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(OE) Between January 2023 and February 2024, TDI-Brooks conducted an extensive site investigation program in two offshore wind blocks in state and federal waters. The projects involved surveying in excess of 20,000 line-kms of analogue and either single or multi-channel seismic in lease blocks and cable routes along the coasts of New York and New... Continue Reading →
(Petrobras) The scientific community launched more than 428 drifters (equipment that measures the behavior of sea currents) on the Equatorial Margin, 84 of which are in the Foz do Amazonas basin. All confirm the studies and modeling carried out by Petrobras and approved by IBAMA in the environmental licensing of block FZA-M59. Studies have shown... Continue Reading →
Petrobras has authorized hiring processes for support vessels for exploration and production logistics, with the aim of meeting short-term demand for the years 2025 and 2026. It also approved contracting new support vessels for long-term demands, whose technical specifications will focus on new technological solutions for efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These opportunities... Continue Reading →
A protagonist of the energy transition in Brazil, Neoenergia took an important step towards advancing studies into the development of offshore wind energy generation. The company has just installed the floating LiDAR sensor (acronym in English for Light Detection and Ranging) to collect data on wind and sea characteristics in an area on the north... Continue Reading →
( Offshore-energy.biz) UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is set to deliver an equipment upgrade for its newest drillship that is expected to make it capable of drilling in previously inaccessible reservoirs. The seventh-generation drillship Stena Evolution is about to undergo an equipment upgrade which will make it capable of drilling and completing wells requiring... Continue Reading →
(OE) SLB has agreed to combine its carbon capture business with Aker Carbon Capture (ACC). The combination will leverage ACC’s commercial carbon capture product offering and SLB’s new technology developments and industrialization capability. SLB says it will create a vehicle for accelerating the introduction of disruptive early-stage technology into the global market on a commercial,... Continue Reading →
(epbr) “We want to install two wind turbines to gain experience, analyze, prepare,” Tolmasquim told journalists during an event this Tuesday. The company has already started conversations with the Union Heritage Secretariat (SPU) for access to the areas. In the case of the Southeast, the location selected for the R&D project is close to Porto... Continue Reading →
(TN) In February, Constellation and Sapura concluded an unprecedented operation to change the thruster at sea on the Laguna Star drillship, under contract with Petrobras, around 200km off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The operation, in a water depth of more than 2,000 meters, was carried out without the need for the drilling unit... Continue Reading →
(PN) One of the challenges for implementing offshore wind farms in Brazil is defining the technology for transporting energy generated at sea to the continent. With this in mind, the Center for Research and Innovation in Greenhouse Gases (RCGI) began carrying out studies to understand the best technology for transmitting energy and, at the same... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oceaneering International has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Global Design Innovation (GDi) to deliver digital asset management solutions for asset-intensive industries such as oil and gas, utilities, and power generation. The agreement Oceaneering signed through its Integrity Management and Digital Solutions group will allow the company to provide digital solutions, including a technology-focused... Continue Reading →
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