Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has appointed UnderOcean Servicos Maritimos (UnderOcean) to represent its Subsea operations in Brazil. The partnership will see UnderOcean provide business development and engineering support on behalf of FET’s Subsea Technologies product line in Brazil. Headquartered in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, UnderOcean will deliver service, repair, calibration, upgrades, and modifications for FET’s... Continue Reading →
RRC signs strategic partnership with Trident Energy for decommissioning in the Campos Basin
With the mission of providing Subsea, technological and innovative solutions for the oil and gas sector, RRC Tecnologia e Inovação has just closed a 12-month consultancy contract with Trident Energy do Brasil for the decommissioning of flexible pipelines and subsea equipment that were connected to platforms P-07, P-12 and P-15, at the Pampo and Enchova... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 puts its polymer liner system to use at Senegal’s first offshore oil development
(OET) Subsea 7 has completed the polymer lining scope at Woodside Energy’s Sangomar field development Phase 1 project, Senegal’s first offshore oil development. This is said to mark the first use of the Swagelining polymer liner system offshore West Africa and for Woodside Energy. The Swagelining system was selected as a corrosion barrier for 24 kilometers of... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC breaks subsea order records, expects to reach $9 billion in 2023
(OET) TechnipFMC has received $4.1 billion in subsea inbound orders in the second quarter of 2023, a 62.2% increase compared to Q1 2023 and a 113.4% increase compared to the same period in 2022. Records were set for the company’s iEPCI full-field subsea development and integrated project execution and Subsea 2.0 subsea production system. TechnipFMC’s total... Continue Reading →
With $2.8 billion in revenue so far, Subsea 7 expects to meet full-year 2023 expectations
Subsea 7’s revenue for the first half of 2023 was $2.8 billion, a $323 million or 13 per cent increase compared to the first half of 2022, said to be due to significantly increased activity in the Subsea and Conventional business unit partly offset by lower revenue in the Renewables business unit. For 1H 2023,... Continue Reading →
Vallourec Secures Two Major Orders to Supply Line Pipes for Brazil’s Mega Oil Field
(OE) French steel pipemaker Vallourec said Monday it had won two major orders to supply line pipes for phases 6 and 8 of the Buzios oil field development operated by Petrobras. These orders are in addition to the contract previously won for phase 7, representing a total of 48,000 tons of line pipe. Located off... Continue Reading →
CRP Subsea Secures ‘Major’ Contract for Deepwater Oil Field Project in Brazil
(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 →
Oilfield Service Providers to Get Lift from International, Offshore Demand
(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 →
Transocean Scores $518M Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship in Gulf of Mexico
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 using mini ROVs for subsea inspections offshore Angola
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 →