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(OET) Fugro is planning to expand into the carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) segment as part of its strategy towards 2027. Fugro has updated its strategic agenda with three priorities, including growing and transforming current business, expanding into developing segments, and increasing recurring revenue with Geo-data as a service. The plan is to target... Continue Reading →
(OET) U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil has started production from its third oil development at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, boosting total production capacity in the country to approximately 620,000 barrels per day. ExxonMobil made a final investment decision to proceed with the Payara field development, Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, at the end of September... Continue Reading →
(OE) KOTUG said Tuesday it had, via its Guyanese subsidiary KOTUG Guyana strengthened its position in Guyana with the arrival of three additional Offshore Terminal Tugs to support ExxonMobil Guyana’s offshore operations. With the arrival of KOTUG-owned ‘SD Grace’, ‘Seaways 20’ and ‘Seaways 22’, KOTUG will operate a total of five offshore terminal tugs in... Continue Reading →
Petro Services and its main subcontractor Ocean Installer, a marine construction and operations player, have secured a contract with TotalEnergies for umbilical recovery and reinstallation activities on a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in Angola. The new contract, awarded by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 partners, will enable the two players to execute an... Continue Reading →
(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 →
Main achievements: Solid recurring EBITDA of US$ 13.7 billion Gross debt under control at US$ 61 billion, even after the increase in leases with the start-up of FPSO Anita Garibaldi Consistency in cash generation: Operating Cash Flow of US$ 11.6 billion, the fourth highest ever Return to society with tax and dividends payments of R$... Continue Reading →
(TN) Petrobras' P-71 FPSO reached its maximum production of 150 thousand barrels of oil per day, last Wednesday, in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The FPSO-type unit (floating production, storage and transfer system) is the only production platform installed in Itapu, 200 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. This field is operated by Petrobras,... Continue Reading →
SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana Limited, an affiliate of ExxonMobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO Liza Unity, a few months ahead of the end of the maximum lease term, in February 2024. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to... Continue Reading →
(OET) Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has recorded a strong operational and financial performance during the third quarter of 2023, thanks to a rise in rig demand and day rates. The rig owner’s outlook for the offshore drilling market over the next two years remains bullish with further improvements in fleet utilization and day rates on... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Denmark's Orsted is still "committed" to developing offshore wind farms in the United States despite the company's cancellation of two projects off the coast of New Jersey, White House senior advisor John Podesta told Reuters on Monday. Podesta spoke with the company after its shock decision last week, he said in an interview. The... Continue Reading →
