(OE) U.S.-based engineering and construction giant KBR has been hired by Seatrium to develop topsides facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, being designed for Petrobras’ Atapu and Sepia fields in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will provide Seatrium with detailed engineering services and technical... Continue Reading →
First Offshore Wind Turbine Stands Tall at US Revolution Wind Project
(OE) The first 11 MW Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbine, out of total 65 planned, has been installed at Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the United States. Once in operation, Revolution Wind will have the capacity to generate 400 MW of clean power for Rhode Island and 304 MW for Connecticut,... Continue Reading →
Noble Corporation Completes Diamond Offshore Acquisition
(OE) U.S.-based offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation on Wednesday announced it has completed its acquisition of peer Diamond Offshore Drilling. The merger creates the industry's largest fleet of 7th generation dual-BOP drillships and adds 4.8 rig years and approximately $2 billion to the Noble backlog, which now stands at $6.7 billion. Noble's board of directors... Continue Reading →
Aize and SBM Offshore Forge Long-Term Fleet Digitalization Partnership
(OE) Aize and SBM Offshore have entered a strategic five-year partnership aimed at integrating Aize software into vessels across SBM Offshore’s global fleet. The collaboration will encompass both the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) phases, enhancing efficiency and operational excellence. The implementation plan will be guided by the digital readiness... Continue Reading →
Yinson sheds one of five spin-offs to home in on FPSO and energy transition business arenas
(offshore-energy.biz) Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson Holdings, which currently invests in five business units – Yinson Production, Yinson Renewables, Yinson GreenTech, Farosson, and Regulus Offshore – has set the wheels in motion to part with the last affiliate on this list, which offers integrated offshore support vessel (OSV) services. Given Yinson’s strategic... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC: It’s a wrap on Guyana’s flagship $1.9 billion gas-to-energy project (video)
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has put the finishing touches on its assignment at a gas-to-energy (GtE) project off Guyana’s Atlantic coast, which is envisioned to enable infrastructure buildout required to allow for natural gas to be transported from an oilfield in the waters of the prolific Stabroek Block to an integrated natural gas... Continue Reading →
Petrobras to use Paradigm’s technology for deluge system testing
(offshore-mag.com) Petrobras has signed an agreement to implement Dry-Flo technology in Brazil for the dry testing of deluge systems in its Búzios field FPSO units. This technology, developed by the Paradigm Group, has already seen global adoption across various players in the onshore and offshore markets. The contract was facilitated with support from Mi Fire, Paradigm’s local partner in... Continue Reading →
Mexico approves Harbour acquisition of Wintershall Dea
(offshore.mag.com) Harbour Energy expects to complete its acquisition of Wintershall Dea’s global E&P portfolio in early September. The process of satisfying the conditions to completion has been advancing, including the recent receipt of Mexico regulatory consents. Earlier this month, the Danish Energy Agency also approved the indirect transfer of interests in four licenses that had been granted to... Continue Reading →
CBO Group signs contract with ENEL for decarbonization solutions
(TN) Enel Trading, the Enel Group's trading company, has facilitated the acquisition of carbon credits from Enel Green Power plants by CBO Group (Companhia Brasileira de Offshore), a company in the maritime support segment. The company signed a contract to offset emissions from its vessels, via carbon credits, and from three administrative units, via I-RECs... Continue Reading →
China’s New Installation Vessel Capable of Installing 20MW Turbines
(OE) The mobile wind power installation platform Hengtong Haiyue has been delivered to the Hengtong Group by Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China. The mobile platform is equipped with a 1,600t leg encircling full-circle slewing crane as well as a 4,000m2 deck with a variable load of over 8,500t, and is capable of installing 20MW... Continue Reading →