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Contributor: Philip Lewis is Director Research at Intelatus Global Partners (OE) At a high-level, there are three solutions to transferring technicians from shore bases to offshore wind farms for construction and O&M activities: crew transfer vessel (CTV), helicopter, and SOVs/CSOVs. SOVs and CSOVs generally house 60-120 technicians offshore for a few weeks at a time,... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of $10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured $7.4 billion of contract awards last year, taking its backlog... Continue Reading →
(OM) Offshore rig rates hit a nine-year high last year, according to a report from Westwood Global Energy Group subsidiary RigLogix. Day rates for jackups, semisubmersibles and drillships averaged $118,000, $368,000 and $419,000, respectively, 54% up on the figures for 2021. However, the inflationary prices, caused by a combination of higher global rig demand, rising rig use... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Fugro’s near- and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets. Fugro’s net-zero target spans all three emission scopes, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by 2050. “This validation by the Science Based Targets initiative underscores Fugro’s strong dedication to... Continue Reading →
Jesper Skjong, Contributor (OE) Since our last market update in the subsea space about a year ago both our current market view and forecasts have strengthened significantly. While the demand picture is looking solid and arguing for a strong multi-year upcycle, the supply side has also started to wake from its slumber albeit ever so slightly... Continue Reading →
Offshore drilling firm Noble Corporation has informed about two new drilling campaigns secured for its Noble Venturer drillship in Africa, which is currently employed on drilling assignment with Tullow Oil offshore Ghana. Following the early completion of the Tullow Oil Ghana campaign expected to end in late May 2024, Noble Corporation said it will relocate... Continue Reading →
(TN) Petrobras is the company in the global oil and gas market whose investment has grown the most. In 2023, the company practically doubled its investment effort, totaling US$ 21.4 billion between direct investments and assets related to the leasing of production units, compared to an amount of US$ 10.9 billion in 2022. -Petrobras has... Continue Reading →
OceanPact signed a R$310 million contract with Petrobras to charter the vessel Ilha de Santana, (Platform Supply Vessel) support vessel. The charter is for four years, during which the vessel will operate to support Petrobras' logistics and emergency response along the entire Brazilian coast. In April, OceanPact had already announced new contracts with Petrobras for... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Milad Sheikhi, Head of Sales and Business Development – Offshore Wind at Jumbo Offshore discusses the way forward for standardisation in offshore wind. Is regulatory restriction the way forward for offshore wind – or will a free market approach yield more rapid returns? With increasingly ambitious targets in the coming years, the pressure is... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petronotícias published an exclusive investigation report into the outcome of the Petrobras tender to contract the P-84 and P-85 platforms, for the Atapu and Sépia fields, respectively, in the pre- salt from the Santos Basin. After a few months of negotiations, Seatrium (a company formed by the merger between Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore)... Continue Reading →
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