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April 23 (oilnow.gy) Saipem reported revenue of €3.5 billion for the first quarter of 2026, with earnings rising on stronger performance in its offshore and onshore engineering and construction segments. The company said on April 21 in Milan that adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) increased 24% year-on-year to €434 million, while... Continue Reading →
April 23 (OE) Deepwater production continues to remain a core part of the long-term energy supply mix. While production from conventional onshore and shallow-water assets is expected to remain broadly flat under our base case, Welligence estimates that global deepwater oil production will grow from its current level of around 8 million bbl/d to close... Continue Reading →
April 22 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded a limited notice to proceed (LNTP) to Italy’s Saipem, related to its proposed Longtail project in Guyana, signaling a future full contract award that Saipem said could be worth up to US$1.5 billion. The Italian engineering firm said it has been awarded a new limited notice to proceed... Continue Reading →
April 16 - Petrobras has completed the interconnection campaign of the Buzios 8 project, a step that enables the first oil from the P-79 platform in the Búzios field, in the Santos Basin. The unit will have the capacity to produce up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day and compress 7.2 million cubic meters... Continue Reading →
April 10 - Subsea7 wins a supermajor contract by Petrobras for the development of the Sépia 2 field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The contract, awarded following a competitive tender, covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines for the project. The company deemed the contract as supermajor, meaning... Continue Reading →
April 8 (OE) SLB has signed an agreement between Petronas Suriname, a subsidiary of Petronas and Subsea Integration Alliance, comprising SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7. The partnership aims to unlock resources in Suriname’s emerging frontier basin through innovative and cost-effective subsea solutions. The agreement establishes a long-term framework for collaboration across the project lifecycle. This approach... Continue Reading →
March 16, (oilnow.gy) Automation, digital technologies, and emissions reduction are expected to shape the next generation of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, according to discussions at the Deepwater Development Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference, hosted by World Oil and Gulf Energy Information, continued on March 11 with contractor panels, technical sessions, and... Continue Reading →
March 3 *OE) Tidewater Inc. announced its 2025 results with Quintin Kneen, Tidewater’s President and CEO, commenting, “Although 2025 was anticipated to be a down year for the offshore industry, I am pleased to say that by all measures Tidewater was able to successfully navigate these challenges to deliver one of the best years in... Continue Reading →
Feb. 25 (OE) Saipem has released its preliminary results for the fourth quarter and financial year 2025, confirming, for the fourth consecutive year, the trajectory of growth and improvement in profitability together with a further acceleration in cash generation. Revenue stood at €15.5 billion in 2025, a growth of 6.5% compared to the previous year,... Continue Reading →
Feb. 12 (OE) BW Offshore has unveiled a floating blue ammonia FPSO concept developed in collaboration with McDermott International, combining offshore production, carbon capture and direct export to convert surplus natural gas into lower-carbon fuel. The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) concept is designed to process up to 3 million cubic meters of gas... Continue Reading →
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