(offshoreWIND.biz) Europe needs to invest an extra EUR 6.4 billion in port facilities and new vessels to reach its offshore wind energy goals, according to WindEurope. Currently, Europe can install and maintain about 10 GW of offshore wind annually, enough to meet its 2030 energy security targets, but after 2030, this capacity must rise to... Continue Reading →
Solstad’s CSV Up for Petrobras Job Under $108M Contract
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Commander. The vessel will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime to Solstad Offshore, who holds the contract with Petrobras. The four-year contract will start in the first quarter of 2026.... Continue Reading →
MODEC Celebrates 15 and 10 Years of FPSOs MV20 and MV26
(TN) MODEC, a global leader in the operation of floating oil and gas production platforms, celebrates two important operational milestones this month: the 15th anniversary of the FPSO Cidade de Santos MV20 and the 10th anniversary of the FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí MV26. Together, the units have already surpassed the 465 million barrels of oil... Continue Reading →
FPSO destined for ExxonMobil’s Guyana project getting titanium reinforcements
(offshore-energy.biz) Hunting Subsea Technologies, the Texas-based subsidiary of London-headquartered precision engineering group Hunting, has provided the connections for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) to be deployed at a field offshore Guyana being developed by U.S energy giant ExxonMobil. The eight titanium stress joints (TSJs) delivered will be integrated into the FPSO unit Errea Wittu that... Continue Reading →
Sapura Energy Rebrands to Vantris Energy
(OE) Malaysia-based offshore services firm Sapura Energy has officially changed its name to Vantris Energy, to reflect the cumulative effort the company has made in its corporate transformation. This name change follows shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 30 July 2025. The new name takes effect on 1 August 2025, following... Continue Reading →
DOF Scoops Over $220M for AHTS Vessel Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured a contract with Petrobras for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The two contracts, with a combined value of more than $220 million, are for Skandi Fluminense, a 2007 Brazilian-built AHTS vessel with 211t bollard pull, and Skandi Lifter, a foreign-flagged 250t... Continue Reading →
Petrobras’ oil and natural gas production increases 5% to 2.9 million barrels in the second quarter of 2025
July 29, 2025 - Petrobras average production of oil, NGL and natural gas was 2.91 MMboed in 2Q25, 5.0% higher than 1Q25. This performance was mainly due to the ramp-up of FPSOs Almirante Tamandaré, in Búzios field, Maria Quitéria, in Jubarte field, Anita Garibaldi and Anna Nery, in Marlim and Voador fields, to Marechal Duque... Continue Reading →
BP finds oil and gas signs in the Bumerange block, Santos Basin
(PN) BP identified oil and gas signs in the wildcat well (1-BP-13-SPS) of the Bumerangue block, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt layer, in a water depth of 2,300 meters. Drilling of the well began in late May with the Valaris Renaissance drillship. The Bumerangue block was fully acquired by BP during the 1st Cycle... Continue Reading →
Inyanga takes over management of cutting edge vessel for offshore operations
Inyanga Marine Energy Group have announced they are taking over the operational management of the newly built vessel Tor Boreas, an innovative hybrid utility vessel. Inyanga will operate the vessel in partnership with Tor Group. The vessel is targeted at the offshore wind sector and is suited for a wide range of activities in the... Continue Reading →
MODEC delivers another piece of puzzle for Guyana-bound FPSO
(offshore-energy.biz) Japan’s MODEC has delivered a structure that will form part of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to be deployed to a project offshore Guyana operated by ExxonMobil, a U.S.-headquartered oil and gas giant. As reported by the Japanese player, the topsides modules for FPSO Errea Wittu arrived at the BOMESC yard in Tianjin, China. The... Continue Reading →