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(OE) UK-based CRP Subsea has recently won a "major" contract from an unnamed "leading energy technology company," AIS, CRP's parent company, said this week. CRP Subsea will deliver 333 distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) for a deepwater oil field project located in the pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) are typically used between structures... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) The Big three oilfield services (OFS) companies will likely report higher profits for the second quarter as resurgent demand in international markets and strong offshore drilling helped counter tepid activity in North America. Baker Hughes, Halliburton, and SLB are set to post a combined second-quarter adjusted profit of $2.04 billion, according to Refinitiv data,... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a 1,080-day contract for one of its high-specification seventh-generation, ultra-deepwater drillships in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Mexico. The contract will contribute approximately $518 million in backlog, excluding revenue for mobilization and demobilization, and is expected to start between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the second quarter of 2026. Under... Continue Reading →
Chevron’s newest mini ROVs for subsea inspections are the result of a partnership with tech company BeyonC to use ROVs that combine a vehicle made by JM Robotics with FiGS sensor technology made by FORCE Technology. Chevron says the mini ROV-based inspections allow the company to get a thorough and accurate assessment of its assets... Continue Reading →
(OE) Plans for floating wind farm development off the coast of Wales and South West England are progressing as the first specialist survey vessel embarks on a 100-day mission from Swansea. With a crew of 30, the vessel will use towed and hull-mounted sensors to gather geophysical data on the properties of the seabed and... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore support vessel operator Havila Shipping has secured a bareboat charter extension for its Havila Harmony vessel. Brazil's offshore service firm OceanPact has declared the option for one-year extension of the bareboat agreement on the Havila Harmony, currently sailing under the name Parcel Dos Meros. The agreement will keeps the vessel on contract until... Continue Reading →
Seaway7 has completed the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) cables scope on the Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland, a joint venture project between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies. The inter-array cable team completed the termination and testing last weekend and the trenching was completed yesterday, said Seaway7. This follows less than six weeks after the final... Continue Reading →
C-Kore Systems recently delivered its automated subsea testing tools for a large subsea construction campaign in Brazilian waters. The C-Kore tools will be used to perform the subsea electrical verification of new umbilicals after installation. C-Kore says its subsea testing tools are used by operators and installation contractors on both installation campaigns and fault-finding operations.... Continue Reading →
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has temporarily interrupted production from a field located offshore Brazil only days after completing the preventive maintenance activities for a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is carrying out operations on this field. Enauta started preventive maintenance at the FPSO Petrojarl I in May 2023 and the production at the Atlanta field was... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 and EnBW have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly study several offshore wind-powered hydrogen production concepts. Within the framework of a study, the two partners will explore the technical and commercial elements of green offshore hydrogen production, from both pilot and commercial scale facilities, considering bottom-fixed and floating options. EnBW will undertake studies... Continue Reading →
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