(OE) Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘large contract’ from ExxonMobil to supply subsea production systems for the Whiptail development in Guyana’s Stabroek block. TechnipFMC will provide project management, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver 48 subsea trees and associated tooling, as well as 12 manifolds and associated controls and tie-in equipment. For TechnipFMC, a... Continue Reading →
Strohm wins third and largest ever TCP ‘Jumpers On Demand’ contract from ExxonMobil Guyana
ExxonMobil Guyana has awarded Strohm a TCP “Jumper On Demand” contract for the supply of TCP for the Whiptail project. This brings the project count for the Netherlands-based manufacturer to three for ExxonMobil Guyana, following previous awards for the Yellowtail and Uaru projects. This latest award marks the largest commercial award for pipe supply in... Continue Reading →
Petrobras Hires SLB for Buzios Field Work Offshore Brazil
(OE) Oilfield services and technology company SLB has been awarded three contracts by Petrobras for completion hardware and services for up to 35 subsea wells in the development of Buzios Wave II offshore oil field. The scope of the contract includes SLB’s full bore electric interval control valves and electric subsurface safety valves. The award... Continue Reading →
Prysmian looking to buy US rival Encore Wire
(Reuters Breakingviews) - Cable maker Prysmian (PRY.MI), opens new tab is once again in expansion mode. Six years after swooping on General Cable, opens new tab, the acquisitive $15 billion manufacturer of electric wires and fiber connections has agreed, opens new tab to buy smaller U.S. rival Encore Wire (WIRE.O), opens new tab for about $4.2 billion. The deal does not come... Continue Reading →
Saipem Gets Go-Ahead for ExxonMobil’s Guyana Oil Development
(OE) Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received authorization to proceed with the execution of works for ExxonMobil’s Whiptail oilfield development project, in the Starbroek block offshore Guyana. The go-ahead from ExxonMobil Guyana Limited has been granted following the final project sanction by the client and its coventurers and to the necessary regulatory clearances.... Continue Reading →
Miko Marine Gets MODEC’s Errea Wittu FPSO Job
(OE) Norwegian company Miko Marine has secured a contract from Offshore Frontier Solutions, a MODEC Group company, for the supply of sea inlet covers for its new floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Errea Wittu, being built for ExxonMobil. Miko will supply two sea chest covers and two sets of pipe covers. The covers use... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore Awarded Contracts for ExxonMobil Guyana’s FPSO Jaguar
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (“EMGL”) has confirmed the award of contracts for the Whiptail development project located in the Stabroek Block in Guyana. Under these contracts, SBM Offshore will construct and install FPSO Jaguar. Ownership will transfer to EMGL prior to the FPSO’s installation in Guyana, and SBM Offshore... Continue Reading →
EIG and Lake Capital Investimentos complete acquisition of Ocyan
(TN) EIG, a leading American global fund in the energy and infrastructure sectors, and Lake Capital Investimentos, the resource management division of Lakeshore Partners, focused on the energy and infrastructure sectors, announced to the market that they have completed the acquisition of Ocyan Partipações S.A. ( "Ocyan" or "Company"), a Brazilian provider of solutions for... Continue Reading →
Siem Offshore Chairman Exits with Nine-vessel Purchase
`(OE) Kristian Siem, founder and longtime leader of Siem Offshore, is stepping down as chairman of the Norwegian offshore support vessel (OSV) firm after reaching a deal to acquire nine vessels in exchange for his 35% stake in the company. The company announced it has reached an "amicable agreement" to sell Siem Barracuda, Siem Stingray,... Continue Reading →
Siem Offshore lines up multi-year gig for 2016-built oil spill response vessel in Brazilian waters
( Offshore-energy.biz) Offshore do Brasil, a subsidiary of Norway’s shipping player Siem Offshore, has won a four-year assignment in Brazil with an undisclosed company for one of its oil spill recovery vessels (OSRV). The new contract award for the OSRV Siem Marataizes is slated to begin in the second quarter of 2024. This vessel has been designed... Continue Reading →