With new orders of €13 billion in the bag, Prysmian pinpoints energy transition and electrification as growth drivers

(OET) Italy-headquartered cabling giant Prysmian Group has revealed strong results for the first nine months of 2023, with new orders year-to-date amounting to approximately €13 billion, including projects for which the Italian player has been selected as the preferred bidder. This was driven by energy transition and electrification, which are expected to remain long-term growth... Continue Reading →

November 10, 2023 0

Dril-Quip expandable liner hanger fitted in deepwater Brazil well

(OM) Dril-Quip has installed its first 18-inch by 22-inch XPAK-De expandable liner hanger in a deepwater Santos Basin presalt exploration well. Petrobras operates the well for the Sagitario location, in partnership with Repsol Sinopec Brasil and Shell. Dril-Quip describes its XPAK-De range as premium liner hangers that can provide technical ratings beyond those of the liner pipe... Continue Reading →

November 9, 2023 0

Siemens Energy sees electrolyser sales topping 1 billion euros mid-term

(Reuters) - Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE) expects more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in revenues over the medium-term from its hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing business, one of the company's board members said on Wednesday. Electrolysers can use renewable energy to separate hydrogen from water, and the hydrogen can then be used as a alternative to fossil fuels in... Continue Reading →

November 8, 2023 0

Petrobras processes feedstock of 100% renewable raw materials at its Riograndense Refinery

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Riograndense Petroleum Refinery (RPR) has reached a historic milestone by processing 100% soybean oil in an industrial refining unit for the first time. The test, carried out between the end of October and the beginning of November, opens a new world frontier for biorefining. The technology, developed... Continue Reading →

November 8, 2023 0

Phase 1 of Floating Offshore Wind Substation Standard JIP Completed

(OW) DNV has concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project (JIP) focused on establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector. According to DNV’s 2023 Energy Transition Outlook (ETO), floating offshore wind capacity is projected to exceed 260 GW by 2050. Offshore substations play a crucial role in the scaling of floating... Continue Reading →

November 7, 2023 0

Halliburton, Oil States Partner Up to Provide Deepwater Managed Pressure Drilling Solutions

(OE) Oilfield services players Halliburton and Oil States Industries have entered into a strategic collaboration that combines their technologies to provide deepwater managed pressure drilling (MPD) solutions. According to Halliburton, MPD provides operators with improved control when navigating narrow pressure windows compared to conventional drilling and the collaboration between Halliburton and Oil States will provide operators... Continue Reading →

November 6, 2023 0

Light Structures to Provide Hull Monitoring Systems for Two Brazil-bound FPSOs

(OE) Light Structures, a supplier of fiber optic condition monitoring systems based on Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology, has secured two contracts with China's YANTAI CIMC Raffles Offshore. Under the contracts, Light Structures will deliver SENSFIB hull stress monitoring systems for two Petrobras-commissioned Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO) units. "Representing the most extensive SENSFIB... Continue Reading →

November 3, 2023 0

Two Massive Floating Wind Farms Planned to Power North Sea Oil Platforms

(OE) Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have signed exclusivity agreements for two floating offshore wind developments with up to a total of 1.9 gigawatt (GW) capacity under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. "When completed, the wind farms will provide renewable electricity... Continue Reading →

November 2, 2023 0

Deepwater production platforms go ‘green’

(OM) With the worldwide mandate for emissions reduction, operators are urgently looking for ways to ‘green’ their production platforms. A particular focus is being placed on new and upcoming FPSOs scheduled for deployment offshore Brazil. Some of the most promising paths toward that result include a re-examination of power generation technologies, and here operators are... Continue Reading →

November 2, 2023 0

Prysmian hits dynamic cables milestone

(OET) Prysmian Group has completed the pre-termination phase for the dynamic cables destined for a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of France – said to be the company’s first turnkey project of a dynamic cables system for a floating wind farm. Prysmian announced the completion of the dynamic cables’ pre-termination phase for the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm,... Continue Reading →

November 1, 2023 0

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