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(bbc.com) One of Scotland's largest companies - engineering giant Wood Group - is backing a £242m takeover approach. Aberdeen-headquartered Wood said Sidara, an engineering and consultancy based in Dubai, had made the offer. Wood's board of directors have now said they would be "minded to recommend" the deal. The company grew from the North Sea oil boom... Continue Reading →
Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of 13 international banks. The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1.0 billion RCF which was due to expire in February 2026. The new RCF has a tenor of five years and two one-year... Continue Reading →
(OE) Aker Solutions has unveiled three floating wind foundation designs – the YFloat, CONFloat-Omega, and CONFloat-7C – engineered to maximize energy production, simplify construction and reduce maintenance. All three have passive ballast systems and the capability of supporting turbines that are 15 MW and larger. The YFloat is an advanced steel floating substructure meticulously designed to provide... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petrobras is set to hold a tender for a new production vessel for the country's pre-salt Buzios field in "the next few months," the state-run firm told Reuters on Tuesday. Reuters reported earlier in the day, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the tender would become public in 60 days.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has signed an agreement to acquire Havfram, an offshore wind installation contract based in Norway, in a deal worth $985.5 million. The strategic acquisition aligns with DEME's ambition to expand its footprint in the offshore wind energy market and enhances its competitive positioning in turbine and foundation installations.... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore has signed a non-recourse sale and leaseback financing agreement for Cidade de Paraty floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, for the total amount of $400 million and with a tenor of eight years. The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of April 2025, following the fulfillment of certain closing... Continue Reading →
(OE) Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry. The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary design and is capable of drilling at depths of up to 12 kilometers in waters as deep as 3.6 kilometers. The... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shell, through its subsidiaries, has awarded a contract to Stena Drilling for the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) Stena DrillMAX, which will be put to work offshore Suriname. KE STP Company and BG International Limited Suriname Branch, subsidiaries of Shell, have selected Stena DrillMAX for a drilling campaign, expected to start in the second... Continue Reading →
(OE) Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a shallow-water ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract offshore Trinidad. The 3D baseline contract is scheduled to begin in early third quarter of 2025. The total duration of the survey is approximately 80 days. "Our OBN technology continues to be the preferred choice of the industry and exposes... Continue Reading →
Ocyan announced Rodrigo Lemos as the company's president, succeeding Luiz Reis. Before assuming the new position, Lemos served as executive vice president of Subsea and Offshore Production. The transition was planned over the last few months to ensure continued growth of the company, with a focus on safety, profitability and customer service. Luiz Reis will... Continue Reading →
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