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Sept. 30 (OE) MODEC has been awarded the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) scope to develop a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Hammerhead project in Guyana following a final investment decision (FID) by ExxonMobil. In April 2025, MODEC received a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) enabling it to commence FPSO design... Continue Reading →
Sept. 29 (OE) Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil. The modern subsea systems will enhance recovery in established fields including Albacora, Jubarte and Barracuda-Caratinga. They will... Continue Reading →
Sept. 26 (OE) Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received the authorization to proceed with the execution of activities related to the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the development of ExxonMobil's Hammerhead oil field, offshore Guyana. The contract with ExxonMobil Guyana, valued approximately $500 million, entails the EPCI work for subsea,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 24 (oilnow.gy) ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) continued developmental drilling on September 20 at the Yellowtail Project’s YT_1P10 drill center within the Stabroek Block. The Noble Don Taylor rig will carry out the operation until October 31, 2025, according to a recent notice from the Maritime Administration Department. The YT_1P10 drill center lies 105.7 nautical... Continue Reading →
Seatrium has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its proprietary FLEXHull 1500K-M floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design. The AiP underscores Seatrium’s ability to deliver advanced solutions for deepwater oil and gas production, the company said. The FLEXHull 1500K-M is designed to handle topside loads of up... Continue Reading →
Sept. 23 (PN) Equinor has completed the 15-km shallow-water section of the Raia Gas Pipeline. The 200-kilometer line will connect the Raia FPSO to the gas transmission network near Cabiúnas, in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2028. Installation of the shallow-water section took approximately two months. In the next stage,... Continue Reading →
Sept 22 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil said on Monday it greenlit funding its seventh development project in Guyana called Hammerhead, bringing its oil joint venture another step closer to its goal of producing 1.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2030 from the country. The prolific Stabroek Block off the coast of Guyana is... Continue Reading →
Sept. 18 (TN) SwissDrones, a provider of advanced aerial intelligence solutions specializing in long-range unmanned helicopter systems, and Omni Unmanned, a leading air transport company serving the oil sector and part of the Omni Helicopters International (OHI) group, recently completed an offshore Proof of Concept test for an energy company in Brazil. The test included... Continue Reading →
Brazil's oil production growth is primarily driven by massive investments from Petrobras in prolific pre-salt offshore oilfields, aiming for 5 million barrels per day by 2030. Argentina has become a leading South American oil producer, with significant growth stemming from the successful exploitation of the vast Vaca Muerta shale formation. Guyana's oil production is surging... Continue Reading →
Sept. 18 (offshore-energy.biz) Malaysia’s Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson, has unveiled a purpose-built floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design, which has secured main scantling approval (MSA) from DNV, a Norwegian classification society. This purpose-built FPSO hull design, equipped with a low-carbon toolset, enables the Malaysian giant... Continue Reading →
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