Utah-headquartered Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and Pennsylvania-based VideoRay have signed an agreement to offer integrated underwater robotic systems. Under the agreement, the parties plan on combining VideoRay remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with the Sarcos Guardian Sea Class robotic system including its dexterous arms. Sarcos and VideoRay will each be able to sell an integrated underwater robotic system, as well... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Wins Major Equinor Contract for SURF System for BM-C-33 Offshore Brazil
Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC has won a contract to supply subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) for the recently sanctioned $9 billion BM-C-33 offshore development in Brazil. The contract was awarded by Equinor, the operator of the offshore block, on behalf of its partners Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Petrobras. Located in the Campos Basin, BM-C-33... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions Secures Sizable Order for Deepwater Technology in West Africa
TotalEnergies has awarded Aker Solutions a contract to provide its deepwater standard Subsea Production Systems for three additional infill wells tied back to the Moho Nord field in the Republic of the Congo. Aker Solutions said the order was a sizable one. Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as being between NOK 0.5 billion (currently... Continue Reading →
Saipem to Deliver Subsea Structures for Exxon’s Most Expensive Offshore Oil Project in Guyana
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received from ExxonMobil the authorization to proceed with the final phase of its contract related to the delivery of subsea systems for the Uaru oil field development project in Guyana. In December 2022, pending regulatory approvals, Saipem was awarded a large contract by ExxonMobil Guyana for the Uaru oil field... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Taps TechnipFMC for Uaru Subsea Production System
TechnipFMC announced Tuesday it has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited to supply the subsea production system for the Uaru project offshore Guyana. The award covers 44 subsea trees and associated tooling, as well as 12 manifolds and associated controls and tie-in equipment. TechnipFMC said it will provide... Continue Reading →
Report: Europe Needs Meshed Grids for Offshore Wind
(OE) Hitachi Energy and industry group WindEurope have published a new report which concludes that Europe needs more meshed grids to ensure its offshore wind development. Meshed grids are clusters of offshore wind farms with fewer cables connected to the shore that can route power to two or more national grids. In total, governments across... Continue Reading →
Woodside’s Sangomar Offshore Oil Project in Senegal 82% Complete
(OE) On Friday, Australian oil and gas giant Woodside said that its Sangomar development project offshore Senegal was 82% complete and on target for first oil later this year. Once online, this will be Senegal's first offshore oil project in production. Woodside, the operator of Sangomar, said in its first quarter report that the development... Continue Reading →
Voyis Launches Advanced Vision System for Subsea ROVs
(OE) Subsea optical inspection technologies developer Voyis Imaging Inc. has launched a new product line called Discovery Vision Systems that it says will advance ROV vision systems, and deliver a new level of situational awareness to ROV operations, achieving both high-resolution video and real-time 3D perception for piloting, inspection, and autonomy applications. "Subsea inspection... Continue Reading →
Oil & gas work ‘key revenue driver’ for DeepOcean, with offshore wind outlook positive
Oslo-headquartered ocean services provider DeepOcean has reported a revenue increase of 13.4 per cent in 2022 said to be mainly driven by inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work in the oil and gas sector. For 2022, DeepOcean reported revenue of $566.1 million, up 13.4 per cent from $499.4 million in the prior year, and an operating... Continue Reading →
N-Sea to connect German offshore wind farm to Dutch gas platform
(OET) Dutch upstream oil and gas company, ONE-Dyas, has awarded N-Sea with a contract to install a subsea power cable between the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German North Sea and the new, to-be-built N05-A gas production platform. The scope of N-Sea includes the complete scope comprising survey, design, supply, engineering, transport, installation, burial,... Continue Reading →