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March 12th , 2026 – Exail, a leader in marine robotics technologies, announces the sale of its DriX H-9 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for civil offshore operations to a European client. The DriX H-9, equipped with a Multibeam Echosounder (MBES), Side Scan Sonar (SSS), Sub-Bottom Profiler (SBP) and magnetometer, will be deployed for offshore infrastructure... Continue Reading →
March 11 - Brazilian engineering firm Oceânica Engenharia announced that it has signed long-term contracts with Petrobras worth approximately US$736 million. According to a statement, these new contracts increase Oceânica's order backlog to approximately R$12 billion. The contracts have a duration of four years. Operations are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027... Continue Reading →
March 11 (oilnow.gy) Petrobras is expanding local content expectations beyond formal contractual mandates in Brazil, according to a February 19 Rystad Energy analysis. In January 2025, Petrobras had noted that Brazil’s local content law aims to boost investments and optimize the country’s exploration and production activities. Petrobras hailed the law as an important milestone for Brazil’s oil... Continue Reading →
March 11 (OE) Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been contracted to provide marine warranty survey services for marine operations and installation activities on ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead development offshore Guyana. The Hammerhead project is expected to be the seventh development in the Stabroek Block, located around 200 km offshore Guyana in water depths ranging from 850... Continue Reading →
March 10, 2026 – Exail is supplying over 70 acoustic transponders and integrated navigation suites for two major deepwater energy projects in Brazil and Angola. These contracts mark a significant milestone in the global adoption of Exail’s Long Baseline (LBL) subsea positioning technology, supporting subsea construction, offshore infrastructure installation, and survey operations in complex environments... Continue Reading →
March 11 (OE) The first gas injection on Petrobras’ P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has been achieved just 61 days after the vessel reached first oil on December 31, 2025. The milestone, achieved on March 2, 2026, marks the transition of the vessel toward full operational readiness and expands production capability at... Continue Reading →
March 10 (OE) X1 Wind has received a Statement of Compliance for the basic design of its X100 floating offshore wind platform from classification society DNV, marking a key milestone in the development of the company’s floating wind technology. The certification confirms that the X100 platform meets international engineering and safety standards under the DNV-SE-0442... Continue Reading →
March 30 - Equinor has reached a significant milestone in the construction of the Raia FPSO (BM-C-33 project) with the completion of the lifting of modules at the Seatrium Angra dos Reis shipyard (formerly BrasFELS). In November 2025, the modules manufactured in Brazil were completed and shipped to Singapore, where they will be integrated into... Continue Reading →
March 9 (Reuters) Oil major Shell inked several oil agreements with the Venezuelan government that span offshore natural gas and onshore oil and gas opportunities, the company said in a statement. It also signed several technical and commercial agreements with Venezuelan engineering company VEPICA, as well as with KBR and U.S. oil services firm Baker... Continue Reading →
March 6 (electrek.com) Aikido Technologies has unveiled a concept that combines floating offshore wind turbines, battery storage, and AI data centers on a single platform. The offshore infrastructure company says its new platform, called AO60DC, is designed to co‑locate AI-grade computing directly with renewable energy generation at sea. Wind, batteries, and AI compute on one floating... Continue Reading →
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