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(Offshore-energy.biz)Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta is making progress in putting all the puzzle pieces together to bring a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, destined to work at its field off the coast of Brazil, online later this year. After the first multiphase pumping subsea system (MPP), manufactured by OneSubsea, was loaded in Norway on January... Continue Reading →
(OE) Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras have signed a charter contract for cargo transfer vessel (CTV) SeaLoader 2, and agreed to start negotiations for a new CTV shipbuilding contract by the end of 2024. MOL signed the deal through its wholly owned subsidiary, SeaLoading Holding, which owns and operates CTVs.... Continue Reading →
(PN) Drilling of the pioneer well in the Pau Brasil block, operated BP in the Santos Basin pre-salt, is scheduled to begin next month on April 24th. The well will be drilled by the Valaris DS-15 drillship. The vessel is being chartered at a daily rate of US$410,000. The contract will be valid until June... Continue Reading →
U.S.-based Oceaneering has completed its first onshore piloting of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from an onshore remote operation center (OROC) in Brazil, carried out in partnership with the Brazillian oil and gas giant Petrobras. The companies worked together to ensure secure offshore connectivity for piloting the ROV from the OROC in Macaé, Rio de... Continue Reading →
(OM) SBM Offshore has issued updates on its latest FPSO construction programs. Topsides module lifting is nearing completion on the Almirante Tamandaré, with integration and commissioning activities progressing in parallel. The FPSO is due to be delivered later this year and should produce first oil for Petrobras from the Búzios Field in early 2025. Alexandre de Gusmão,... Continue Reading →
(ON) Dutch shipbuilder, SBM Offshore, said it has reserved a multi-purpose floater hull for the Jaguar floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel it is expected to construct for ExxonMobil’s sixth development offshore Guyana. In its 2023 Annual Report, the company said the hull ‘MPF5’, for the Jaguar FPSO, is under fabrication at China’s SWS... Continue Reading →
(As published in the February 2024 edition of Marine News magazine by Eric Haun) “The winds of change are blowing wild and free.” – Bob Dylan In the U.S. offshore wind industry, developments over recent months have placed an exclamation point on the word “wild”. Yes, the wind still blows “free”, but mounting challenges have proven... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz)) Norwegian seismic company PGS is switching to energy-efficient lighting for eight of its seismic vessels as part of its sustainability targets and desire to comply with emission reduction targets and new regulations. PGS appointed compatriot lighting company Glamox to deliver energy-saving lighting for the eight vessels that deliver seismic surveys of the seabed. The first... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) U.S. energy infrastructure player New Fortress Energy (NFE) has kicked off operations at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Santa Catarina, Brazil, following the arrival of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). According to New Fortress Energy, the Terminal Gas Sul (TGS) LNG terminal in Santa Catarina has now become operational. This occurred after the... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Fugro has reported revenue of €2.2 billion for 2023, a 27.5% growth from €1.7 billion in 2022, said to be driven by high client demand in energy markets. For the full year of 2023, Fugro reported it had realized revenue growth on a currency-comparable basis by capturing high client demand in the offshore wind... Continue Reading →
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