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March 11 - Brazilian engineering firm Oceânica Engenharia announced that it has signed long-term contracts with Petrobras worth approximately US$736 million. According to a statement, these new contracts increase Oceânica's order backlog to approximately R$12 billion. The contracts have a duration of four years. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027... Continue Reading →
March 10, 2026 – Exail is supplying over 70 acoustic transponders and integrated navigation suites for two major deepwater energy projects in Brazil and Angola. These contracts mark a significant milestone in the global adoption of Exail’s Long Baseline (LBL) subsea positioning technology, supporting subsea construction, offshore infrastructure installation, and survey operations in complex environments... Continue Reading →
March 5 (PN) SISTAC, which operates in the Brazilian market for inspection, maintenance, and repair of submerged structures for the oil and gas industry, announced that it has signed a contract with the Norwegian company BW Energy to perform subsea inspection services on the FPSO Cidade de Vitória, using the vessel SISTAC Esperança. The operations... Continue Reading →
Feb. 20 (OE) Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras for its Aker Wayfarer vessel. AKOFS Offshore, majority owned by Akastor, said the 2010-built vessel will continue to perform services as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel (SESV) for Petrobras in Brazil. The contract, valued at... Continue Reading →
Jan.14 (OE) ABS and AMOG Consulting have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on an offshore mooring digital twin. The agreement combines AMOG’s monitoring technology with ABS’ classification and certification capabilities to deliver a highly detailed integrity-monitoring solution for floating offshore assets. The system will provide a digital model of moorings, risers, and... Continue Reading →
Dec. 30 (OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has secured a new four-year contract with Petrobras for the remotely operated support vessel (RSV) Skandi Commander. The contract was awarded following the same competitive tender process that led to six previous four-year RSV contracts announced earlier. The Skandi Commander will be equipped with both a... Continue Reading →
Dec. 18 (offshore-energy.biz) Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has landed seven contract extensions with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras, which will add more than $160 million to the firm’s backlog. While disclosing seven new contract extensions with Petrobras in Brazil, DOF explains that five of its Brazilian-flagged anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, all with... Continue Reading →
Nov. 11 (offshore-energy.biz) How smarter ROV deployment starts with smarter, real-time sea state measurement. The deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) is one of the most critical and riskiest activities in offshore operations. These subsea systems are essential for tasks such as inspections, repairs and construction in challenging underwater environments. But when it comes to... Continue Reading →
Nov. 4 (OE) Oceaneering International, Inc. announced Vision Subsea, a new module within the cloud‑based Vision 3D data visualization software platform developed by GDi, an Oceaneering company. The module presents engineering-grade point cloud data generated during ROV operations, giving engineers a measurable, contextual view of subsea asset integrity to better enable identification of anomaly location,... Continue Reading →
Oct. 23 (OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured contract extensions for two of its subsea vessels, both operating in Guyana. The contract extensions are for Skandi Nomad and Skandi Constructor, which will remain on duty for one more year each. Following the extensions, Skandi Nomad is contracted until the fourth quarter... Continue Reading →
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