(OE) Norway-based Aker Solutions said Tuesday it had won a sizeable contract from Vattenfall for the Norfolk Vanguard East Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Aker Solutions defines a sizeable contract as being between NOK 0.5 billion and NOK 1.5 billion The scope of work for Aker Solutions includes the engineering, procurement,... Continue Reading →
Fugro updates 2027 strategy, plans expansion into CCUS
(OET) Fugro is planning to expand into the carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) segment as part of its strategy towards 2027. Fugro has updated its strategic agenda with three priorities, including growing and transforming current business, expanding into developing segments, and increasing recurring revenue with Geo-data as a service. The plan is to target... Continue Reading →
KOTUG Bolsters Guyana Fleet with Three Offshore Terminal Tugs
(OE) KOTUG said Tuesday it had, via its Guyanese subsidiary KOTUG Guyana strengthened its position in Guyana with the arrival of three additional Offshore Terminal Tugs to support ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore operations. With the arrival of KOTUG-owned ‘SD Grace’, ‘Seaways 20’ and ‘Seaways 22’, KOTUG will operate a total of five offshore terminal tugs in... Continue Reading →
Ocean Installer and Petro win FPSO work with TotalEnergies off Angola
Petro Services and its main subcontractor Ocean Installer, a marine construction and operations player, have secured a contract with TotalEnergies for umbilical recovery and reinstallation activities on a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in Angola. The new contract, awarded by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 partners, will enable the two players to execute an... Continue Reading →
Siemens Gamesa Halts Plans for USD 200 Million Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Factory in US
(OW) Siemens Gamesa has discontinued its plans to build and operate an offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Virginia, US. The company’s USD 200 million (about EUR 187 million) manufacturing plant was planned to be built at the Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal. It was intended to support major US offshore wind projects,... Continue Reading →
Deal on Siemens Energy guarantees to be presented Wednesday -sources
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) will present a deal for billions of euros in project-related guarantees backed by the German government during its results announcement on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company in October disclosed talks with the German government, banks and Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) over what sources said were 15 billion euros ($16 billion) in guarantees... Continue Reading →
Enauta resumes operation of the Atlanta Field in the Santos Basin
(PN) After a wait of more than four months, Enauta was finally able to restart production at its main asset, the Atlanta field, in the Santos Basin. The resumption of operations in the area took place on the 5th of November. The field's production was halted in July, due to technical problems in the electrical... Continue Reading →
With new orders of €13 billion in the bag, Prysmian pinpoints energy transition and electrification as growth drivers
(OET) Italy-headquartered cabling giant Prysmian Group has revealed strong results for the first nine months of 2023, with new orders year-to-date amounting to approximately €13 billion, including projects for which the Italian player has been selected as the preferred bidder. This was driven by energy transition and electrification, which are expected to remain long-term growth... Continue Reading →
Well results showcase potential for standalone shallow oil development off Guyana
Two oil and gas players – Canada’s CGX Energy and Frontera Energy – have revealed the well results for a discovery in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, which serve to further highlight the potential for a standalone shallow oil resource development across the block. According to CGX and Frontera, a total of 114 feet (35 meters)... Continue Reading →
Siemens Energy secures provisional deal for guarantees – sources
(Reuters) - The German government, Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) and other parties involved in talks to cover billions of euros in project-related guarantees for Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE), have agreed a deal in principle, three people familiar with the matter said. Siemens Energy makes gas and wind turbines as well as large converter stations, vital energy equipment for the country's... Continue Reading →