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EDP, a company that operates throughout the Brazilian electricity sector chain, launched in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, its green hydrogen production plant as part of the Pecém Research & Development project H2V, which had an investment of R$ 42 million. In December, the company had already generated the country's first green hydrogen molecule at... Continue Reading →
(OET) Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to conduct the inspection early this year. The plan is to... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - SLB SLB.N beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Friday, driven by strong demand for drilling services and equipment from operators as oil and gas prices remained elevated amid tight supplies. SLB benefited from increased oil drilling and production activity in both North America and internationally last year. Revenue from North America... Continue Reading →
(OM) Strohm’s "Jumper on Demand" model has secured a second contract with Exxon Mobil to supply more than 24 of its jumpers for the Uaru Field development offshore Guyana in the Americas. This latest award, which is subject to government approval of the project and a final investment decision, follows closely on the heels of a similar campaign... Continue Reading →
Shallow water drilling contractor Borr Drilling said Friday its jack-up drilling rig "Ran" had secured a Letter of Award from an unnamed client for work in Latin America. The award will cover drilling two offshore wells, with an estimated duration of 200 days on a dry-hole case and up to 460 days on asuccess case. ... Continue Reading →
Italian offshore engineering and construction company Saipem announced two offshore contracts worth $900 million in total. First, together with Aker Solutions, Saipem won a contract with the French oil major TotalEnergies in Brazil for the recently sanctioned Lapa Southwest (LAPA SW) Development project. Lapa Southwest is a deepwater oil field in the Santos Basin in the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy on Thursday slashed its 2023 profit outlook after faulty components at the wind turbine fleet of its Siemens Gamesa unit led to higher warranty and maintenance costs, marking the latest setback in the group's troubled relationship. The German supplier of equipment to the power sector, which was spun off from Siemens... Continue Reading →
(OWB) Nucor has introduced Elcyon, the company’s new sustainable heavy gauge steel plate product made specifically to meet the growing demands of America’s offshore wind energy producers. Nucor will manufacture Elcyon at the firm’s new USD 1.7 billion Nucor Bradenburg steel mill in Kentucky, which produced its first steel plate at the end of December... Continue Reading →
Tenaris and Petrobras signed a three-year supply contract for corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA) pipes for offshore operations in Brazilian pre salt. The contract provides for the supply of pipes produced with CRA materials and finished with premium connections. The products will be manufactured in Sweden in partnership with Alleima and threaded at the Tenaris facility in... Continue Reading →
(OET) Italy’s oilfield services provider Saipem has joined forces with MCS, an underwater technical and digital solutions company, to launch a new asset integrity management system for offshore energy operators, which the Italian giant sees as a further step towards the digital and sustainable transformation of the energy industry. Saipem disclosed this week that it has launched... Continue Reading →
