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Petrobras has awarded Fugro with a three-year contract for subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services in Brazil. The contract is set to begin in Q4 2021 and will be carried out from Fugro Aquarius using two Fugro-built 3000-meter work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The award follows the completion of a previous four-year contract for similar services aboard the same vessel. During the... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, through its Tugboats unit, participated in the first ship-to-ship offshore operation for the transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through a ULGC (Ultra Large Gas Carrier) gas vessel of the Q-FLEX type in Brazil. The ship is considered one of the largest gas tankers in the world with a capacity of 215,000 m³.... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage drilling this week posted a net loss of $29 million in the second quarter of 2021, but its CEO was optimistic on the back of several important jack-up drilling rig contracts secured recently, especially in Qatar, almost doubling its backlog. “The second quarter represented more evidence that the industry is back... Continue Reading →
(New Straits Times Press) Yinson Holdings Bhd, through its wholly-owned Singapore-based subsidiary Yinson Production Offshore Pte Ltd (YPO), together with its project partner Sumitomo Corporation (SC), signed a US$670 million syndicated loan facility for the FPSO Anna Nery project, with ING, Natixis and Standard Chartered Bank as underwriting banks. The agreement was also signed by... Continue Reading →
(PetroNoticias) CBO Group, a Brazilan maritime support company, today signed an Investment Agreement for the acquisition of the Brazilian company Finarge Apoio Marítimo, owner of a Brazilian-flagged AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessel; and four foreign-flagged AHTS vessels belonging to Finarge Armamento Genovese SRL, totaling the purchase of five vessels. The closing of the transaction,... Continue Reading →
Maritime and offshore classification society ABS said Thursday it had brought together leading companies in the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) sector to address the safety challenges produced by a fleet where more than half of the FPSO vessels are over 30-years-old and a quarter are over 40-years-old. The working group, consisting of Chevron,... Continue Reading →
Offshore engineering company Aquaterra Energy has completed the engineering design for a renewable-powered Sea Swift offshore platform for DeNovo Energy. The offshore platform is part of the development activity for the Zandolie field, located in the Gulf of Paria, off the west coast of Trinidad, and is scheduled to be installed in Q4 2021. The... Continue Reading →
(OE) The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third offshore oil production unit once delivered, has arrived at the Keppel yard in Singapore, where it will be fitted with topside modules. SBM Offshore, which will deliver the FPSO to end client ExxonMobil, said that despite the various challenges posed by the ongoing global pandemic,... Continue Reading →
(OE) The ROV Services market continues to be a key component for helping subsea operators achieve greater levels of operational efficiency and to reduce costs and will play a growing role in supporting the expansion of future offshore wind projects with tasks like laying cables, pre- and post-lay cable survey and other seabed activities. The... Continue Reading →
(PetroleoHoje) In the coming days, TotalEnergies EP will start a new campaign in Brazil. The works will be carried out in the Lapa field, in the Santos cluster, and in the C-M-541 block, located in ultra-deep waters in the Campos Basin, contemplating well abandonment and exploratory drilling activities. The two campaigns will be carried out... Continue Reading →
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