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Shearwater GeoServices is set to deliver the next-generation deepwater dual ROV ocean bottom node (OBN) deployment vessel to the industry. The vessel, under Shearwater ownership and management, is expected to be available to clients early in the second quarter of 2023 following the conversion of the SW Tasman multipurpose vessel. Ulstein Design & Solutions, the... Continue Reading →
A new and very important contract for OneSubsea. The company announced that it signed an agreement that contemplates the installation of 12 underwater Christmas trees in fields that are operated by Petrobras. The contract is valued at between $100 million and $150 million. In addition, OneSubsea is very close to signing another major contract with... Continue Reading →
(OED) Vattenfall has granted Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy consortium a limited notice to proceed contract for the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Under the agreement, Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy will provide the grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm. This includes the engineering, procurement,... Continue Reading →
Installation of an innovative marine data collection buoy on one of the floating wind ‘macro-zones’ set to be tendered in the Mediterranean Sea off France is moving ahead following the award of final permits to technology developer Ocergy. The pilot unit, part of Ocergy’s ‘Blue Oracle’ (Buoy with Lidar and Underwater Equipment for Ocean Resource... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sale of its onshore fiber optic network. The teaser, which contains the key information about the opportunity, as well as the eligibility criteria for the selection of potential participants, is available on on Petrobras' Investor Relations website: https://www.investidorpetrobras.com.br/en/results-and-notices/teasers.... Continue Reading →
(OE) Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a "Strategic Collaboration Agreement" with Equinor, Norway's largest energy company, to strengthen its competitiveness in the offshore EPC business. According to SHI, the two companies have recognized that a longer-term and closer collaboration on the future project portfolio could be mutually beneficial for Equinor's future projects requiring "Asian... Continue Reading →
Heerema Marine Contractors has awarded Huisman a contract to deliver a Motion Compensated Pile Gripper. The Motion Compensation Pile Gripper will enable Heerema to install offshore wind monopiles up to 12.5 meters in diameter, with a length of up to 115 meters and a weight of 3,200 metric tons. The Gripper is designed specifically for... Continue Reading →
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has inked what is described as “a pioneering agreement” for decarbonisation projects in the oil and gas segment in the Americas with Brazil’s shipping company Grupo CBO. This is the Finnish player’s first contract in the decarbonisation area for the oil and gas sector in Latin America, and the second one in the Americas. CBO... Continue Reading →
One of Seadrill’s drillships has arrived in Brazil to complete testing operations ahead of its three-year contract with Petrobras. Seadrill secured two contracts with Petrobras for the West Carina and West Tellus rigs back in November 2021. Both agreements, for work on the Búzios field, were signed on a three-year fixed-term basis with a planned start date... Continue Reading →
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it signed a contract with Keppel Shipyard Limited for the construction of the P-83 platform, as a result of the advancement of the Búzios field development project, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. The P-83 will be able to produce up to 225 thousand barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
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