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(OM) With the worldwide mandate for emissions reduction, operators are urgently looking for ways to ‘green’ their production platforms. A particular focus is being placed on new and upcoming FPSOs scheduled for deployment offshore Brazil. Some of the most promising paths toward that result include a re-examination of power generation technologies, and here operators are... Continue Reading →
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has warned New Fortress Energy if any portion of its Altamira floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is located onshore Mexico, the company will have to resubmit its application for an export permit. New Fortress's $1.3 billion Altamira LNG project was expected to start shipping the superchilled gas this... Continue Reading →
(OE) Classification society DNV has issued a statement of qualified technology to SBM Offshore for its carbon capture plant or CO2 capture solution for FPSOs developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The statement verifies that the designated technology is feasible for the intended application and that the technical claims are adequately substantiated. The statement... Continue Reading →
In 3Q23, average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2.88 MMboed, 9.1% higher than in 2Q23, mainly due to the better operational performance of the pre-salt platforms and the lower losses with stoppages and maintenance, besides the ramp-up of platforms P-71 in the Itapu field, FPSO Almirante Barroso in the Búzios field and... Continue Reading →
Petrobras announced that FPSO Almirante Barroso, installed in the Buzios field, reached its peak production of 150 thousand barrels of oil per day. The result represents another record for Petrobras' list, as the feat was achieved in 146 days (less than five months). The oil company's previous record had been set by FPSO P-76, which... Continue Reading →
Wendy Laursen, Contributing Writer (OE) Energy ecosystems are evolving as the value of offshore power-to-X production is being realized Flexible and delivered in long lengths on reels in a fast-track operation, thermoplastic composite pipeline can transfer up to nine times the amount of energy as a cable and can be used to store hydrogen, increasing the... Continue Reading →
(OET) China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI) has contracted Norway-headquartered TMC Compressors to deliver the completed marine compressed air system for a newbuild FPSO the Chinese yard is constructing for Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore. Under the contract whose value remains undisclosed, TMC will provide a large-capacity marine compressed air system, including compressors for control and... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has been awarded contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Whiptail development project in Guyana. Following FEED and subject to government approvals in Guyana of the development plan, project sanction including final investment decision by... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Angola's largest private oil and gas company Azule Energy plans to raise production by around 14% to 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2026, its CEO said on Thursday, in a boost to the country's plans to turn around flagging output. Azule Energy, a 50/50 joint venture between Eni and BP formed last year when the... Continue Reading →
(OET) Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has changed the timeline for the restart of production from a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is working on a field off Brazil. This FPSO is now anticipated to come back online by November 2023. Originally, the production was expected to resume by early September... Continue Reading →
