(OW) Vattenfall has signed agreements with Vestas for three large-scale offshore wind projects in the Norfolk Zone, UK, where the developer plans to use the new V236-15 MW wind turbines. This marks a switch in the wind turbine model planned for the projects as the developer first named Siemens Gamesa as the preferred supplier in... Continue Reading →
MODEC and Toray Develop New FPSO Repair Technique
(OE) MODEC and Toray Industries have jointly developed a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) patch technique for repairs on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO), and Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) systems. FPSO and FSO repair services provided by MODEC, a general contractor specializing in engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance services of offshore oil and gas... Continue Reading →
PRIO completes intervention in the Frade Field using own Hunter Queen rig
The sixth-generation semi-submersible rig, Hunter Queen, which has belonged to PRIO since July 2022, completed its first operation this month in the Frade field, in the Campos Basin. The rig has the capacity to drill in water depths of up to 3,000 meters and wells of up to 10,000 meters, and is also capable of... Continue Reading →
Reach Subsea, OceanPact Awarded Work for Equinor in Brazil
(OE) Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea, together with its Brazilian partner OceanPact, received a notice of contract award from Equinor for combined light construction, IMR (inspection, maintenance, and repair) and survey services on the Peregrino field offshore Brazil. The specific project has a duration of approximately 45 vessel days and is assigned as part... Continue Reading →
MODEC turns to drones to tackle FPSO and offshore platform inspection challenges
(OET) Japan’s MODEC has joined forces with Terra Drone Corporation, a compatriot drone and urban air mobility (UAM) technology company, to pursue the technical development of inspection drones for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels and large offshore platforms. To this end, the two players signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 7, 2023. Currently,... Continue Reading →