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(OE) Texas-based oilfield services company Weatherford has secured a significant contract to deliver Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) services for the Trion project, a deepwater oil production project in Mexico operated by Woodside’s Mexican subsidiary. The multi-year contract includes MPD services for an initial eight wells with the potential to expand to 24 wells. As part... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Japan’s MODEC has delivered a structure that will form part of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to be deployed to a project offshore Guyana operated by ExxonMobil, a U.S.-headquartered oil and gas giant. As reported by the Japanese player, the topsides modules for FPSO Errea Wittu arrived at the BOMESC yard in Tianjin, China. The... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S.-based low-carbon marine power, data, and service solutions provider Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a new reseller agreement with a Latin America-based partner focused on supporting the Mexican offshore and maritime markets. The partnership significantly expands OPT’s commercial footprint across Latin America, leveraging the reseller’s regional presence and relationships within Mexico. Under the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) -Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes surpassed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by robust demand for its natural gas services even as it warned of a drop in spending by oil producers. Baker Hughes joined its U.S. rivals Halliburton and SLB in warning of a slowdown in upstream activity and spending,... Continue Reading →
(OE) The world’s most powerful direct-drive floating offshore wind turbine, rated at 17 MW and co-developed by Dongfang Electric Corporation and China Huaneng, has been rolled out in China. With the highest single-unit capacity and the largest rotor diameter globally, the milestone marks a new breakthrough in China’s offshore wind power equipment manufacturing and provides... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC has entered into a contract with Eld Energy, a Norwegian fuel cell system company, to design and manufacture a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system pilot unit intended for installation on one of the MODEC-operated floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units. In February 2025, MODEC awarded a feasibility study contract to Eld... Continue Reading →
(TN) Seatrium has selected Siemens Energy to supply the compression systems for Petrobras’ new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels, P-84 and P-85. The project will increase the energy efficiency of the two vessels’ skids by supplying electric motor-driven compressors, marking the debut of a more sustainable generation of platforms for Petrobras. The contract... Continue Reading →
(OE) Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has secured a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its autonomous, floating marine charging solution. Designed to address the increasing demand for clean maritime operations, the invention enables electric vessels, including uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), to locate, dock with, and recharge from a floating energy... Continue Reading →
– Exail, a global leader in inertial navigation technologies, has secured a contract with Brazilian offshore services company Mitang to deliver 30 Quadrans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS). These units will be installed on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units (FPSOs) operated by Petrobras off the coast of Brazil. The Quadrans AHRS provides real-time... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) OneSubsea has delivered the 21st and final subsea tree for Petrobras’ Búzios project in Brazil, said to be the largest deepwater oil and gas field in the world, concluding a four-year journey for the project. OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, announced today, June 23, the completion of the... Continue Reading →
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