DNV Grants Stamp of Approval to SBM Offshore and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Carbon Capture Solution for FPSOs

(OE) Classification society DNV has issued a statement of qualified technology to SBM Offshore for its carbon capture plant or CO2 capture solution for FPSOs developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The statement verifies that the designated technology is feasible for the intended application and that the technical claims are adequately substantiated. The statement... Continue Reading →

October 31, 2023 0

Petrobras highlights on production and sales in 3Q23

In 3Q23, average production of oil, NGL and natural gas reached 2.88 MMboed, 9.1% higher than in 2Q23, mainly due to the better operational performance of the pre-salt platforms and the lower losses with stoppages and maintenance, besides the ramp-up of platforms P-71 in the Itapu field, FPSO Almirante Barroso in the Búzios field and... Continue Reading →

October 26, 2023 0

PGE and GE to test green hydrogen production using offshore wind turbine

(OET) PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and GE have signed an agreement for the development of a project aimed at testing the production of green hydrogen using a GE offshore wind turbine. In the planned project, hydrogen would be produced in an electrolyzer using electricity generated from the latest GE wind turbine model intended for the offshore... Continue Reading →

October 26, 2023 0

Huisman develops subsea construction cranes for all water depths

(OM) Huisman has released a new range of knuckle boom cranes for offshore subsea construction. Models range from 85 metric tons up to 350 mt and cover set-ups with a winch below deck and on the back of the crane. All are suited to installations in up to 3,000 m water depth, with deeper water... Continue Reading →

October 26, 2023 0

Petrobras begins wind measuring tests with unprecedented technology

Petrobras began a new sequence of wind energy measurements on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), with version 2.0 of the equipment called Bravo - Remote Offshore Wind Assessment Buoy , an improvement in technology that has never been seen in Brazil, developed by its Research and Development Center (Cenpes). The result of... Continue Reading →

October 23, 2023 0

22 MW Offshore Wind Turbine in the Works for 2024/25

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has unveiled a new offshore wind turbine model with a rated capacity of 22 MW – the MySE 22MW. The MySE 22MW model would be the most powerful wind turbine in the world and would feature a 310+ metre rotor. Equipped with carbon-fibre blades, the turbine would be... Continue Reading →

October 23, 2023 0

Brazilian Oil Spill Detection to be fitted with cloud solution

Global oceans insights experts Miros, through local partner Belga Marine, has won a significant contract with Brazilian oil major Petrobras to update its existing oil spill detection efforts. As part of the development project, the Miros system will be matured and installed with a cloud-based add-on to the monitoring software currently in use offshore Brazil,... Continue Reading →

October 23, 2023 0

Dutch Firm Provides Motion Compensation Solution for U.S. Offshore Wind Project

(OE) Following the installation of the first wind turbine at the U.S. first commercial-sized offshore wind farm project, Vineyard Wind 1, earlier this week, Dutch offshore technology company Barge Master shared how it contributed to the project. Barge Master said: "The successful first feeder operation was accomplished in partnership with FOSS Offshore Wind, Seaqualize, GE, and... Continue Reading →

October 20, 2023 0

The Power of Offshore Molecule Production

Wendy Laursen, Contributing Writer (OE) Energy ecosystems are evolving as the value of offshore power-to-X production is being realized Flexible and delivered in long lengths on reels in a fast-track operation, thermoplastic composite pipeline can transfer up to nine times the amount of energy as a cable and can be used to store hydrogen, increasing the... Continue Reading →

October 20, 2023 0

Norwegian firm TMC to deliver compressors for SBM Offshore’s new FPSO

(OET) China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI) has contracted Norway-headquartered TMC Compressors to deliver the completed marine compressed air system for a newbuild FPSO the Chinese yard is constructing for Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore. Under the contract whose value remains undisclosed, TMC will provide a large-capacity marine compressed air system, including compressors for control and... Continue Reading →

October 19, 2023 0