Turning Guyana block’s oil promise into reality: Two players proclaim potential commercial interest

(Offshore-energy.biz) Joint venture (JV) partners, Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy, are seeking to undertake additional action to tap into and unleash the hydrocarbon resources on the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, given the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block, which their exploration results highlighted. As a result, the JV has... Continue Reading →

DOF Scoops Two Vessel Contracts with Petrobras

(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two long-term contracts with Petrobras for its Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV) and the Anchor Handling Support vessel (AHTS). The Brazilian built and flagged PLSV Skandi Niterói is awarded a three-year firm plus option contract, starting in 2025. The vessel is owned by DOFCON Navegação, a joint... Continue Reading →

Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim Wants to Join Pemex in Deepwater Natural Gas Project

(Reuters) Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that businessman Carlos Slim is interested in participating in the country's first deepwater natural gas project, working alongside state energy company Pemex. In March, Reuters reported that Pemex officials and the billionaire tycoon's team were discussing ways to revive development of the Lakach field in... Continue Reading →

Shearwater Kicks Off Pelotas Basin 3D Survey Off Brazil

(OE) Shearwater GeoServices has ramped up its multi-client activity by starting the Pelotas Basin 3D survey, offshore Brazil. The survey represents the fifth multi-client 3D acquisition project so far for Shearwater, the company said. The Pelotas Basin 3D is adding to Shearwater’s existing library in the conjugate Orange Basin of Namibia and is a continuation... Continue Reading →

DOF’s Pipelay Support Vessel Hooks Petrobras Job

(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a ‘major contract’ from Petrobras for its pipelay support vessel (PLSV) Skandi Vitória. DOF secured a three-year firm contract, plus option, for its PLSV Skandi Vitória as part of an ongoing tender process. The contract starts in 2025, according to DOF. The vessel is Brazilian-built and... Continue Reading →

Iberdrola to Triple Offshore Wind Assets

(Reuters) Europe's largest utility Iberdrola will keep betting on offshore wind in the coming years, roughly tripling the value of its assets in the sector to 17 billion euros ($18 billion), Executive Chairman Ignacio Sanchez Galan told shareholders on Friday. In the past couple of years, the Spanish firm has shifted its focus to upgrading... Continue Reading →

US Department of Energy (DOE) selects Principle Power and Aker Solutions to advance plans for serial manufacturing of WindFloat® foundations

Principle Power and Aker Solutions (“FloatHOME” consortium) have been chosen as a winner for the second phase of the U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Readiness (FLOWIN) Prize by the DOE. The award consists of a $450,000 cash prize and $100,000 in technical assistance from the DOE National Labs. Prize money is being used to advance WindFloat®... Continue Reading →

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