(RZ) Deepwater production is set to increase by over 60% between 2022 and 2030, growing from 6% to 8% of overall upstream production. Ultra-deepwater production – from depths of 5,000 feet and above is growing fastest – by 2024 it will account for more than half of all deepwater production. Deepwater is the fastest-growing upstream... Continue Reading →
World’s First 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Rolls Off Production Line
(OWB) The first nacelle for a 16 MW offshore wind turbine jointly developed by China Three Gorges Corporation and Goldwind Technology has rolled off the production line at Fujian Three Gorges Offshore Wind Power International Industrial Park in China. According to China Three Gorges, the unit has the largest single capacity, the largest rotor diameter,... Continue Reading →
FPSO Anna Nery heads towards the Marlim field in the Campos Basin
(TN) The FPSO Anna Nery left the BrasFELS shipyard, in the city of Angra dos Reis (RJ), and headed for its final destination, the Marlim field, in the Campos Basin. The vessel has the capacity to produce up to 70,000 barrels of oil per day and process up to 4 million m³ of gas per... Continue Reading →
KNOT orders new shuttle tanker for charter with Petrobras
(OET) Norway-based shuttle tankers owner and operator Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS (KNOT) has ordered another shuttle tanker for time charter with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras. On 21 November, KNOT signed a contract with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) for the construction of a 154,000 cbm Suezmax dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tanker.... Continue Reading →
U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for second month in a row – Baker Hughes
(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week and second month in a row as relatively high oil prices encourage firms to drill more. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose two to 784 in the shortened week to Nov.... Continue Reading →
Celtic Sea Cluster Launches Strategy to Maximize Floating Wind Tech Benefits for Wales and South West England
(OE) The Celtic Sea Cluster, formed last year Welsh Government and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership to help drive market creation for floating wind, has now launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West England can maximise the economic benefits of floating offshore wind technology, in line with the... Continue Reading →
Following Coral-Sul inauguration, Eni eyes more FLNG developments off Mozambique
Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni has engaged in talks during the inauguration ceremony for the Coral-Sul floating LNG (FLNG) facility to contemplate the possibility of additional FLNG projects off Mozambique. Eni disclosed on Wednesday that its representatives discussed the possibility of replicating the success of the Coral South project with further FLNG development – as well... Continue Reading →
Pryme Group Launches Specialist Tooling Systems for Offshore Wind Installation
(OE) Engineering firm Pryme Group said Wedneday it had launched two specialist tooling systems - Pile Fixation Tool (PFT) and PileProp - for offshore wind installations, via Caley Ocean Systems. The company said the tools were designed to support the installation of monopile and jacket foundations for offshore wind, by providing a localized, rigid deflection... Continue Reading →
CIMC Nets 3-Year Extensions for Jack-up Rig Duo in Mexico
China-based CIMC’s Asset Management Company has secured three-year contract extensions for two jack-up drilling rigs in Mexico. The rigs, Gulf Driller VI and Gulf Driller VIII , will continue working for the Mexican national oil company Pemex. Financial details were not disclosed. Equipped with Aker MH Wirth the Gulf Driller VI and Gulf Driller VIII... Continue Reading →
Autonomous seismic survey subsea nodes set for commercial ops in 2024
(OET) Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS) has completed a series of passive and active seismic trials for its Marine Swarm Robotics technology, putting it on track to commence pre-commercial trials in the second half of 2023. Backed by bp Ventures, Woodside Energy and Blue Ocean Monitoring, BOSS is developing what is said to be the first-ever... Continue Reading →