Aug.10 (cnnbrasil) German equipment manufacturer Siemens Energy has signed a contract with the Dutch company SBM Offshore to supply power generation and gas compression systems. These systems will be installed on the P-81 and P-87 platforms, which are destined for Petrobras projects in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The value of the contract was not disclosed. In... Continue Reading →
Boskalis’ vessel duo pulls off Brazil-to-Denmark tow of MODEC’s FPSO
Aug. 10 (offshote-energy.biz) Two ocean-going tugs from the fleet operated by Boskalis, a Dutch offshore services provider, have undertaken a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) tow mission across the Atlantic. Boskalis has shed light on the role its ocean-going tugs BOKA Alpine and BOKA Glacier recently played in completing a major FPSO towage operation. Each with a bollard... Continue Reading →
Multimillion-dollar jobs take DOF’s vessel pair to Americas
Aug. 10 (offshore-energy.biz) DOF Group, a Norwegian operator and owner of a fleet of advanced vessels for the energy and marine sectors, has lined up work for two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region, encompassing member states and territories across the Caribbean, as well as Belize in Central America... Continue Reading →
How Engineers Are Reinventing the Wind Turbine
Aug. 9 (oilprice.com) To accelerate the global green transition, several energy companies are developing more durable and efficient renewable energy equipment, such as wind turbines and solar panels. This has been hugely successful in recent decades, with the creation of larger, stronger wind turbines and more efficient, resilient solar panels. As companies continue to improve... Continue Reading →
TechnipFMC Delivers Critical Equipment for Suriname Project
Aug. 9 (OE) The GranMorgu Project offshore of Suriname continues to make strong progress, reports TechnipFMC, with the delivery of critical subsea equipment supporting the next phase of execution. “The departure of the first drilling equipment and the successful installation of key FPSO connection components demonstrate the impact of early collaboration, standardized engineering and disciplined... Continue Reading →
Oil States to Supply Rigid Jumpers for the Buzios 10 Project
Aug. 7 (PN) Oil States do Brasil has signed a contract to manufacture and supply rigid jumpers for the Buzios 10 project, located in the pre-salt region of the Santos Basin. The equipment will be used in the field's subsea system and will operate in water depths ranging from 1,720 to 2,190 meters. The contract... Continue Reading →
This Megaproject Could Keep Brazil’s Oil Boom Running Deep Into The 2030’s
Aug. 7 (oilprice.com) BP’s Bumerangue discovery is more than another giant Brazilian oil find: it could become the project that keeps both BP’s upstream portfolio and Brazil’s production boom alive well into the 2030s. With an estimated 2.5 billion barrels potentially recoverable and peak output that could reach 600,000 b/d, the ultra-deepwater development is large enough to... Continue Reading →
Raia Project Advances with the Completion of Gas Pipeline Section and Delivery of First Producing Well
Aug. 6 (PN) The Raia project, operated by Equinor in the Campos Basin pre-salt, has reached new milestones in its development phase. The company completed the installation of a 186-kilometer ultra-deepwater section of the gas pipeline that will connect the field to the coast of Rio de Janeiro, using pipes manufactured by Tenaris with 99%... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil Picks Sercel’s Marlin for Guyana Offshore Operations
Aug. 6 (OE) ExxonMobil Global Projects has selected Sercel's Marlin solution to support the management of simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) on the Whiptail project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Under a one-year contract, Sercel will deploy the Marlin platform to support pipelay and mooring installation campaigns on the offshore development. According to Sercel, the Marlin... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Lifts 2026 Outlook After Revenue Surge
Aug. 6 (OE) Dutch floating production specialist SBM Offshore raised its 2026 outlook for the second time this year on Thursday after strong contract activity and the sale of its One Guyana vessel helped lift first-half revenue, sending its shares up more than 7%. The company, which builds, leases and operates floating production, storage and... Continue Reading →