(Bloomberg) -- Transocean Ltd. is in talks to merge with rival offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter, just as oil explorers around the world are returning to the sea. Shares of Seadrill jumped about 10% after the close of regular trading in New York while Transocean’s were up about... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore divests minority interest in FPSO Sepetiba
SBM Offshore announces it has completed the divestment of a 13.5% ownership interest in the special purpose companies related to the lease and operation of the FPSO Sepetiba to China Merchants Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) Holding Co., Limited (CMFL). This follows the announcement on February 10, 2022, of an agreement whereby CMFL would acquire its... Continue Reading →
Company launches solution to one of the biggest problems with offshore wind farms
(Interesting Engineering) U.K.-based Beam recently launched AI-driven underwater vehicles capable of carrying out autonomous inspections of wind farms, as Interesting Engineering details. Offshore wind is a cutting-edge green energy source that is rapidly growing globally. The labor-intensive, costly, and lengthy inspections are ripe for innovation. That's where Beam, a deep tech company, is stepping in. Beam CEO Brian... Continue Reading →
TGS sees record-high OBN contract activity following merger with PGS
(offshore-energy.biz) Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has reported record-high ocean bottom node (OBN) contract activity in the third quarter of 2024, the first quarter including PGS, with the utilization of its streamer fleet improving on high bid activity. In Q3 2024, TGS said that the activity level within OBN acquisition was historically high, generating revenues... Continue Reading →
Saipem about to start Namibia drilling project for Galp, CEO says
(Reuters) - Saipem is about to start work on deep water drilling in Namibia for Portugal's Galp Energia , the chief executive of the Italian energy contractor said on Thursday. In early 2024 Galp carried out tests at its Mopane-1X and Mopane-2X wells and estimated in April that the Mopane field could hold at least 10 billion barrels of... Continue Reading →
Kongsberg Maritime wins power order for Brazil PSVs
(OM) Kongsberg Maritime will supply equipment for 10 new platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China for Capital Offshore. Piraeus-based Capital Offshore, which owns and operates more than 100 vessels, has ordered the 95-m-long, MMC 897 CD-design PSVs for operations offshore Brazil. Each will feature an integrated electrical system, propulsion and... Continue Reading →
Portuguese Engineering Firm Launches Offshore Wind Branch
(OE) Portuguese maritime engineering company Etermar has launched Etermar Energia, a new branch dedicated to renewable energy, with a strong focus on offshore wind. Energia Energia has been established with the aim to become a strategic partner for the development of offshore wind projects worldwide. The company is strategically positioned to meet the needs of... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes tops profit estimates on international drilling demand
(Reuters) -Baker Hughes beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by sustained demand for its drilling equipment and oilfield technology in international markets. The robust activity in several international markets have helped oilfield services companies offset some of the declines in North America. "We remain confident in achieving our full-year EBITDA guidance... Continue Reading →
Yinson Production Concludes Minority Stake Sale in FPSO Anna Nery
(OE) Yinson Production has completed the sale of minority stake in floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Anna Nery, working for Petrobras offshore Brazil, to “K” Line for $49 million. Yinson Production sold its 11.8% stake in Yinson Boronia Consortium, which indirectly fully owns FPSO Anna Nery, deployed at the Marlim field. The sale... Continue Reading →
Subsea Digitalization: Remote Control
Wendy Laursen, Contributing Writer (OE) The more production infrastructure we push to the seabed, the more data we need to pull back up. With it comes opportunity. Chevron’s landmark 6,500 tons of subsea gas compression infrastructure for Jansz-Io demonstrates the scale of what is being put on the seabed, but there’s a diversity of other infrastructure under... Continue Reading →