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(OE) Oslo-listed FPSO provider BW Offshore has agreed to sell the laid-up FPSO BW Opportunity to an undisclosed third party for $125 million. BW Offshore said Friday that the sale was subject to conditions precedent and is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023. In parallel, BW Offshore said... Continue Reading →
German renewable energy company RWE has selected Siemens Gamesa's offshore wind turbines with recyclable blades for its Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Siemens Gamesa said it would supply 44 SG 14-222 DD (14MW) wind turbines with 132 recyclable blades. The order comes after, in 2022, RWE became the first commercial, large-scale offshore developer to install... Continue Reading →
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson has partnered up with industrial software firm AVEVA to enable Yinson to develop "fully autonomous and sustainable" Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) solutions. "AVEVA’s software, in combination with [Yinson's] FPSO expertise and extensive data sets, will enable [Yinson] to operate its FPSO with minimal human involvement, and with a vision for... Continue Reading →
(OM) The latest analysis from McKinsey & Co. reveals that oil and gas industry costs could increase between 6% and 10% in 2023 due to labor uncertainties and raw materials inflation. The analysis finds that primary operation tasks, such as regular inspections and maintenance, are becoming more expensive as labor rates grow upwards of 9% per... Continue Reading →
Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, has revealed that offshore rig scrapping is at its lowest level in years, as the offshore drilling market’s recovery intensifies. As a result, cold-stacked rigs are being increasingly reactivated for new assignments amid growing demand and elevated day rates. According to Westwood’s analysis, during the... Continue Reading →
The offshore oil and gas sector is back and is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with $214 billion of new project investments lined up, the Norwegian energy industry intelligence firm Rystad said in a report Tuesday. According to Rystad, the annual greenfield capital expenditure (capex) will break the... Continue Reading →
Danish offshore support vessel owner Maersk Supply Services has secured three-year contracts for three of its L-class anchor handlers with Petrobras in Brazil. Petrobras will use the vessels for a broad scope of anchor handling activities and offshore drilling rig movements. Maersk Leader, Maersk Launcher, and Maersk Lancer have been delivered in Brazil. This now... Continue Reading →
(OE) Barcelona-based floating wind technology firm X1 Wind said Tuesday that its X30 floating wind prototype, installed in the Canary Islands, Spain, has produced its first kWh. The company said the milestone marked the world’s only floating wind platform currently installed with a TLP mooring system. This is also Spain’s first floating wind prototype to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) John Wood Group said on Tuesday it was considering rejecting the latest buyout proposal from private-equity firm Apollo Global Management Inc, citing that the offer undervalued the British oilfield services and engineering company. The proposal by Apollo on March 6, after Wood rejected three previous proposals, was a cash offer valuing the company at... Continue Reading →
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has agreed to sell its platform supply vessel (PSV) fleet to U.S. offshore vessel operator Tidewater for a total cash consideration of approximately $577 million, marking an exit from the PSV segment. The PSV fleet consists of 37 vessels, all of which are currently working worldwide, principally in the North Sea, but... Continue Reading →
