Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed two Protocols of Intent to carry out studies on the reuse of oil and gas production platforms that are in the demobilization stage. In the first agreement, in addition to Petrobras, the National Union of the Shipbuilding and Offshore Repair Industry (SINAVAL) and the Brazilian... Continue Reading →
Supply Chain Regrouping as Trump’s Stand on Offshore Wind Takes Toll
(Reuters) Companies that committed to investments in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are scrapping their plans as the projects they were meant to serve face huge setbacks, including President Donald Trump's plan to end federal support. The pullback reflects the trickle-down effect of a dramatic downturn in the U.S. offshore wind industry over... Continue Reading →
COOEC Completes Delivery of 13 Topside Modules for FPSO P-79 for the Buzios Field
Chinese EPCI company COOEC has completed the construction of 13 topside modules for FPSO P-79, which will be installed in the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The Asian company was responsible for the design, acquisition, construction and onboard installation of the equipment. The modules, which weigh almost 30,000 tons and... Continue Reading →
Approval Granted for Modec/Toyo Blue Ammonia FPSO
MODEC and Toyo Engineering have jointly obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for a Blue Ammonia FPSO that will produce ammonia from the gas supplied by a traditional FPSO located nearby. Blue ammonia is produced from hydrocarbons where the CO2 emitted during production is sequestrated. The Blue Ammonia FPSO will use gas which... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spans 40 States, Report Says
(offshoreWIND.biz) According to a report released earlier this month, the US offshore wind supply chain spans 40 states as of December 2024, with 1,932 supplier contracts signed for offshore wind and offshore wind-related projects. The report, Offshore Energy at Work, issued by the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation, Oceantic Network on 15 January, shows that... Continue Reading →
SouthCoast Wind gets final BOEM nod
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s December 2024 Record of Decision. “We are proud to announce BOEM’s final approval of the... Continue Reading →
Hull for Guyana’s Jaguar FPSO arrives at Singapore yard
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore said the multi-purpose floater (MPF) 5 has arrived at the Seatrium yard in Singapore. The hull is the base vessel for the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel bound for Guyana. With the hull’s safe arrival in Singapore from the SWS shipyard in Shanghai, the initial focus will be on... Continue Reading →
Petrobras signs contracts for the construction and chartering of 12 support vessels
Petrobras has signed contracts worth R$16.5 billion for the construction and chartering of 12 Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). Of the total value of the contracts, R$5.2 billion are earmarked for investments in shipbuilding in Brazil. These vessels will be essential for the company's Exploration and Production logistics operations until 2028. The contracts, signed with the... Continue Reading →
Hanwha finalizes acquisition of Dyna-Mac
(offshore-energy.biz) South Korea’s shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has closed its acquisition of Singapore-based offshore builder Dyna-Mac, which specializes in manufacturing marine plant topside structures for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) and floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units. The deal was closed on November 20, 2024, when Hanwha Ocean agreed to acquire approximately 95.15% of the total issued... Continue Reading →
Strike steel ceremony held for ‘largest FPSO in Petrobras’ history’
(offshore-energy.biz) A steel-cutting ceremony has been held for one of the two floating storage, production, and offloading (FPSO) units Singapore-headquartered Seatrium is building for Brazil’s state-owned giant Petrobras. The start of construction on FPSO P-84, described as the “largest FPSO in Petrobras’ history,” was marked with a ceremony held on November 15 at the CIMC Raffles Offshore’s Yantai shipyard in China.... Continue Reading →