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 →
Exclusive: Power suppliers hesitate as Venezuela seeks grid repairs without payment guarantees
May 4 (Reuters) - When potential providers and financiers for Venezuela's electric industry, including Siemens Energy and GE Vernova, held meetings with officials in Caracas in April, questions of how they might get paid to shore up the country's deteriorated grid were top of mind, two sources involved in the talks said. Those executives came away... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes tops estimates, says oilfield activity hit by Middle East disruptions
April 23 (Reuters) - Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit, as strong demand in its industrial and energy technology unit offset drilling weakness caused by disruptions in the Middle East. A surge in electricity demand from data centers, along with investments in liquefied natural gas (LNG), gas infrastructure and grid... Continue Reading →
Mero Field to Receive US$450 Million Investment in Unprecedented Seismic Monitoring Project
April 14 - The Mero field will be the site of the world's most extensive seismic monitoring project, with an investment of US$450 million. This unprecedented project in deep waters will reveal data that will allow for a deeper understanding of the reservoir's behavior and its dynamics over time. The investment will be led by... Continue Reading →
Westwood sees Guyana exceeding 100 subsea trees by 2030
April 14 (oilnow.gy) Guyana is among the high-growth offshore markets expected to require more than 100 subsea trees by 2030, according to Westwood Global Energy Group in an April 13 LinkedIn post. “High-growth markets including Australia, China, and Guyana are each expected to exceed 100 units by 2030,” the firm said. The projection aligns with... Continue Reading →
Suriname – GranMorgu in full subsea build-out mode with multiple trees completed
March 31 (oilnow.gy) The GranMorgu offshore project has entered full subsea build-out mode, with multiple subsea Christmas Trees (XTs) completed, according to a March 30 update by TotalEnergies Suriname General Manager Artur Nunes da Silva. The project recorded its first XT completion in December 2025. Since then, progress has accelerated. Nunes da Silva said, “We... Continue Reading →
Offshore CCS Moves to Reality with Agogo FPSO Pilot
March 30 (OE) Yinson Production has started operating a pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit on the Agogo floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Angola, which is deemed the world’s first post-combustion CO2 capture plant installed on an offshore facility. The system has been developed in collaboration with Azule Energy and Norway-based... Continue Reading →
Saipem’s subsea drone clears tests with Petrobras ahead of offshore deployment
March 19 (offshore-energy.biz) Saipem’s underwater inspection drone (UID) FlatFish has completed a test campaign with Brazil’s oil & gas major Petrobras as part of a contract awarded in 2023, ahead of deployment in a real offshore environment. The functional acceptance tests (FAT) were held at Saipem’s underwater drone testing facility in Trieste, Italy, in the... Continue Reading →
Guyana drilling surges as ExxonMobil and Halliburton deliver first fully automated closed-loop well placement
March 18 (oilnow.gy) Halliburton and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited have completed the industry’s first fully automated closed-loop well placement offshore Guyana, the companies said in a March 16 release. The project was carried out with Sekal, Noble, and the Wells Alliance Guyana team. The automated workflow links geological data, well placement decisions, and rig control systems... Continue Reading →
Asahi Kasei Begins Installation of Containerized Alkaline-Water Electrolyzer at Finland’s First Commercial Hydrogen Refueling Station
March 12, 2026 – Asahi Kasei, a diversified global company, has started theinstallation of an Aqualyzer™-C3 containerized 1 MW-class alkaline-water electrolyzer atFinland’s first commercial hydrogen refueling station in Jyväskylä. This developmentmarks the start of the project’s next phase and an important milestone in Europe’shydrogen ecosystem. In July 2025, Asahi Kasei announced that it would supply... Continue Reading →