(OE) Back-deck engineering specialist Maritime Developments (MDL) has appointed Derek Lynch as Market Development Manager – Renewables as part of its diversification strategy aimed to strengthen the commitment to renewable energy market. With over 30 years’ experience across various energy markets and sectors, Lynch brings with him extensive track record in developing and delivering diversification... Continue Reading →
ABL Group Wraps Up Ross Offshore Acquisition
(OE) Global consultancy ABL Group has completed the transaction to acquire 100% of the shares of specialist energy consultancy Ross Offshore, which now will merge with ABL Group company AGR. The combination of AGR and Ross Offshore will further strengthen the group’s center of technical excellence in wells, reservoirs and marine and survey management. Integration... Continue Reading →
Vallourec Hooks Major Deal with Equinor for Equipment Supply off Brazil
(OE) France-based tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a five-year contract with energy giant Equinor for the supply of tubes and connections, accessories, and services for oil and gas fields in Brazil. Vallourec low-carbon OCTG solutions will contribute to the development of the Bacalhau and Raia fields operated in the pre-salt, as well as the... Continue Reading →
Vestas Gets Offshore Wind Turbines Order for RWE’s 600MW Project in Germany
(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has secured an order to supply 44 offshore wind turbines, each rated at 14 MW, for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany. The Nordseecluster is being implemented in two phases – Nordseecluster A and B. For the first phase of the project, Vestas will be supplying 44... Continue Reading →
Foresea completes one year with 100% of its fleet contracted
(PN) Foresea has 100% of its fleet contracted and had operational uptime (operation quality index) of 98.2% in 2023, the highest in the Brazilian market. According to the CEO of Foresea, Rogério Ibrahim, the drilling sector should remain at a very competitive level in 2024, with increased demands and a stabilization of the tariff recovery experienced... Continue Reading →
SLB and Aker Carbon Capture Launch Joint CCS Venture
(OE) SLB and Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) have launched a joint venture, set up to enable wider adoption of market-ready and new carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for power and hard-to-abate industrial sectors worldwide The new company combines technology portfolios, expertise and operations platforms to support accelerated CCS adoption for industrial decarbonization at scale.... Continue Reading →
RWE Picks Argeo for Site Survey Work for 1.6GW Floating Wind Farm Off California
(OE) RWE has selected Argeo, a subsea service provider, to perform the site investigation work for Canopy offshore wind farm, a 1.6 GW floating wind project located off the coast of Northern California. The site investigation survey is a key milestone in the development of RWE’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm. The planned... Continue Reading →
Pemex signs Doris for Zama field development
(OM) The Zama Unit partners Wintershall Dea, Pemex (operator), Talos Energy and Harbour Energy have awarded the front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) for the development of the Zama oil field to the French engineering company DORIS. The FEED work will be based on the scope of the Unit Development Plan approved by the Mexican Hydrocarbon Commission... Continue Reading →
Viridien Sells Marlin Vessel Monitoring and Alert System to ExxonMobil Guyana
(OE) Viridien, formerly CGG, has made a sale of its Marlin vessel monitoring and alert system to ExxonMobil Guyana to support its offshore operations in Guyana. The sale was made through Viridien’s Sensing and Monitoring business line, marketed under the Sercel brand. As part of the wider Sercel Marlin software suite for optimizing offshore operations,... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore Scoops $240M in Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contracts with Petrobras, whose combined value is approximately $240 million (NOK 2.6 billion). The contracts are scheduled to start in the second half of 2024 and first half of 2025. Petrobras has contracted the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Poseidon and two anchor handling tug... Continue Reading →