Italian subsea power cable maker Prysmian said Friday it had secured contracts worth $900 million in the U.S. offshore wind market. Both projects have been awarded by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)- Worth around $300 million, the first cabling project will connect the 804 MW Park City... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore completes US$620 million bridge loan for FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has secured a US$620 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. The FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. Mero is a project under Libra Consortium responsibility, in which... Continue Reading →
World’s first offshore hydrogen storage concept unveiled
Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high seas: a scalable offshore platform for... Continue Reading →
FPSO for Greater Tortue Gas Project Due in Senegal by end-2022
BP's floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project offshore West Africa is expected in Senegal waters for commissioning and testing by the end of 2022, a company executive said on Friday. The FPSO for the project, which straddles Senegal and Mauritania, is being built in China by France's Technip Energies.... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions, AF Gruppen Scrap Plan to Merge Offshore Decommissioning Businesses
Norwegian oilfield services provider Aker Solutions and its compatriot AF Gruppen have terminated their previously announced process to merge the two companies’ existing offshore decommissioning operations. In a statement released on Friday, the two companies said that, although the strategic rationale is still strong, they have not succeeded in reaching a final agreement and the... Continue Reading →
Maersk Drilling Upgrades 2021 Guidance
Danish offshore drilling firm Maersk Drilling has upgraded its financial guidance for 2021 on the back of solid rig performance and contract extensions. "During the first two months of Q4 2021, Maersk Drilling has delivered strong performance exceeding the operational and commercial expectations underlying its most recent financial guidance. The main drivers for exceeding these... Continue Reading →
TGS Obtains License for Seismic in the Campos Basil
Ibama gave the green light for TGS to proceed with the 2D seismic acquisition in the Campos Basin. The campaign, scheduled for 2022, but still without a start date, will cover 23,000 km of 2D lines. This is a multi-client project. Given the proximity, TGS will use the port of Rio de Janeiro as its... Continue Reading →
Drilling costs up for Guyana exploration well
Drilling costs for the Kawa-1 exploration well, located offshore Guyana, are expected to increase as drilling operations are taking longer than expected. As a result, CGX Energy may seek additional funding options. Frontera Energy is the majority shareholder of and joint venture partner of CGX in the Petroleum Prospecting Licenses for the Corentyne block, where the... Continue Reading →
IKM Subsea Confirms Buzios ROV Services Deal with Petrobras
Oslo-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore last week scored a three-year deal with Brazil's Petrobras for its vessel Skandi Santos. Under the contract, the Skandi Santos will perform a broad scope of subsea services in Brazil, and IKM Subsea will take care of ROV services. Bravante will be responsible for marine services.IKM Subsea... Continue Reading →
Sourcing Seismic with Subsea Swarms
(OE) Swarm behavior of underwater vehicles has long been on the wish list. Couple that with collecting seismic data and you have an interesting challenge. The seismic industry has a track record for innovation – Blue Ocean Seismic Services is taking on the latest challenge. Seismic data acquisition isn’t perhaps at the top of... Continue Reading →