Fugro and the Ocean Industries Concept Lab (OICL) at Oslo School of Architecture and Design have teamed up to explore ways to harmonise maritime design by integrating digital innovation in next-generation workplaces for safe remote operations. Fugro and OICL have been looking into the application of the open-source OpenBridge user interface design system to streamline... Continue Reading →
ODITC Becomes Guyana’s First Firm for Oil & Gas Training with OPITO Certification
ODITC, a joint venture (JV) between Guyana’s Orinduik Development Incorporated, Windsor Technologies, and 3t EnerMech, has become the first organization in the country to be approved to deliver OPITO accredited training to oil and gas workers. The 3t EnerMech Guyana Training Centre of Excellence, developed by ODITC, has been established to support the region’s growing need... Continue Reading →
Mainstream and Aker Offshore Wind Merger Completed
The transaction to combine Mainstream Renewable Power and Aker Offshore Wind to form a renewable company with a 27 GW portfolio has closed. The deal was first announced on July 12. Aker Horizons entered into an agreement with Aker Mainstream Renewables, a holding company co-owned by Aker Horizons, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Irish minority shareholders,... Continue Reading →
Altera Infrastructure enters Chapter 11 to tackle its debt
UK-based Altera Infrastructure has entered a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the U.S. to address its debt of over $1.5 billion. Formerly a part of Teekay, Altera Infrastructure is based in Westhill, Scotland and it is a supplier of infrastructure assets to the offshore energy industry. In a statement on Monday, the company said that it has executed... Continue Reading →
Mexico Oilfield Dispute Is an Industry Warning, Talos Chief Says
(Bloomberg) -- When Talos Energy, a Houston driller, made the biggest private oil discovery in Mexico’s history in 2017, it enthusiastically led a $350-million investment in its new-found Zama field. Mexico had declared itself open to international business in energy, and Talos would help lead the way. What Talos didn’t know -- couldn’t know --... Continue Reading →
First gas from Greater Tortue Ahmeyim on target despite FPSO delay
Over the second quarter of 2022, BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project in Mauritania and Senegal achieved a 5 per cent progress, when compared to the previous quarter of the year, topping the 80 per cent mark. The project is on track for the first gas in 3Q 2023 despite delays related to the FPSO... Continue Reading →
Japanese duo Modec and Toyo setting up joint venture for large-scale FPSO projects
Japanese FPSO operator MODEC and its compatriot EPC company Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) are setting up a joint venture for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. As revealed on Friday, the two have executed an agreement for the establishment of a joint venture company for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) business of... Continue Reading →
Chris Weber Steps In as Valaris CFO
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris on Wednesday announced that Chris Weber has commenced his role as senior vice president and chief financial officer, having been appointed to the role in late May. Weber previously served as CFO of LUFKIN Industries, the global provider of rod lift optimization solutions, products, technologies and services to the oil and gas... Continue Reading →
Prosafe reports highest quarterly fleet utilization since Q3 2015
(OM) Prosafe, an owner and operator of semisubmersible accommodation vessels, said its fleet utilization rate in second-quarter 2022 was 81% (Q2 2021: 65.8%), with five out of seven vessels in full operation throughout the quarter, according to the company's latest quarterly results report. Safe Boreas was working part of the quarter while Safe Scandinavia remains idle. This is the highest... Continue Reading →
Petrobras leapfrogs oil majors in dividend payouts by more than 50%
(Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) will distribute at least twice as much as the biggest international oil producers in second quarter dividends, boosting the government's coffers amid a tense presidential campaign. The five biggest Western oil producers - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Chevron Corp. (CVX.N), Shell PLC (SHEL.L), TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and BP (BP.L) - posted record cash distributions to shareholders in... Continue Reading →