(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) with a contract worth approximately $11.7 million to deliver a multi-client survey offshore Brazil. The contract represents EMGS’ first acquisition project offshore Brazil in almost ten years. The fully pre-funded multi-client survey is expected to start in late March or early April.... Continue Reading →
Norwegian player’s compressor system hand-picked for Yinson Production’s Angola-bound FPSO
(OET) Norway’s compressed air systems supplier TMC Compressors has been hired by Yinson Production to deliver a large-capacity marine compressed air system on board a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to operate offshore Angola. TMC Compressors reported on Monday, January 29, 2024, that the marine compressed air system would entail compressors for control... Continue Reading →
Solstad places order for six more ROVs for its fleet
(OET) Norway’s Solstad Offshore has placed an order with compatriot Omega Subsea Robotics for the delivery of six additional remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems that will be integrated onboard its selected vessels this year. With six ROV systems already in place, this order doubles Solstad and Omega Subsea’s total ROV system count from six to... Continue Reading →
New cost estimation tool streamlines decision-making for oil & gas and offshore wind projects
FutureOn, a Norwegian software company specializing in the energy sector, has joined forces with Rystad Energy to launch a digital tool that integrates up-to-date cost estimation with live project data for energy developments, opening doors to accelerated project delivery and efficiency for companies across the energy supply chain. According to FutureOn, its FieldTwin and Rystad... Continue Reading →
Norway Offers 24 Companies Ownership Interest for Oil and Gas Licenses
(OE) Norwegian government has offered 24 companies ownership interests in 62 production licenses on the Norwegian shelf in pre-defined areas (APA) 2023, Norway's regulator of the petroleum resources informed. The awards, unveiled on January 16, 2024, mark an increase from previous year, when 47 licenses were awarded, according to Norwegian Offshore Directorate. The authorities reviewed... Continue Reading →
Norway’s Statkraft to invest up to $6.6 bln in hydro, wind power
(Reuters) - Norway's state-owned renewable power producer Statkraft on Monday said it plans to invest up to 6 billion euros ($6.56 billion) to upgrade its domestic hydro and wind power facilities and to build new onshore wind farms. The plans would double Statkraft's current output from wind farms and boost the effect of the company's... Continue Reading →
Ulstein Inks Deals with JP Morgan for Offshore Wind CSOV Newbuilds
(OE) Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has signed contracts with J.P. Morgan Asset Management for offshore wind Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) newbuilds. In 2023, Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered the design and construction of two such vessels from Ulstein under a contract which included options for two plus two vessels. These options have been transferred to institutional investors... Continue Reading →
Höegh LNG to continue providing FSRU services in Colombia
(OET) Norwegian owner and operator of LNG carriers and FSRUs Höegh LNG has extended and expanded its services to LNG import terminal Sociedad Portuaria el Cayao (SPEC LNG) in Cartagena, Colombia. Höegh LNG said the agreement with SPEC enables continuity and increase of energy supply through at least 2031, with both companies remaining committed to... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions to Pilot Subsea Power Distribution System for Floating Wind
Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway to pilot new subsea power system technology which has the potential to reduce costs and complexity of offshore wind farms. The project will see Aker Solutions provide new power transmission technology, Subsea Collector, for the... Continue Reading →
Electrification: Key to unlocking untapped oil & gas reserves and augmenting production – Long read
(OET) The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online. Electrification of subsea production systems (SPS) offers the solution to these long-standing issues and constraints while also enabling decarbonization and... Continue Reading →