(OE) Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services provider, is rebranding itself with a new name, color scheme and logo that underscores its ambitions for a lower-carbon future, the company said on Monday. The nearly 100-year-old firm, originally named after its founding family, has become a giant in oilfield services and equipment such as drilling and... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil books DOF Subsea vessels offshore Guyana
Norwegian DOF Subsea has secured a three-year contract for two multipurpose support construction vessels (MPSVs) with Esso Exploration & Production Guyana. DOF Subsea will perform inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), well-intervention support, and light subsea construction activities to support the “growing” subsea infrastructures in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. The two MPSVs, featuring 250-ton AHC cranes and work-class... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering secures $300 million in subsea robotics contracts
Oceaneering’s Subsea Robotics segment has won multiple contracts in the third quarter of 2022 with anticipated aggregate revenue of $300 million. The contracts are primarily for remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services delivered from floating drilling rigs and vessels for subsea equipment support, subsea intervention and construction. Included work scopes are also ROV tooling, survey, positioning... Continue Reading →
Equinor produces first oil from new Peregrino C platform in Brazil
Equinor’s new platform in Brazil, Peregrino C, produced its very first oil on 10 October at 20:00 local time. Peregrino is Equinor’s largest operated field outside Norway. Peregrino phase 2 will extend the Peregrino field life to 2040. Phase 2 adds 250-300 million barrels of oil, while at the same time halving expected CO2 emissions per... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires Radix for Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering Work
Radix Engineering and Software has closed a R$49 million (~$9.5 million) contract with Petrobras in Brazil to develop and maintain scientific software focused on Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering. The contract will create 50 new jobs. Radix will develop software for two lots of subsea and one lot of wells, marking its return to large... Continue Reading →
OneSubsea to install Christmas trees in Petrobras fields
A new and very important contract for OneSubsea. The company announced that it signed an agreement that contemplates the installation of 12 underwater Christmas trees in fields that are operated by Petrobras. The contract is valued at between $100 million and $150 million. In addition, OneSubsea is very close to signing another major contract with... Continue Reading →
Shell SURF bids for Gato do Mato project edges toward sanction
(U) Shell expects to decide on sanctioning Gato do Mato, its biggest new Brazilian offshore project, within the next three months – after re-evaluating its viability in the light of supply constraints and rising costs in recent months. The UK-based supermajor has been working on contracting arrangements for a project that will feature a floating... Continue Reading →
Saipem Nets 1B Euros Worth of Contracts in Ivory Coast
Italian oilfield services giant Saipem has won two new contracts in Ivory Coast worth around one billion euros in total. The contracts have been assigned by ENI Cote d’Ivoire-Petroci consortium for the Baleine Phase 1 Project, for the development of the oil and gas field offshore Ivory Coast located at a 1,200 m water depth.... Continue Reading →
Radix wins $9.5 million contract with Petrobras for well, subsea engineering solutions
(WO) Radix Engineering and Software closed a R$49 million (approx. $9.5 million) contract with Petrobras to develop and maintain scientific software focused on Well Engineering and Subsea Engineering. Radix will develop software for two lots of subsea and one lot of wells, marking its return to large contracts with Petrobras. The partnership will last for... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes, Mocean Energy, Verlume Ink MOU
Baker Hughes, Mocean Energy and Verlume have signed a triparty memorandum of understanding (MoU) to identify and discuss potential opportunities for collaboration on integrated wave energy and subsea energy storage solutions for the emerging subsea clean energy market.The MoU will explore the opportunities for integrated wave energy, energy storage and power delivery solutions to facilitate... Continue Reading →