GA Drilling Teams Up with Petrobras for Next-Gen Downhole Drilling Systems

(OE) Slovakia-based drilling specialist GA Drilling has entered into a technical cooperation program with Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras to deliver more efficient deep drilling system. In cooperation with Cenpes, Petrobras’ research, development, and innovation center, the partnership aims to bring a next-generation downhole drilling system to fruition, expected to significantly reduce well... Continue Reading →

July 25, 2024 0

How to choose the right hose for your FPSO operations

(Raphaël Poquet, Trelleborg Oil & Marine product manager) With a surge in the need for energy to meet global demand, the order book for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels is climbing. This trend can be seen in the global expansion of new, often remote, and challenging regions. As a result, the need for... Continue Reading →

July 24, 2024 0

Petrobras expects to save US$100 million per year with rig automation

(PN) Petrobras intends to save up to US$100 million annually by partially automating its fleet of drilling rigs by 2030. The objective is to reduce the average drilling time of offshore wells, bringing financial, safety and environmental benefits. By optimizing the use of rigs in well drilling, automation could reduce, after 2030, around 30 thousand... Continue Reading →

July 24, 2024 0

Windcatcher Receives AIP from DNV

(OE) Wind Catching Systems announced its 40MW Windcatcher design has received approval in principle (AIP) from DNV. The objective of an AIP is to perform a third-party technical evaluation of a design to assess whether there are any conceptual showstoppers or rule compliance aspects that need improvement. As such, a successful AIP indicates the likelihood... Continue Reading →

July 23, 2024 0

Empire Energy and Largo Concrete Cement Offshore Wind Partnership

(OE) Empire Energy's Offshore Division, an offshore wind EPC firm, has partnered with Largo Concrete, a structural concrete contractor, to support the growth of offshore wind sector. The partnership will leverage Empire Energy Offshore's project portfolio and deep industry knowledge alongside Largo’s concrete expertise to drive innovative solutions and sustainable infrastructure in the growing offshore... Continue Reading →

July 23, 2024 0

UK-based AIS wins multiple contracts for deepwater oil field project off Brazil

(Offshore-energy.biz) UK-headquartered AIS has secured multiple contracts to supply a comprehensive range of subsea ancillary solutions on a “major” deepwater oil field development located in the Santos Basin, off the coast of Brazil. The contracts are from several engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) companies. The contracts involve providing various critical subsea... Continue Reading →

July 22, 2024 0

Offshore Wind Turbines Offer Path for Clean Hydrogen Production

NREL Researchers Identify Promising Locations off US Coastlines for Installation of Technology (CleanTechnica.com) Using electricity generated by offshore wind turbines as one pathway to split water to produce clean hydrogen may make economic sense, particularly along the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory... Continue Reading →

July 15, 2024 0

ABS to Class Seatrium-built FPSO Pair for Petrobras

(OE) Singaporean rig- and shipbuilder Seatrium has tapped the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to class a pair of floating production storage and offloading units (FPSO) being built for Brazil's state-owned Petrobras, the classification society announced. Slated for delivery in 2029, the FPSOs P-84 and P-85 will be deployed in the Atapu and Sépia fields,... Continue Reading →

July 12, 2024 0

CIMC to Supply Hulls for Two FPSOs Being Built by Seatrium for Petrobras

(OE) CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of CIMC Group, has secured engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts from Seatrium for the supply of the hulls for two floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units being built for Brazil’s national oil and gas company Petrobras. With the latest agreement, CIMC Raffles has previously delivered two and is... Continue Reading →

July 11, 2024 0

BP Energy Outlook: Both Main Scenarios See 2025 Oil Peak, Rapid Renewables Growth

(Reuters) BP expects oil demand to peak next year and wind and solar capacity to grow rapidly in both of the two main scenarios in its annual Energy Outlook, a study of the evolution of the global energy system to 2050 it published on Wednesday. Carbon emissions, caused predominantly by the burning of fossil fuels,... Continue Reading →

July 10, 2024 0