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July 16 (OE) STS joint venture, formed by SBM Offshore and Technip Energies, and TotalEnergies EP Suriname have signed an agreement with French company Beyond the Sea to evaluate wind-assisted kite traction towing for the GranMorgu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Suriname. The partners will develop, install, test and operate a Wind... Continue Reading →
July 15 - The Raia project has reached another milestone in its development schedule with the completion of the installation of the 24 torpedo piles that make up the mooring system for the FPSO to be used at the field. Jhordann Barrera, the Raia project’s SURF (Subsea, Umbilicals, Risers, and Flowlines) offshore operations manager, stated... Continue Reading →
July 15 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Floating Axis Wind Turbine (FAWT) consortium of six Japanese companies has installed an experimental low-cost next-generation floating wind turbine in the bay of Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The concept aims to make a fully domestic supply chain of offshore wind possible. The demonstration has started as of July 2026 and... Continue Reading →
July 14 (offshore-energy.biz) Norway-headquartered asset integrity management company Axess Group has picked up new assignments with Golar LNG, the Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) midstream infrastructure, for two floating LNG (FLNG) units destined to be deployed at Argentina’s LNG project on the South American country’s Atlantic coast. Axess Group has been... Continue Reading →
July 14 (offshoreWIND.biz) The offshore wind sector is now standardizing around 15 MW+ mega-turbines, requiring monopile foundations with diameters stretching up to 15 meters (approx. 49 feet) and steel plate thicknesses exceeding 150 mm to 170 mm (approx. 6″ to 6.7″). For fabricators, the core challenge is clear: how to roll plates of this scale... Continue Reading →
July 13 - Halliburton announced today (13) the signing of integrated contracts for well construction on the GranMorgu project—operated by TotalEnergies in the deep waters of Suriname. The agreement covers drilling and completion services for a long-term program and incorporates digital and automation solutions to enhance operational efficiency. "Securing these contracts demonstrates the value of... Continue Reading →
July 13 (oilnow.gy) A new basin modelling study has identified an area near Suriname’s Block 52 as the strongest oil-generating sweet spot along the Guyana-Suriname margin. GeoExpro published the study results on July 9, 2026. The research was conducted by Kenneth Shipper and Paul Mann of the University of Houston’s CBTH Project, along with Andrew Pepper of... Continue Reading →
July 10 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm, located off France’s Mediterranean coast, has reached full power, Ocean Winds (OW), the owner and developer of the project, said. With three 10 MW turbines located 16 kilometers off the Occitanie coast and installed on semi-submersible floaters, this... Continue Reading →
July 8 (PN) After several postponements, Petrobras is expected to stick to the deadline for opening bid envelopes for the FPSO that will operate in the Albacora field revitalization project in the Campos Basin. The tender process, originally launched in March 2025, has faced several delays along the way. The current deadline for submitting proposals... Continue Reading →
July 2 (cenarioenergia) - The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) has approved, without restrictions, Petrobras' entry into the Itaimbezinho exploration block, located offshore in the Campos Basin and contracted under the production-sharing regime. The transaction involves acquiring a 50% stake currently held by Equinor—a move that reinforces the Petrobras' strategy to expand its exploration... Continue Reading →
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