(offshore-energy.biz) In the announcement, DOF further revealed its plans to have the vessel fitted with two of its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and pursue opportunities in the global subsea market. The 2018-built Skandi Implementer was designed for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and ROV services up to 3,000 meters of depth. The 137.6-meter-long... Continue Reading →
SLB’s quarterly profit beats on international business strength
(Reuters) - SLB (SLB.N), opens new tab beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday as the oilfield services provider benefited from higher demand for its drilling equipment and technology in North America and international markets. Excluding charges and credits, SLB posted a profit of 92 cents per share for the quarter, compared with the average analyst... Continue Reading →
Corio Applies for Consent for 450 MW Offshore Wind Farm on Irish West Coast
(offshoreWIND.biz) Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), a joint venture owned by Corio Generation and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has submitted a consent application for Sceirde Rocks Windfarm to Ireland’s planning authority, An Bord Pleanála. The developer says the project is the first offshore wind farm proposed for Ireland’s west coast as the five other projects currently... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies flags slight fourth quarter recovery on better power sales, LNG trading
(Reuters) - TotalEnergies said its fourth-quarter results would benefit from a slight pickup in refining margins, increased production and stronger gas trading and power sales, signalling a potential turnaround at the end of a year marked by low oil prices and refined products demand. The world's top oil and gas companies have watched their profits decline... Continue Reading →
$54 billion in engineering, procurement and construction contracting opportunities on offshore oil & gas agenda for 2025
(offshore-energy.biz) Despite the challenges hitting the fossil fuel industry, demand for hydrocarbons remains steady, as confirmed by the global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting activity across the offshore oil and gas landscape. The batch of new projects, which are expected to reach the EPC stage this year, will lead to awards worth billions of... Continue Reading →
BP warns of fourth-quarter profit hit, postpones capital markets day
(Reuters) - BP warned on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter results will be hit by weaker oil and gas production, refining margins and trading, while also delaying a highly-anticipated investor day due to a medical procedure undergone by CEO Murray Auchincloss. The British company said Auchincloss will be back in the office in February after undergoing a... Continue Reading →
Yinson Production Scoops $1B Investment to Upscale FPSO Business
(OE) Yinson Production has entered into a definitive agreement with a consortium of global investment firms to raise pre-IPO growth capital of $1 billion to support further growth. The $1 billion pre-IPO consists of redeemable convertible preferred shares and 10% warrants, with the option to upsize to $1.5 billion within 24 months. The transaction is... Continue Reading →
XOCEAN closes €115 million financing to support ongoing growth
( offshore-energy.biz) Ireland-based XOCEAN has secured €115 million in funding to support the growth in the offshore energy and civil hydrography sectors. The Irish ocean data company closed the financing round with support from S2G Ventures, Climate Investment (CI), Morgan Stanley’s 1GT fund, and CC Industries (CCI), a Crown Family affiliate. XOCEAN operates a fleet... Continue Reading →
Yinson Production confirms first oil from its third FPSO in Brazil
(offshore-energy.biz) Malaysia’s Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson Holdings, has highlighted that its third floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit in Brazilian waters, which recently achieved first oil, will feature a carbon management process plant to decarbonize the FPSO operations in line with the firm’s sustainability goals. The... Continue Reading →
Shell Flags Lower Gas Earnings as 2024 Ended on a Weak Note
(Bloomberg) -- Shell Plc said its natural gas divisions saw lower sales volumes and trading earnings, the latest sign that 2024 ended on a weak note for major energy companies. The warning on Shell’s crucial natural gas division, in a fourth-quarter trading update published on Wednesday, was accompanied by figures showing a slight rise in... Continue Reading →