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(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 →
(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 →
(offshore-mag.com) Global expenditure on subsea facilities is set for a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2024 to 2027, according to research by Rystad Energy. The consultants project a total capex spend for the period of more than $42 billion. Some of the biggest investments are taking place in South America and Europe. In... Continue Reading →
(PN) Halliburton announced today (8) that it has been contracted by Petrobras to provide a range of services in Brazil for integrated interventions and decommissioning of offshore wells. The commercial agreement is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2025. It will be a major new contract for the company, as it will cover... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy on Wednesday raised its free cash flow outlook for the second time in three months, citing stronger demand for its power grid equipment and gas turbines as the group recovers from a crisis at its wind division. The company, which supplies the utility sector with components and services, had to seek help from the... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has signed the first contract to acquire undersea equipment to start implementing the Atapu 2 and Sépia 2 projects. The equipment will be installed in the Santos Basin's pre-salt layer and the Campos Basin Roncador field. The commercial agreement was closed with the SLB OneSubsea group, and the equipment will start being built in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement with Air Drilling Associates to acquire its managed pressure drilling (MPD) subsidiary ADA Argentina. ADA provides MPD services to Archer's largest customers in the Vaca Muerta basin in Argentina. MPD is an adaptive drilling process used to precisely control the annular pressure profile throughout the... Continue Reading →
(Raphaël Poquet, Trelleborg Oil & Marine product manager) With a surge in the need for energy to meet global demand, the order book for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels is climbing. This trend can be seen in the global expansion of new, often remote, and challenging regions. As a result, the need for... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘substantial’ contract from Petrobras to supply flexible pipe for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The contract covers the design, engineering, and manufacture of flexible pipe for water injection and gas lift. Although the exact value of the contract was not disclosed, for TechnipFMC, a ‘substantial’ contract is... Continue Reading →
NREL Researchers Identify Promising Locations off US Coastlines for Installation of Technology (CleanTechnica.com) Using electricity generated by offshore wind turbines as one pathway to split water to produce clean hydrogen may make economic sense, particularly along the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory... Continue Reading →
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