Petrobras yet again taps French tubular solutions provider Vallourec for Brazil’s deepwater fields 

(offshore-energy.biz) France’s tubular solutions provider Vallourec has signed what is described to be a “significant” contract with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras for the supply of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and accessories for the development of Sepia 2 and Atapu 2 projects in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. According to Vallolurec, the deal includes the delivery... Continue Reading →

OPT Teams Up with Brazilian Institute SENAI for Autonomous Ocean Developments

(OE) Ocean Power Technologies Signs (OPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s SENAI to advance autonomous ocean developments. OPT and SENAI, short for Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI Innovation Institute for Virtual Production Systems from Firjan) in Brazil, will jointly explore blue economy opportunities including deployment of WAM-V autonomous and unmanned... Continue Reading →

ABS Greenlights French Developer’s Concrete Floating Wind Foundation

(OE)The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to the OO-STAR concrete semi-submersible foundation for floating wind turbines from Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. The floater can support wind turbines of more than 20 MW in harsh offshore environments, according to Bouygues Construction. The achievement market the first... Continue Reading →

Seatrium Hires KBR on Topsides Job for FPSOs Bound for Petrobras Brazil Fields

(OE) U.S.-based engineering and construction giant KBR has been hired by Seatrium to develop topsides facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, being designed for Petrobras’ Atapu and Sepia fields in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will provide Seatrium with detailed engineering services and technical... Continue Reading →

SLB OneSubsea signs contract with Petrobras to acquire subsea equipment for the Roncador Field

(TN) Petrobras signed a contract to acquire subsea equipment for the Roncador field in the Campos Basin. The contract will generate approximately 500 direct and indirect jobs. The agreement with the SLB OneSubsea group provides for the supply of 2 Subsea Production Manifolds (MSP), 1 Electro-Hydraulic Distribution Unit (UDEH) and spare equipment. The provision of... Continue Reading →

TDI-Brooks Wraps Up Geotechnical Job Offshore Mexico

(OE) TDI-Brooks, a U.S.-based marine services company specializing in geotechnical and offshore survey projects, has completed a third-party geotechnical coring project for Geohidra in the Southern Gulf of Mexico. This operation took place aboard the MV Laguna Azule. During the campaign, TDI-Brooks conducted a total of 32 Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) using their Neptune 3000... Continue Reading →

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