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The FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias (Mero 3) began producing oil and gas this Wednesday, October 30, in the Mero field, Libra block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The unit has the capacity to produce up to 180 thousand barrels of oil and compress up to 12 million cubic meters of gas,... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) TechnipFMC reported third-quarter 2024 revenues of US$2,348.4 million, with a net income of US$274.6 million, or US$0.63 per diluted share. Adjusted net income, which accounts for after-tax charges, was US$280.5 million, or US$0.64 per share. Key factors impacting adjusted net income included a US$60.6 million non-cash tax benefit and an $8.4 million after-tax foreign... Continue Reading →
(OE) Energy technology company Baker Hughes has signed ‘significant’ contracts with Petrobras to provide flexible pipe systems that will be deployed across several oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. Baker Hughes will provide 77 km of flexible pipe systems, including includes risers and flowlines for hydrocarbon production and associated gas and water injection with support... Continue Reading →
(oilnow.gy) SBM Offshore’s Chief Executive Officer, Øivind Tangen confirmed that the upcoming Jaguar floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) will be executed with the same team and expertise that handled the Liza Unity FPSO. “We inherently bring all the learnings from [Liza] Unity and the execution of [Liza] Unity into that project,” said Tangen said in an... Continue Reading →
(eixos)The Senai Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energy (ISI-ER) and Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Mingyang signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday (24) for activities related to the offshore wind market in Rio Grande do Norte The intention is to develop local capacity. The state has 25.5 GW in projects with licensing requests from Ibama, out... Continue Reading →
Petrobras will invest BRL 60 million in a new sea wind testing and measuring phase by releasing new BRAVO buoy units to collect, monitor, and assess offshore wind resources. The technology, designed in an unprecedented way for the Brazilian sea, is the outcome of a successful R&D I project by the Petrobras Center for Research,... Continue Reading →
(Interesting Engineering) U.K.-based Beam recently launched AI-driven underwater vehicles capable of carrying out autonomous inspections of wind farms, as Interesting Engineering details. Offshore wind is a cutting-edge green energy source that is rapidly growing globally. The labor-intensive, costly, and lengthy inspections are ripe for innovation. That's where Beam, a deep tech company, is stepping in. Beam CEO Brian... Continue Reading →
(OM) Kongsberg Maritime will supply equipment for 10 new platform supply vessels (PSVs) under construction by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China for Capital Offshore. Piraeus-based Capital Offshore, which owns and operates more than 100 vessels, has ordered the 95-m-long, MMC 897 CD-design PSVs for operations offshore Brazil. Each will feature an integrated electrical system, propulsion and... Continue Reading →
(OE) Portuguese maritime engineering company Etermar has launched Etermar Energia, a new branch dedicated to renewable energy, with a strong focus on offshore wind. Energia Energia has been established with the aim to become a strategic partner for the development of offshore wind projects worldwide. The company is strategically positioned to meet the needs of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Lloyd's Register (LR) has published its first Recommended Practice (RP) for Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures. Developed in alignment with established international codes and standards, including IEC 61400-3-2 and the ISO 19000 series, LR's RP facilitates the development of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs). The document offers guidance across the entirety of... Continue Reading →
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