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(OE) Global energy technology company SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the delivery of two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase production at the Búzios field, offshore Brazil. Under the contract, SLB OneSubsea will provide two complete subsea RWI systems to support Petrobras’ floating production storage... Continue Reading →
(OE) Galp and its partners have spudded another well in the Orange Basin, off Namibia, following the discovery of light oil and gas condensate in an appraisal well announced earlier in December. After the discovery at the Mopane-1A well, Galp and its PEL83 offshore block partners, NAMCOR and Custos, have decided to retain Saipem’s Santorini... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Dutch firm SBM Offshore is considering bidding on a tender launched by Brazil's Petrobras to build up to two oil platforms for the state-run oil firm, SBM's president in Brazil, Jonas Lobo, told Reuters. The tender, to build up to two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, is part of Petrobras' plans to... Continue Reading →
(TN) For the first time in Brazil, automated operations were performed on an oil well, using technology from the Norwegian company HMH. The maneuver performed with full automation took place in a well in the Santos Basin, and was carried out by Foresea's Norbe IX drillship, which is becoming a pioneer in automated operations with... Continue Reading →
(OE) Following a competitive tender process, energy technology company SLB has secured a new contract with Petrobras for providing integrated services across all of its offshore fields in Brazil. SLB will oversee the construction of more than 100 deepwater wells, utilizing advanced drilling, cementing and drilling fluids technologies on up to nine ultra-deepwater rigs. The... Continue Reading →
(offfshoreWIND.biz) All companies that submitted applications to participate in Colombia’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, meeting legal, financial, and technical requirements. The announcement was made on 9 December by Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH). Among the companies included in the preliminary list of qualified bidders are energy giants from Belgium, the UK, Spain, and... Continue Reading →
Delmar Systems has been selected to deliver mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating wind pilot project, which will supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea. Delmar Systems was hired by Archer Wind, which secured a contract from TotalEnergies in August 2024 for the delivery of floating wind foundation... Continue Reading →
Tugdock and Sarens have successfully secured funding from The Crown Estate through the initial round of its innovative Supply Chain Accelerator. This is match funding for a joint project by Tugdock and Sarens to develop a heavy lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s port of Port Talbot in Wales. With key support from major industry players such as ABP and RWE,... Continue Reading →
(OE) Shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from certification body Bureau Veritas for its standard Floating Production Storage and Offloading Unit (FPSO) design, which includes the latest developments in advanced digital solutions to support more energy efficient operations. Standard FPSO design of Hanwha Ocean measures 340 meters in length and 62... Continue Reading →
Iberdrola has received a production license from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology of Portugal (DGEG), taking another step towards the construction of the largest wind farm in Portugal. Located in the districts of Vila Real and Braga, in northern Portugal, with a total investment of around €350 million, this project reinforces Iberdrola's commitment... Continue Reading →
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