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Using digital transformation to mitigate risks and increase performance of offshore rigs(OE) Floating production storage and offload vessels (FPSOs) are among the largest investment trade-offs an oil and gas producer will make. On the one hand, these immense vessels offer the promise of exponentially increased production and storage flexibility over onshore counterparts. On the other,... Continue Reading →
(OffshoreEnergy) Fortune Business Insights, a market research company, expects the increased number of initiatives to boost production from ageing wells and oil and gas discoveries to drive growth in the global well intervention market. The firm reported on Thursday that the global well intervention market is set to gain traction from the increasing demand for energy and... Continue Reading →
From being an ugly duckling, floating offshore wind is now the Cinderella of the offshore renewables world. Attention is now being paid to floating and even subsea substation concepts to help bring this power to shore. (OE) Over the past year, expectations around the growth in the floating offshore wind development have grown, significantly. Many... Continue Reading →
(OE) As an industry central to global energy supply, many consumers may believe that the oil and gas sector is relatively resistant to fluctuation. However, amid the myriad pressures felt throughout the global economy over the past year and a half, new challenges are arising for oil and gas operators, some of which require a... Continue Reading →
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 →
