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The Libra Consortium has taken a final investment decision to contract the Mero-3 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) reported Tuesday. Besides Shell, other members of the Petrobras (NYSE: PBR)-operated Libra Consortium include Total (NYSE: TOT), CNPC and... Continue Reading →
Over the past four months we have been flooded by news of just how badly the offshore rig market has been hit during the double whammy of the Corona pandemic and oil price fallout. We witnessed what seemed like a never-ending wave of contract cancellations coupled with increasing numbers of contract options being declined, along... Continue Reading →
Norwegian subsea project and marine services provider DOF Subsea has been awarded four new contracts with Brazilian oil company Petrobras. DOF said Thursday that at least three vessels from the DOF fleet would be mobilized to perform flexible pipeline, risers and subsea equipment inspection in Campos Basin, Santos Basin, Marlin Field, and Espírito Santos Basin.... Continue Reading →
Dutch offshore services company Fugro has won three long-term contracts by Petrobras to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services for a variety of subsea activities in Brazil. "All three contracts are for 3-year firm periods with additional 1-year options," Fugro said Wednesday. Fugro said the contracts were secured in partnership with offshore vessel owners Solstad... Continue Reading →
Robots and robotics have slowly been entering our lives, in various shapes and forms (and fictional characters), from self-driving household vacuum cleaners to highly automated manufacturing systems. Now they’re heading for the offshore world – in just as many shapes and forms. There could be a lot to gain from robotics, but platforms and offshore... Continue Reading →
The global heavy lift vessel market is a difficult place to be. Utilization for the fleet has remained depressingly low since the first oil and gas downturn in 2014, currently hovering around 33% for the global fleet with a lift capacity of over 800 tonnes, according to IHS Markit’s ConstructionVesselBase. Fixed platform installation work,... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has received a notice of immediate suspension of trading and delisting of common stock from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to Valaris’ statement from Tuesday, on 19 August 2020, it was notified by the NYSE of its determination to indefinitely suspend trading of the company’s common stock and to... Continue Reading →
Cash strapped offshore accommodation provider Floatel expects a prolonged downturn in the offshore accommodation market, with no significant improvements expected before 2022. The company, which operates five semi-submersible accommodation rigs, said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices resulted in oil and gas firms announcing cuts in 2020 capital expenditure, negatively affecting the... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling rig contractor Seadrill's ongoing attempt to restructure its massive debt could leave current shareholders with minimal or no ownership at all, the Oslo-listed company said on Tuesday. Demand for exploration and drilling has fallen further during the COVID-19 pandemic as oil firms seek to preserve cash, idling more rigs and leading to additional... Continue Reading →
Dutch offshore installation and construction company Heerema Marine Contractors has installed Pemex's Yaxche-C jacket and topside in Mexico, under a contract awarded by Cotemar. Heerema used its 'most experienced vessel' semi-submersible crane vessel Balder to carry out the operation in what was its first project for Cotemar. Balder has been in operation for 42 years now. Continue reading
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