Offshore installation company Ocean Installer has won a contract with Equinor for the installation of dynamic inter-array cables on Hywind Tampen in Norway. Hywind Tampen is the world’s largest floating wind farm and will be used to partially power Equinor's oil and gas platforms in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The wind farm is expected... Continue Reading →
Fugro and Petrobras complete remote subsea inspection survey
Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro and Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras have completed what they said is the first-ever remote subsea inspection survey off the coast of Brazil. Fugro used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) deployed from the Fugro Aquarius to conduct the survey. Office-based personnel piloted the ROV from an operations center in Aberdeen, Scotland, instead of from the... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 sees highest order intake in last 9 years
Subsea 7 has reported an order intake of over $7 billion for the full year of 2022, representing the highest order intake since 2013, with a backlog of over $9 billion, said to have resulted in high revenue visibility for 2024 and beyond. In 2022, Subsea 7 reported revenue of $5.1 billion, which is a... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea closes contracts to supply equipment with Petrobras, Enauta and PRIO
OneSubsea, a company of the SLB group (formerly Schlumberger), made a triple announcement: the signing of new equipment supply contracts for Petrobras, Enauta and PRIO (formerly PetroRio). In the agreement with Petrobras, OneSubsea will deliver 16 wet Christmas trees (ANMs) for the Buzios 10 project, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. OneSubsea also entered into two-phase... Continue Reading →
Eni Angola goes on a hat-trick award spree
Eni Angola, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Azule Energy, has awarded Malaysian FPSO operator Yinson with a contract to deliver a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) asset for the Agogo field development located offshore Angola. Under the firm contract, Yinson will provide, operate and maintain the FPSO for the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development Project,... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC’s 2022 Backlog Hits $9.4B, Driven by Subsea Orders
Oilfield services company TechnipFMC saw 2022 inbound orders grow to $8.1 billion, a 20% growth versus 2021, and its CEO expects more to come in the future. "We are in the midst of a multi-year growth cycle," said Doug Pferdehirt, the Chair and CEO of TechnipFMC. He said that of the $8.1 billion total, majority... Continue Reading →
TDI-Brooks Awarded Contract to Study Seabed Conditions for US Offshore Wind
U.S.-based marine services company TDI-Brooks announced it was awarded geophysical, geotechnical and benthic sampling survey campaigns to study seabed conditions within the project lease area and potential export cable corridors for offshore wind farms off the U.S. East Coast. TDI-Brooks said it expects to begin the program in April and will continue through summer 2023... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea to Provide Support for ‘Major’ SURF Project in Brazil
DOF Subsea Brasil, a subsidiary of Norwegian offshore support vessel firm DOF, has secured a charter for its ROV support vessel, Geoholm. DOF said that the 85.7-meter-long vessel and its ROV would be used for a 'major' subsea umbilical, riser, and flowline (SURF) project in Brazil. While DOF did not disclose the client's name, the... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7 strikes again offshore Taiwan
Seaway 7 has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of cables on the Hai Long offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Under the contract, Seaway 7 will be responsible for the transport and installation of inter-array cables, the respective cable protection systems, and four export cables. The export cables will connect the offshore... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC scores another contract with TotalEnergies in Angola
TechnipFMC has secured a “significant” contract with TotalEnergies EP Angola for the supply of flexible pipe and associated hardware for a life extension project. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, and supply of flowlines and connectors for the Girassol Life Extension project (GIRLIFEX) offshore Angola. According to TechnipFMC, the flexible pipes are set to extend the life... Continue Reading →