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Norwegian seismic player TGS and American IT services company Cognizant have expanded their partnership to build a digital platform for delivering comprehensive data to energy companies. As described, the SaaS-based New Energy Solutions (NES) ecosystem will focus on bringing comprehensive data and insights to energy companies across five segments: carbon storage, geothermal, deep-sea minerals, wind... Continue Reading →
Fortune Business Insights, a market research company, expects the carbon capture and storage (CCS) market to grow to $7 billion by 2028 aided by rising investments in developing new alternatives for curbing the carbon footprint and achieving the energy transition goals and net-zero targets. The company expects the market to exhibit a CAGR of 19.5 per... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore ASA announced on Monday it has been awarded a new contract with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 80.4-meter anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) BOS Turquesa. The contract is three years firm, with options thereafter, for supporting exploration and production activities in Brazilian continental shelf. The 2007-built anchor... Continue Reading →
The article has been amended on 28 December 2021, correcting the parts identifying Jurong Shipyard as “Brazilian wholly-owned subsidiary” to “wholly-owned subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard.“ (OM) Singapore-based offshore builder Sembcorp Marine has informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jurong Shipyard, is facing arbitration under four separate contracts due to allegations of a breach of contract and payment claims... Continue Reading →
Nauticus Robotics, a Houston-based developer of cloud-based surface and subsea robots, and CleanTech Acquisition Corp. (CLAQ), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have entered into a definitive business combination agreement that will result in Nauticus becoming a publicly listed company. The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2022, has been approved... Continue Reading →
Ocyan signed a new contract with Petrobras to provide construction and assembly services on platforms P-09, P-26, P-32, P-33 and P-37, all in the Campos Basin. The contract takes effect in early 2022 and is valid for three years, renewable for a further 640 days. Initially, more than 200 vacancies will be opened for different... Continue Reading →
Australia’s FAR Limited is encouraged by oil shows and potential reservoirs encountered in the Bambo-1 exploration well offshore The Gambia despite no live oil columns being present. The well is located in Block A2 where FAR is the operator with a 50 per cent interest while its joint venture partner, PC Gambia – a subsidiary... Continue Reading →
The winning companies of the 4th edition of the Best Petrobras Suppliers Award were announced by Petrobras. 24 suppliers of the main categories were distinguished — Drilling and Completion Equipment; Subsea Production Equipment; Launch of Subsea Pipelines; Air Logistics; Maritime Logistics; Land Logistics; Industrial Maintenence; MRO and Associated Services; Offshore Engineering Works; Onshore Engineering Works;... Continue Reading →
Norwegian marine survey contractor Argeo has signed an agreement with an undisclosed client to provide autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) services in the Brazilian oil and gas sector. The project is scheduled to commence early in the first quarter of 2022 and includes the possibility of being extended. According to Argeo, the agreement represents a potential start... Continue Reading →
While many challenges remain to deliver the full promise of U.S. offshore wind, so too do opportunities. Robert Galinski, DNV’s Offshore Wind Director, Americas discusses the pace and direction of the U.S. offshore wind market from the perspective of class. (OE) While Robert Galinski has served as DNV’s Offshore Wind Director, Americas, for just about... Continue Reading →
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