Petrobras and NOV looking to develop CO2-resistant flexible pipes for deep water

(offshore-energy.biz) American oilfield services company NOV and Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras have signed a pre-commercial agreement for the development of flexible pipes designed for high CO2 deepwater applications. The collaboration, formalized with the signature of an agreement in February, focuses on creating stainless steel armouring to combat stress corrosion cracking (SCC) caused by CO2,... Continue Reading →

March 27, 2025 0

Exail secures first sale of Gaps M3 USBL system to major Asian offshore

Exail has secured its first sale of the Gaps M3 compact USBL (Ultra-Short Baseline) positioning system to a major offshore construction group in Asia. The system will be deployed for a subsea cable laying project, providing precise underwater positioning in a dynamic coastal environment. The Gaps M3 was specifically selected for its ability to deliver... Continue Reading →

March 19, 2025 0

US Subsea Equipment Firm Koil Energy Sets Up Shop in Brazil

(OE) Houston-based subsea equipment and services provider for oil and gas sector Koil Energy has established a new technology center for manufacturing and service support in Macaé, marking its expansion into Brazil. Macaé is generally considered to be the center of the offshore petroleum industry in Brazil, and it is often referred to as ‘Cidade... Continue Reading →

March 4, 2025 0

EnerMech Gets ONE Guyana FPSO Pre-Commissioning Job

(OE) Energy industry services firm EnerMech has been selected to carry out pre-commissioning work on the ONE Guyana FPSO for Guyana Deepwater Operations, SBM Offshore’s subsidiary in Guyana. The FPSO is currently on its way to Guyana, having departed Singapore in February, and is set to arrive to its destination later in 2025. It will... Continue Reading →

March 3, 2025 0

Petrobras Forecasts Daily Production of 1.5 Million Barrels in Buzios and Announces R$78 Billion in Investments in Brazilian Shipyards

Petrobras expects to reach a production of 1.5 million barrels of oil per day in the Búzios field in the near future. The information was given by the CEO of the state-owned company, Magda Chambriard, during a Transpetro event. According to her, the increase in production will be supported by a robust hiring of support... Continue Reading →

February 17, 2025 0

30 MW French Floating Wind Pilot Project Selects O&M Base

(offshoreWIND.biz) Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL), a consortium comprising Ocean Winds and the Banque des Territoires which is developing the 30 MW floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean Sea, has selected Euroports’ Port-La Nouvelle as the site for its operation and maintenance (O&M) base. Euroports, the operator of a terminal... Continue Reading →

February 11, 2025 0

Noble rigs and Stena drillship get down to oil & gas drilling business offshore Guyana

(offshore-energy.biz) Four mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), made up of drillships owned by Noble Corporation and Stena Drilling, have buckled down and resumed hydrocarbon exploration at the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana, enabling ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of America’s oil major ExxonMobil, to stay the course and continue searching for more oil and... Continue Reading →

February 10, 2025 0

Baker Hughes rolls out all-electric subsea system to advance offshore electrification

(offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has launched an all-electric subsea production system, marking a step towards full electrification in offshore operations. According to Baker Hughes, the system delivers a fully electric topside-to-downhole solution, designed to integrate with existing subsea tree designs or retrofit electro-hydraulic trees. The move aims to slash costs, installation time,... Continue Reading →

February 6, 2025 0

Baker Hughes beats quarterly profit estimates on natgas technology demand

(Reuters) -U.S. oilfield technology firm Baker Hughes beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, as robust demand for natural gas equipment and services helped offset weak sales of its drilling gear in North America. Oilfield service companies are grappling with lower demand as extraction technologies get more efficient and higher supplies deter more... Continue Reading →

January 31, 2025 0

World first oil and gas safety measure installed on four drilling ships in South America

Salunda, the global leader in digitised solutions for safety critical industries, has integrated its Red Zone monitoring solutions on four drilling rigs in Guyana with Intellilift’s proven digital technologies to deliver automated location and control of critical equipment and personnel. The collaboration – on assets belonging to a major offshore drilling contractor - marks the... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2025 0

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