(OE) The Timken Company said Monday it was designing and supplying main shaft bearings for GE Renewable Energy's Haliade-X, the world's most powerful offshore wind turbine. Each Haliade-X turbine will have a capacity of up to 14 MW and be able to generate up to 74 GWh of clean energy a year. Initial Haliade-X installations are... Continue Reading →
DeepOcean sees major revenue jump following diversification moves
DeepOcean has reported a revenue of $499.4 million for 2021, an increase of 42% from the $352.5 million in 2020, said to be driven by structural changes that the company undertook to strengthen and drive its diversification strategy. DeepOcean secured an order intake of $542 million in 2021 and had an accounting order backlog of... Continue Reading →
Floatel wins extension in Brazil, assigns unit for Gulf of Mexico job
Offshore accommodation provider Floatel International has secured a contract extension with Equinor for a unit operating offshore Brazil, which will later on move to the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron. Floatel informed last Friday that Equinor had extended the contract for Floatel Victory to provide Maintenance and Safety Unit (MSU) services alongside Peregrino floating production storage and... Continue Reading →
Argentina announces tender to build new Vaca Muerta gas pipeline
(Reuters) - Argentina has launched a tender process to build a new gas pipeline out of its huge Vaca Muerta shale formation that is expected to increase current transport capacity by 25%, the government said late on Friday. Companies have until July 8 to submit bids, according to a publication in Argentina's official gazette. The... Continue Reading →
Ibama grants installation license for FPSO P-71 in Itapu field
(PN) The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted the installation license for the P-71 platform, which will be installed in the Itapu field. The unit is part of the replicating platform family and will have a production capacity of 150,000 barrels per day. Petrobras had requested the license to install the platform in September... Continue Reading →
Surveys underway at planned Celtic Sea floating wind farm
N-Sea has commenced geophysical, (limited) UXO and environmental surveys within the area of the White Cross floating offshore wind project in the Celtic Sea The activities, which began on 29 May, will see the company survey the offshore wind farm location and the project’s export cable route corridor. Offshore works will be completed by N-Sea... Continue Reading →
Second shuttle tanker for Petrobras charter joins Asian operator’s fleet
AET, a Singapore-based petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad, has brought in the second of three Suezmax second-generation dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tankers, purpose-built for a long-term charter with Petrobras for operations in Brazil. Back in February 2020, AET inked a charter deal with Petrobras for three Suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers and the first... Continue Reading →
Boskalis Management Says HAL’s Offer Not Unreasonable, But Also Not Convincing Enough
Dutch marine services and dredging firm Boskalis said Friday that the price proposed by HAL Holding for the acquisition of all remaining shares of Boskalis wasn't unreasonable, but also not sufficiently convincing to recommend the price to its shareholders. HAL Holding on March 10 announced plans to launch a takeover offer for Boskalis' all remaining... Continue Reading →
Saitec Wants to Install 50MW Floating Wind Farm in Spanish Mediterranean
Spanish offshore engineering company Saitec on Thursday announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial floating wind pilot park with 5 floating wind units and a total potential of 50MW, 15 km from Cap de Creus, Catalonia, Spain, by 2025. The offshore wind turbines will use SATH technology in open sea in Girona, specifically in an... Continue Reading →
Vaalco finds more hydrocarbon reserves in Gabon after drilling its third well
As it completes the drilling of another well offshore Gabon, Houston-based Vaalco Energy is anticipating a boost to its reserves and production after its third well in 2022 goes online later this month. In a bid to execute its new four-well 2021/2022 drilling campaign focused on the Etame field, Vaalco hired in June 2021 a jack-up rig... Continue Reading →