Petrobras has developed an innovative data analysis platform, whose objective is to map the production potential of areas recently acquired by the company and portions of fields under development. Named the Analog Panel, the platform integrates a large volume of data obtained from oil reservoirs, enabling comparative analysis and information sharing. The tool is part... Continue Reading →
Rystad: Offshore project commitments set to hit record, deepwater to have top growth
Offshore project commitments are expected to not only recover but reach a new record—cumulatively almost 600 projects in the 5-year period toward 2025—according to Rystad Energy. Deepwater commitments will see the largest growth as costs have become much more competitive against greenfield continental shelf reserves. For this analysis, Rystad defined a project as committed when... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil curbs spending plans, reveals path to lower-carbon future
Oil major ExxonMobil has revealed its capital spending in 2021 will be in the range of $16 billion to $19 billion as well as its plans to focus on developing technologies to reduce emissions, especially carbon capture and storage technology, and eliminate routine flaring by 2030. ExxonMobil’s 2021-2025 capital program has been optimized to the... Continue Reading →
Energy firms bet on hydrogen boom, but payday far away
(Reuters) - Governments and energy companies are placing large bets on clean hydrogen playing a leading role in efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but its future uses and costs are highly uncertain. “Without hydrogen by 2050 we cannot aim to be a net zero (carbon) economy,” Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden told... Continue Reading →
Baker Hughes, Akastor in Offshore Drilling Equipment JV
Oilfield services giant Baker Hughes and Norway's Akastor on Monday said they would create a joint venture that will bring together Baker Hughes’ Subsea Drilling Systems (SDS) business with Akastor’s subsidiary, MHWirth AS (MHWirth). MHWirth provides advanced drilling solutions and services, and Baker Hughes’ SDS business is a division of the Oilfield Equipment segment of... Continue Reading →
SOFEC delivers equipment for Eni’s Mexico-bound FPSO
Offshore mooring systems provider SOFEC has delivered key pieces of equipment for a MODEC FPSO vessel, which will operate for Eni in waters offshore Mexico. Eni contracted MODEC to provide a new FPSO for its Offshore Area 1 project, located off Mexico, back in October 2018. The firm time charter period is 15 years with five... Continue Reading →
Green Rigs: Collaborative Solutions for Greener Drilling Operations
How teamwork between COSL Drilling and key suppliers Kongsberg and NOV has improved on previously record low emissions to deliver fuel and environmental savings of more than 25%. In 2020, after several years of developing energy-efficient drilling operations, a team at COSL Drilling Europe AS launched a major project to save energy on COSL rigs... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering narrows loss in fourth quarter
Subsea engineering specialist Oceaneering has narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter of 2020, despite revenue drop of close to 25 per cent. The Houston-based company has reported a net loss of $25 million on revenue of $424 million for the fourth quarter 2020. Adjusted profit was $1.8 million, reflecting the impact of $9.8 million... Continue Reading →
Saipem CEO: “2021 is certainly not a back to normal year”
Italian energy services group Saipem said it was unable to provide guidance for the year due to the ongoing health pandemic after it missed earnings expectations, sending its shares down around 9%. "2021 is certainly not a back to normal year," Chief Executive Stefano Cao said in a conference call on results. "We don't expect... Continue Reading →
Subsea 7 reports $1.1 billion loss in 2020
Subsea 7 has recognised a major loss in 2020, mostly on impairment charges, but increased its backlog by 20 per cent and kept revenue down only five per cent compared to 2019. The engineering and construction specialist recognised 2020 net loss of $1.1 billion, against loss of $82 million in 2019. In the full year... Continue Reading →