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Subsea 7 has updated its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2022 following reduced progress on two offshore wind projects and vessel reshuffle at its subsidiary Seaway 7. Seaway 7 announced provisions against the results of project execution of offshore windfarm installations due to increased costs relating to weather delays and mechanical breakdowns. This,... Continue Reading →
Houston-based APA Corporation has encountered water-bearing reservoirs at its latest exploration well in waters offshore Suriname and is now mobilising to drill its next well in the same block. APA Corporation on Monday provided results from recent drilling operations on Suriname Block 53. APA Suriname, the operator, holds a 45 per cent working interest in the... Continue Reading →
By: Philip Lewis (OE) Over the last year we have seen an upswing in floating production and storage systems ordering after many years of low activity. According to our colleagues at World Energy Reports, “The global oil and natural gas markets are contending with rebounding energy demand on top of supply disruptions from Russia’s invasion... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions and NOV have signed a long-term technology cooperation agreement to optimize subsea system solutions, expected to enable sustainable oil and gas, low carbon, and renewable solutions. According to the parties, the joint effort will combine the technology strengths of NOV and Aker Solutions to optimize system solutions, allowing for greater flexibility and value... Continue Reading →
By: Elaine Maslin (OE) Wind power pioneer Henrik Stiesdal built his first wind turbine in 1978. It was one of Denmark’s first step towards becoming a wind energy powerhouse, with Stiesdal regularly at the helm. He’s now got wider climate initiatives in his sights, including industrializing floating offshore wind. He reflected with OE’s Elaine Maslin.... Continue Reading →
Seaway 7, a fixed-bottom offshore wind installation affiliate of Subsea 7, on Monday revised its adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2022, citing issues with offshore wind projects in the Netherlands and Taiwan. The company said its revenue is expected to be in line with previous guidance towards $1 billion, with an Adjusted EBITDA... Continue Reading →
As the stamp of high oil prices in the first half of the year engraves its mark on oil market fundamentals, Westwood Global Energy, an energy market research and consultancy firm, points out the signs of an uptick in offshore exploration and production (E&P) investment and rig count, expecting the demand for offshore support vessels... Continue Reading →
Oilfield services giant Schlumberger and offshore installations specialist Subsea 7 have agreed to renew their Subsea Integration Alliance for a further seven years. Subsea Integration Alliance is a an alliance between Subsea 7 and Schlumberger’s OneSubsea subsea technologies, production and processing systems business, under which the two companies jointly design, develop and deliver integrated subsea... Continue Reading →
(Offshore Energy) Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has secured a new contract with TotalEnergies for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships, which is currently operating in the Mediterranean. Vantage revealed on Thursday that one of its subsidiaries entered into a drilling services contract with a subsidiary of TotalEnergies in respect of its ultra-deepwater drillship, the Tungsten Explorer. The... Continue Reading →
Malaysian FPSO provider Yinson, with its project partner Sumitomo Corporation named the new FPSO Anna Nery, during a naming ceremony held concurrently in Jiangsu, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The FPSO Anna Nery is currently undergoing final conversion works and is going to set sail for Brazil in the third quarter, where it will be... Continue Reading →
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