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(OE) BlueFloat Energy has revealed the site location for its floating wind project, which will participate in the upcoming floating demonstration program, due to be launched by the Taiwanese government later in 2024. The ‘Winds of September Phase 1’ project, in development since 2021, will involve the installation of up to 12 floating platforms for... Continue Reading →
Barry Parker, Contributor of bdp1 Consulting Ltd (OE) Early 2024 saw a group of financial deals that have implications, in a broad sense, for how offshore wind projects may be financed. While offshore wind projects might be thought of as being in the ‘utility finance’ basket, they are ultimately high-risk deals that might better suit the... Continue Reading →
Wilson Sons, a leader in port and maritime logistics in Brazil, was recognized, for the second year running, as one of Brazil’s most innovative companies. According to the Valor Inovação Brasil 2024 Yearbook survey, released this Tuesday, August 6th, Wilson Sons is one of the Top-5 Transport and Logistics companies, and is part of the... Continue Reading →
(Oil Now) Subsea7 is closely watching Suriname’s offshore oil sector, with hopes of winning a massive subsea contract to support TotalEnergies’ Block 58 project. In a Q2 earnings presentation, Subsea7 listed the Suriname project among a selection of Invitations to Tender (ITT) in-house or expected in the next 12 months. It expects the contract to... Continue Reading →
Camorim announces the July 2024 contract with Petrobras, in partnership with GranEnergia, for the operation of the Sayan Polaris vessel. The contract, worth approximately USD 60 million, will last for 2 years, where the Sayan Polaris vessel will act as an accommodation and personnel transfer unit for the Petrobras units that will be served during... Continue Reading →
(OE) Fugro has completed four years of continuous survey operations in New Jersey and New York for US-based offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind. Supporting the site assessment of five projects across three lease areas totaling 1,000 km², Fugro worked with Atlantic Shores to pioneer a new data collection and management approach. According to... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has signed the first contract to acquire undersea equipment to start implementing the Atapu 2 and Sépia 2 projects. The equipment will be installed in the Santos Basin's pre-salt layer and the Campos Basin Roncador field. The commercial agreement was closed with the SLB OneSubsea group, and the equipment will start being built in... Continue Reading →
Production from the Golfinho license in the Espírito Basin offshore Brazil has been impacted recently by reduced gas-lift compressor uptime from the GLF-28 well, operator BW Energy said in an update. However, the well is now back online following ROV intervention, with a program underway to improve reliability. During August, the company plans a 12-day shutdown on... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement with Air Drilling Associates to acquire its managed pressure drilling (MPD) subsidiary ADA Argentina. ADA provides MPD services to Archer's largest customers in the Vaca Muerta basin in Argentina. MPD is an adaptive drilling process used to precisely control the annular pressure profile throughout the... Continue Reading →
(PN) FPSO Almirante Tamandaré began its journey to Brazil. The unit left the CMHI shipyard in China today (31) and is headed for the Buzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The new platform will be the first with high capacity to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce... Continue Reading →
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