May 2, 2024 – The Chouest group is pleased to announce its acquisition of ROVOP, a leading remotely operated vehicle (ROV) company. With this acquisition, Chouest, alongside its subsea service company, C-Innovation, will now control a fleet of over 100 ROVs and 6 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).Bringing ROVOP under the Chouest umbrella not only expands... Continue Reading →
Valaris’ Drilling Rig Contracts Backlog Grows to $4 Billion
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured new contracts and extensions for its drilling rigs, increasing its contract backlog to approximately $4 billion. Since its latest fleet status report, issued on February 15, 2024, Valaris has secured approximately $480 million new contracts and contract extensions, increasing its backlog from $3.9 million. Drillships and Jack-Ups Deals... Continue Reading →
Transocean anticipates more long-term rig deals over next few months
(Offshore-energy.biz) Offshore drilling contractor Transocean is looking forward to securing new assignments for its rig fleet, thanks to the high demand for offshore drilling services on the global oil and gas stage. The rig owner’s expectations of further long-term contracts are fueled by the current upcycle and deals awarded in the first quarter of 2024.... Continue Reading →
Petrobras delivers first gas from Santos Basin FPSO
Petrobras has produced first gas through the P-68 platform serving the Berbigão and Sururu fields in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, the company said in its latest results statement. It also conducted a scheduled shutdown of the Mexilhão Platform (Route 1) in the same basin for preventive maintenance, designed to ensure continued production, flow and natural gas supply operations. In... Continue Reading →
DOF Secures $192M from Two Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two contracts with Brazil’s state-run oil and gas company Petrobras, worth over $192 million. Petrobras has awarded new long-term charter and service contracts to Norskan Offshore. and DOF Subsea Servicos Brasil, after a competitive tender process. The vessel Skandi Amazonas, which was on the spot market,... Continue Reading →
Significant offshore wind growth brings Fugro strong start of the year
(offshore-energy.biz) In what is described as a “strong start of the year”, Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro reported a 9% revenue growth for Q1 2024 compared to the same period last year, said to be due to ongoing significant growth in offshore wind projects. Revenue in the first quarter was €503.2 million, a 9% increase compared... Continue Reading →
Skanska Set for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Buildout
(OE) Sweden-based construction and development company Skanska has signed the final contract award, worth $612 million, for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York, which will serve as an offshore wind hub. The project will transform the SBMT into one of the largest dedicated offshore wind ports in the United... Continue Reading →
SOVs – Analyzing Current, Future Demand Drivers – Long read
Contributor: Philip Lewis is Director Research at Intelatus Global Partners (OE) At a high-level, there are three solutions to transferring technicians from shore bases to offshore wind farms for construction and O&M activities: crew transfer vessel (CTV), helicopter, and SOVs/CSOVs. SOVs and CSOVs generally house 60-120 technicians offshore for a few weeks at a time,... Continue Reading →
Vallourec Wins ExxonMobil’s Whiptail Order Offshore Guyana
(OE) France-based tubular solutions supplier for the energy market Vallourec has secured an order from ExxonMobil for the supply of line pipe for the Whiptail development, offshore Guyana. This is the fourth major order in the framework of the long-term agreement signed in 2021 with ExxonMobil Guyana. Vallourec will deliver over 180 km of line... Continue Reading →
Subsea7’s backlog remains ‘robust’ with high tendering in subsea and offshore wind
(Offshore-energy.biz) Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of $10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured $7.4 billion of contract awards last year, taking its backlog... Continue Reading →