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(OE) Jumbo Offshore has completed transport and installation of transition pieces on the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, under a contract with Yunneng Wind Power. For its role on the project, Jumbo Offshore deployed its DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel Jumbo Javelin. Jumbo Javelin was outfitted in a project-specific set-up to undertake the work... Continue Reading →
(OE) Offshore drilling contractor Constellation has secured a new contract with Shell for its Alpha Star ultra-deepwater drilling rig offshore Brazil. The contract is for approximately 30 days, having started on August 30, 2024. The new contract will be executed at the same day rates as the current agreement with 3R Petroleum and will not... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S.-based engineering and construction giant KBR has been hired by Seatrium to develop topsides facilities for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units, being designed for Petrobras’ Atapu and Sepia fields in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will provide Seatrium with detailed engineering services and technical... Continue Reading →
(OE) The first 11 MW Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbine, out of total 65 planned, has been installed at Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the United States. Once in operation, Revolution Wind will have the capacity to generate 400 MW of clean power for Rhode Island and 304 MW for Connecticut,... Continue Reading →
(OE) U.S.-based offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation on Wednesday announced it has completed its acquisition of peer Diamond Offshore Drilling. The merger creates the industry's largest fleet of 7th generation dual-BOP drillships and adds 4.8 rig years and approximately $2 billion to the Noble backlog, which now stands at $6.7 billion. Noble's board of directors... Continue Reading →
(OE) Aize and SBM Offshore have entered a strategic five-year partnership aimed at integrating Aize software into vessels across SBM Offshore’s global fleet. The collaboration will encompass both the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) phases, enhancing efficiency and operational excellence. The implementation plan will be guided by the digital readiness... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson Holdings, which currently invests in five business units – Yinson Production, Yinson Renewables, Yinson GreenTech, Farosson, and Regulus Offshore – has set the wheels in motion to part with the last affiliate on this list, which offers integrated offshore support vessel (OSV) services. Given Yinson’s strategic... Continue Reading →
(offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has put the finishing touches on its assignment at a gas-to-energy (GtE) project off Guyana’s Atlantic coast, which is envisioned to enable infrastructure buildout required to allow for natural gas to be transported from an oilfield in the waters of the prolific Stabroek Block to an integrated natural gas... Continue Reading →
(offshore-mag.com) Petrobras has signed an agreement to implement Dry-Flo technology in Brazil for the dry testing of deluge systems in its Búzios field FPSO units. This technology, developed by the Paradigm Group, has already seen global adoption across various players in the onshore and offshore markets. The contract was facilitated with support from Mi Fire, Paradigm’s local partner in... Continue Reading →
(offshore.mag.com) Harbour Energy expects to complete its acquisition of Wintershall Dea’s global E&P portfolio in early September. The process of satisfying the conditions to completion has been advancing, including the recent receipt of Mexico regulatory consents. Earlier this month, the Danish Energy Agency also approved the indirect transfer of interests in four licenses that had been granted to... Continue Reading →
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