Japanese utility, the Kansai Electric Power Company (Kansai), has joined the Source Galileo, Odfjell Oceanwind, and Vår Energi partnership which is developing a floating offshore wind project at the Goliat platform outside Hammerfest in Norway. Located approximately 95 kilometres from Hammerfest at a depth of 3-400 metres, the GoliatVIND floating offshore wind project could add... Continue Reading →
Enauta’s second offshore well back online with third one expected to follow suit within a month
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has brought back on stream another well at a field offshore Brazil while a third well is anticipated to return to production in the next 30 days. After Enauta found issues in the subsea pumping electrical system adopted for the FPSO Petrojarl I, the firm temporarily halted the Atlanta field’s production in July 2023. Following the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies and Petrobras join forces to accelerate the detection and reduction of methane emissions
As part of the commitment to identify, measure and reduce methane emissions linked to their activities, TotalEnergies and Petrobras began a collaboration to carry out an evaluation campaign using drone methane measurement technology on FPSO P-70, dedicated to production from the Atapu field, located in the Santos basin in Brazil. In 2022, TotalEnergies set ambitious... Continue Reading →
FPSO Pioneiro de Libra completes six years of production
The FPSO Pioneiro de Libra (PDL), an asset of the Altera&Ocyan joint venture, has just completed six years of operation, in the same year that the Brazilian Pre-salt celebrates seventeen years of its discovery. Since the first oil, in 2017, the platform ship, responsible for the Long Term Test (TLD) and the Early Production Systems... Continue Reading →
MODEC hires Seatrium for Brazil-bound FPSO topside modules fabrication project
BrasFELS Shipyard (BrasFELS), a member of the Singapore-headquartered Seatrium Limited, former Sembcorp Marine Ltd before the merger with Keppel Offshore & Marine Limited, has won a contract with Offshore Frontier Solutions Pte. Ltd, a MODEC Group company, to undertake parts of the topside modules fabrication of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) for an Equinor-operated... Continue Reading →
JIP to Advance Offshore Wind Concrete Floater Standards
(OE) DNV secured partners to launch a new project to enhance technology development and prepare for scale/industrialization of concrete substructures for floating offshore wind. The new Joint Industry Project (JIP) called Concrete FLOW will optimize requirements for concrete floaters (floating or semisubmersible structures, generally moored to the seabed, used as foundations upon which equipment can be mounted),... Continue Reading →
Fincantieri Set to Acquire Remazel Engineering
(OE) Fincantieri has set the main terms and conditions for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Remazel Engineering S.p.A. from Advanced Technology Industrial Group S.A. Remazel is a leader specialized in the design and supply of highly customized and complex topside equipment. The transaction enables Fincantieri to acquire highly specialized capabilities in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil October production at 4.502 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d)
ANP released the Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin for October 2023, which provides consolidated data on national production. Total production (oil + natural gas) was 4.502 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d). Regarding oil, 3.543 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) were extracted, a reduction of 3.5% compared to the previous month... Continue Reading →
IBAMA grants FSO Pargo operation license to Perenco
(PN) The Brazilian Environmental Institute (Ibama) issued the operating license for FSO Pargo, which will be operated by Perenco at the Pargo Complex, in the Campos Basin. The license will last for eight years. FSO type ships are only used for storage and transport – and therefore do not have modules on their topside. The... Continue Reading →
Bekaert acquires the majority shares of Flintstone Technology Ltd. to further strengthen its offering in offshore mooring solutions
Bekaert today announces the acquisition of 75% of shares in Flintstone Technology Ltd. Flintstone, based in Dundee Scotland, provides mooring technology solutions, systems design and testing capabilities for the global offshore energy markets. It offers a range of products and services including connectors and tensioners for permanent mooring. Bekaert’s ambition is to be the leading... Continue Reading →