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Offshore engineering company DORIS has secured a contract with the Spanish oil firm Repsol for subsea engineering work for a project offshore Mexico. DORIS said Tuesday that the contract was for the execution of concept engineering of the Subsea Production System (SPS) and Subsea Umbilical, Riser, and Flowline (SURF) for the Block 29 development in... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) said on Tuesday its net loss more than doubled in the first quarter, blaming charges related to quality issues at Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) which the German firm is trying to fix via a full takeover of the wind division. Siemens Energy, which pre-released first-quarter results last month, said its net loss widened to 598 million... Continue Reading →
(OED) BW Ideol, a company building concrete foundation for floating wind industry, said Monday that its 5-year-old Floatgen demonstrator continued strong operations, showing a capacity factor of nearly 60% over the last three months and a production of 25GWh since its 2018 commissioning. Floatgen is a 2 MW demonstrator equipped with the world’s first concrete... Continue Reading →
(OM) Karoon Energy has issued an update on its field development programs in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The Noble Developer semisub has drilled and completed two Patola Field wells, PAT-1 and PAT-2, with subsea christmas trees now installed on each wellhead. Installation of the remaining subsea infrastructure, including a pipeline and umbilicals from Patola to the Cidade de... Continue Reading →
(OM) Rystad Energy reported that Guyana had a "stellar 2022" with the announcement of 10 new finds, which included a record nine new discoveries in a calendar year within the Exxon Mobil-operated Stabroek Block and one in CGX’s Corentyne tract. This success yielded estimated new cumulative recoverable resources of about 1.8 Bboe, securing Guyana pole position among countries with... Continue Reading →
(WO) – Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) is on track to deliver a mega Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) to SBM Offshore in 1Q 2023. This is the third FPSO that Keppel Shipyard is delivering to SBM Offshore and will be chartered to the consortium... Continue Reading →
Petrobras is managing to further expand its geological knowledge in pre-salt areas. The company announced that it has concluded a 3D seismic survey in the Itapu field, in the Santos Basin. The survey was carried out by PXGeo do Brasil using 3D node technology. Work began in October, approximately 174 kilometers from the coast, in... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean said Tuesday it had secured a long-term deal for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships. The contract, awarded by "a national oil company" for work offshore Brazil, is for the ultra-deepwater drillship, Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2. According to Transocean, the drillship has secured a 910-day offshore drilling contract with an estimated backlog of... Continue Reading →
General Electric recently filed a plan to build two new offshore wind manufacturing facilities in New York if it wins enough orders from companies in the state’s ongoing solicitation for up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind.GE proposed building the factories with Carver Companies at their Port of Coeymans site. The company said that, should... Continue Reading →
Damen Shipyards Group and Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) announced a two-year offshore support contract for Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix. The vessel will transport personnel to and from offshore platforms in support of an oil and gas decommissioning project. The 2022-built Aqua Helix arrived in Brazil on January 26 and is anticipated... Continue Reading →
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