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(Reuters) - Nearly all European Union countries and around 300 companies and industry groups agreed on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to rapidly expand wind farms and the local industries needed to build them. The European Commission announced plans in October to support Europe's wind energy industry, which will need to massively expand capacity to hit... Continue Reading →
Following the “Connect to Lead” strategy presented at the Capital Markets Day held last October 5th, Prysmian Group announces its new organizational structure to allow the group to pursue its mid-term ambitions and to sustain the long term leadership. Leveraging on the management continuity and valuing the succession planning pipeline, the designated CEO Massimo Battaini... Continue Reading →
(TN) The Petrobras drill ship that will be responsible for drilling the Pitu Oeste well, on the Equatorial Margin, arrived in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The vessel left Rio de Janeiro on December 6th and will begin operating later this month in the BM-POT-17 concession. The license to drill exploratory wells, in... Continue Reading →
(OET) Japan’s MODEC and Terra Drone Corporation, a compatriot drone and urban air mobility (UAM) technology company, have tucked what is said to be the world’s first approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a classification society, for a drone-based FPSO hull thickness measurement under their belts. This comes after MODEC joined forces with Terra Drone Corporation... Continue Reading →
(TN) This December, Petrobras begins a gradual journey of transitioning the contracting platform with its suppliers. The migration from the Petronect Portal to the SAP Ariba solution, which has already taken place for invoice transactions, invoices and purchase orders for goods, will begin to encompass some of the company's contracting processes. The objective of the... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petronas began drilling its first exploratory well in the country this week. The activity took place in a water depth of 3,027 meters, in block C-M-661, in the Campos Basin. The well is being drilled by the Valaris Renaissance rig (DS-15) and has been named Mola-1. As a reminder, block C-M-661 was purchased by... Continue Reading →
(OE) MODEC and Toray Industries have jointly developed a carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) patch technique for repairs on Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO), and Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) systems. FPSO and FSO repair services provided by MODEC, a general contractor specializing in engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance services of offshore oil and gas... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has secured a US$210 million Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) for the financing of the construction of Fast4Ward® Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF) hulls. The tenor of the RCF is eighteen months with an extension option for another six months. Repayment is expected to take place upon sale of the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Mexican state energy company Pemex's mounting debt with oil service providers as well as private crude and gas producers threatens production, investment and in some cases even the survival of suppliers, industry groups warned. In addition to financial debt of more than $105 billion, the company disclosed that at the end of September... Continue Reading →
(OM) Blue Water Shipping affiliate Falcon Logistics has signed three 3-year contracts with ExxonMobil Guyana. The company will provide vessel agency and wharfage operations, customs clearance, and inland transportation in Georgetown and Trinidad. Falcon will also draw on Blue Water’s capabilities in handling oil and gas cargo and vessels, and its network of offices globally... Continue Reading →
