(Offshore) TGS has issued updates on various seismic surveys in its latest results statement. Offshore Brazil, the Santos multi-client 3D Phase 4 survey is under way over the western portion of the Santos basin: this will be a northwest extension of the existing TGS Santos 3D, covering around 5,000 sq km (1,930 sq mi). Full-volume... Continue Reading →
But the taller they get, the harder they will be to repair (Economist) On July 16th Royal Dutch Shell, an oil and gas company, and Scottish Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, a Spanish electricity utility, made an announcement. They were, they said, jointly submitting proposals to the British authorities to build, off the coast of Scotland,... Continue Reading →
French energy major TotalEnergies and energy transition company Technip Energies have teamed up to decarbonise LNG plants and offshore facilities for the energy transition push. The companies signed a technical cooperation agreement that aims to accelerate the energy transition. Under the agreement, they will explore new concepts and technologies to cover LNG plants and offshore-type... Continue Reading →
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has teamed up with RES and Green Giraffe to form Océole, a company dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France. Océole will evaluate and work towards submitting bids in the upcoming floating offshore wind tenders held by the French government, Equinor said Tuesday. "Establishing this partnership is in line with... Continue Reading →
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has announced plans to enter the renewables market with the development of a large-scale floating wind turbine. The shipbuilder has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its Tri-Star Float, a 9.5-MW offshore wind floater. SHI is hoping its turbine technology will be selected... Continue Reading →
Finland-based marine and energy equipment maker Wärtsilä expects the third quarter of the year to be better than the corresponding one of 2020 but has warned that prevailing market conditions make the outlook uncertain. The company made the statement Tuesday as part of the release of its second-quarter results. In the second quarter of 2021,... Continue Reading →
(epbr) The investments announced for the construction of plants producing green hydrogen (H2V) in Brazil already total more than US$ 22 billion, all concentrated in ports — Pecém, in Ceará, Suape, in Pernambuco, and Açu, in Rio de Janeiro. These ports combine a series of strategic factors for the development of the new H2V chain,... Continue Reading →
Fully electrical completion of wells is the main focus of the two companies, which combine expertise to provide integrated solutions in this area Ouro Negro and Superior Energy Services announce a strategic partnership to provide integrated solutions in the area of wells, especially in more complex environments, such as pre-salt and ultra-deep waters. By adding... Continue Reading →
The Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem has launched SUISO, a technological solution that combines floating wind, floating solar, and marine energy to power the production of green hydrogen on existing offshore platforms. Combining various renewable energy sources in a single system, the aim of SUISO is to power, together or individually, electrolyzes installed on... Continue Reading →
Japan’s MODEC and Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) are entering into talks to study an alliance for FPSO vessels. MODEC said on Thursday that the two companies have reached an agreement to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enter into discussions and to conduct the Feasibility Study (FS) regarding the alliance in the Engineering, Procurement,... Continue Reading →
