(epbr) Perenco announced this Wednesday the departure of the FSO Pargo platform from a shipyard in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, heading to the Pargo field, in shallow waters in the Campos Basin. The unit is part of the concession's production recovery project, which foresees investments of US$ 400 million and promises to increase... Continue Reading →
Vessel contracted by Ocyan for offshore decommissioning work arrives in Brazil
Oil and gas company Ocyan announces the arrival in Brazil of the Solstad vessel, the "Normand Cutter", which under its management will carry out the decommissioning activities of Petrobras' underwater structures in the Campos Basin (Rio de Janeiro) and Sergipe- Alagoas, in a contract won last year. “This is the first decommissioning contract for offshore... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 deepwater vessels to sport MDL’s bespoke aft recovery system
Maritime Developments (MDL) has delivered a bespoke aft recovery system for multiple Subsea 7 vessels operating in deep water. The assembly consists of a chute, a removal device for buoyancy, and a horizontal hang-off system. According to MDL, the complete system will be mountable in different locations on the stern of the vessels, to facilitate... Continue Reading →
Karoon to start Patola production by the end 1Q 2023
Australian operator Karoon Energy has advanced in preparations for the start of production in the Patola field, in the Santos Basin. The company expects to start production in the area at the end of the first quarter of this year. The drilling rig Noble Developer completed drilling and completion activities in the field. Installation of... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions signs subsea contract for TotalEnergies’ oil development off Brazil
Aker Solutions has secured a contract with French energy giant TotalEnergies for the delivery of the subsea production system, tools and related EPCI interfaces for the Lapa South West field construction offshore Brazil. The development concept located in the pre-salt Santos Basin is a subsea tie-back to the Cidade de Caraguatatuba FPSO, using existing facilities... Continue Reading →
Siem Offshore Nets 7-month OSCV Deal at Equinor’s Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Farm
(OE) The Norwegian energy firm Equinor has awarded Siem Offshore a seven-month contract extension for the offshore subsea construction vessel Siem Barracuda. The extension will keep the 120.8m vessel working on Equinor's Hywind Tampen project offshore Norway, where Equinor is building a floating wind farm to power its oil and gas platforms. "The vessel has... Continue Reading →
Asso.subsea to install export cable for Ostwind 3
(OET) Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Asso.subsea for the transportation, installation, and protection of the 220 kV submarine export cable that will connect 50Hertz’s own transformer platform at the Windanker wind farm in the Baltic Sea to the national grid as part of the Ostwind 3 grid connection system. The overall system will... Continue Reading →
Partners get ready to demonstrate ‘renewables for subsea power’ solution
(OET) The partners in the innovative industry-led project that aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of renewable energy for powering subsea production systems and vehicles are getting ready to demonstrate the integrated system offshore Orkney in Scotland. The project, dubbed ‘Renewables for Subsea Power’, is being developed by Verlume, Baker Hughes, Mocean Energy, and Transmark Subsea. It will combine Verlume’s Halo seabed... Continue Reading →
BW Energy Spuds First Hibiscus Production Well at Dussafu Block Offshore Gabon
(OED) Oil and gas company BW Energy has started drilling the first production well on the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon. The company said Monday that drilling operations had started in the first week of January. First oil is expected in March 2023. BW Energy is using the... Continue Reading →
PanGeo Subsea officially becomes Kraken Robotics
The PanGeo Subsea brand and company name have changed to Kraken Robotics as of 1 January 2023, following the completion of the acquisition by the Canadian company in 2021. To remind, Kraken Robotics entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire PanGeo Subsea in April 2021. The Canada-based marine technology company completed the acquisition in the summer of 2021. According... Continue Reading →