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Feb. 5 - SMST has been selected by Marco Polo Marine to deliver a comprehensive mission equipment package for the company’s first‑of‑its‑kind Commissioning Service Operation Vessel Plus (CSOV‑Plus). The scope comprises an Access & Cargo Tower fitted with a motion compensated gangway (Telescopic Access Bridge L2) and a 100t knuckle boom crane, enabling safe and... Continue Reading →
Feb. 4 - SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Ltd, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO ONE GUYANA, ahead of the maximum lease term which would have expired in August 2027. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to... Continue Reading →
Jan. 15 (OE) MODEC has commissioned Everllence to supply five compressor trains for its new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for the Gato do Mato - Orca Project offshore Brazil. The FPSO will be moored in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, approximately 200 kilometers south of Rio de Janeiro, at a water... Continue Reading →
Jan. 7 (OE) Artificial intelligence (AI) contributed savings and value creation of about $130 million for Equinor and its partners in 2025, as the Norwegian firm expanded the use of AI across offshore platforms and onshore facilities. The company uses artificial intelligence to support industrial operations at scale, improving safety, efficiency and profitability, as it... Continue Reading →
Jan. 6 (PN) The first operational challenge for Petrobras in the search for oil on the Equatorial Margin. The oil company halted drilling at the Morpho well, in block FZA-M-059, off the coast of Amapá last Sunday (4). In a note sent today the oil company explained that it interrupted the activity after identifying the... Continue Reading →
Jan. 5 - M&O has entered a new strategic partnership with Enaimco, a Canadian technology provider offering an advanced SaaS platform designed to optimize subsea operations across the full asset lifecycle—from construction to abandonment. The Enaimco Platform bridges the gap between historical records and active operations to establish a Verified Point of Truth for streamlining... Continue Reading →
Dec. 2 - Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
Nov. 21 - SISTAC, a company operating in the Brazilian market for inspection, maintenance, and repair of submerged structures for the oil and gas industry, has signed a long-term contract addendum with the Norwegian company DOF Subsea for operations in the Campos, Santos, and Espírito Santo basins. The partnership guarantees the continued use of divers... Continue Reading →
Nov. 21 (offshoreWIND.biz) BayWa r.e. has received concept certification from DNV for its BayFloat floating wind semi-submersible concrete substructure and mooring system design. The design was validated using the 22 MW generic reference turbine “IEA-22-280-RWT”. The certification process was conducted in accordance with DNV-SE-0422:2021-09 “Certification of floating wind turbines” scheme, including DNV-ST-0119:2021-06 “Floating wind turbine... Continue Reading →
Nov 17, (OE) ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Petrobras for its safety-enhancing “sandwich hull” design concept for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) tanks. The design uses parts of longitudinal and transverse elements constructed with steel-concrete-steel sandwich structures that allow tanks to remain free of internal obstructions, promising to improve operational efficiency... Continue Reading →
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