(OE) North Star has launched a partnership which includes MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to fast-track the development of high-performance operations and maintenance ships tailored for floating offshore wind farms. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a dedicated working group of industry experts to help fast-track the... Continue Reading →
Schottel’s Swift Anchor Tech Could Cut Floating Wind LCoE for 12%, Study Finds
(OE) Schottel Marine Technologies has released a report highlighting the potential of its Swift Anchor technology, which found it could deliver up to 12% of Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) savings for floating wind farms. The study was carried out in collaboration with London Marine Consultants (LMC) and BVG Associates (BVGA). The 12% LCoE savings... Continue Reading →
Brazil-bound seven-gen drillship all set for inaugural drilling job with Petrobras
(offshore-energy.biz) With upgrades and sea trials now out of the way, a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship is ready to embark on a voyage to Brazil, where it will begin its maiden offshore drilling assignment with the South American country’s energy giant Petrobras. Once Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors,... Continue Reading →
Three Floating Wind Projects Up for Testing at Norway’s METCentre
Three new floating offshore wind projects have signed contracts with Norway's test facility METCentre to trial new technologies aimed at reducing costs of floating offshore wind. The companies that have signed with METCentre will demonstrate floaters with 15 + MW turbines. This is the turbine size that will be relevant for future floating offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons UltraTug Offshore (WSUT) is Petrobras’ ‘best supplier’ in maritime logistics for the second year running
Wilson Sons UltraTug Offshore (WSUT) was the winner, for the second year in a row, of the “Petrobras Best Suppliers Award” in the Maritime Logistics category, a segment in which more than 40 companies operate in the Brazilian market. In its 7th edition, the Award recognizes suppliers that have a played relevant role in “deadline,... Continue Reading →
Wood partners with Petrobras on future FPSO concepts
Wood has entered an agreement with Brazilian national oil company Petrobras to deliver concept studies with designs and recommendations aimed at optimising performance and reducing emissions to support a future Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vision for the next decade. The first study will explore design concepts of FPSO units with lower human exposure to... Continue Reading →
TGS Gets 4D Survey Job in Southern Atlantic
(OE) Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a baseline 4D streamer contract in the Southern Atlantic region with an independent energy company. The contract spans approximately 90 days, according to TGS. TGS will leveraging the capabilities of the Ramform acquisition platform, coupled with the proprietary multi-sensor GeoStreamer technology, to complete the job. "We... Continue Reading →
As drillship gets ready for its Brazilian gig with Petrobras, $500 million lands on Hanwha Drilling’s backlog
(offshore-energy.biz) Offshore drilling player Hanwha Drilling, part of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, has secured its first multimillion-dollar contract for a seventh-generation drillship, which will work off the coast of Brazil for the South American country’s energy giant Petrobras. Hanwha Drilling, with its partner, Constellation Oil Services, a Brazilian drilling contractor, has won its first contract for... Continue Reading →
Posidonia signs four contracts with Petrobras
(TN) Posidonia, one of Brazil’s leading maritime shipping and transportation companies, recently celebrated a significant milestone by signing four major contracts with Petrobras. These agreements, which cover the operation of PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) and AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply) vessels in Rio de Janeiro, represent an important milestone for the company. Currently, three of... Continue Reading →
Pioneer Consulting Selected to Support Deployment of Petrobras’ Campos Basin Fiber Optic Cable System in Brazil
The 440km repeaterless trunk-and-branch system will link 12 oil and gas production platforms with two cable landing stations in Brazil’s Anchieta, Espirito Santo and Barra do Furado, Rio de Janeiro. Pioneer Consulting, the full-service submarine fiber optic telecommunications consulting and project management company, has been contracted by Blue Marine, leader of the Blue Marine Consortium,... Continue Reading →