracting with the country's public administration for two years, the engineering and construction group said on Friday. The decision stems from the final ruling in the administrative proceedings initiated against the companies in relation to alleged irregularities in the... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa to Test ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Wind Turbine Prototype in Denmark
(OW) Siemens Gamesa will install and test what has been described by the European Union (EU) as the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine prototype” at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark, before later starting full-scale production of its “next-generation” offshore wind turbine model. The wind turbine manufacturer did not disclose what rating the new turbine will have although it... Continue Reading →
Dutch Company Designs Electric Gangway System for Ampelmann
(OW) Dutch-based Enersea has designed a new walk-to-work gangway system, the W-type, for the offshore access specialist Ampelmann. The W-type is an electric gangway system developed for the service operation vessel (SOV) market to transfer personnel and cargo at various heights. For the W-type, Ampelmann asked Enersea to design a new type of access system... Continue Reading →
Brand New Jacket and Topside Set Sail to Fenix Gas Project Off Argentina
(OE) Italian engineering firm Rosetti Marino has completed the construction of jacket and topside for the Fenix wellhead platform, which are now en route to Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. Rosetti Marino built Fenix platform’s topside and jacket for TotalEnergies’ Fenix gas development project as part of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract... Continue Reading →