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(Raphaël Poquet, Trelleborg Oil & Marine product manager) With a surge in the need for energy to meet global demand, the order book for Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels is climbing. This trend can be seen in the global expansion of new, often remote, and challenging regions. As a result, the need for... Continue Reading →
(PN) Petrobras intends to save up to US$100 million annually by partially automating its fleet of drilling rigs by 2030. The objective is to reduce the average drilling time of offshore wells, bringing financial, safety and environmental benefits. By optimizing the use of rigs in well drilling, automation could reduce, after 2030, around 30 thousand... Continue Reading →
(Offshore-energy.biz) Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore has officially named a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to work at a giant field off the coast of Brazil for the country’s state-owned energy heavyweight, Petrobras. After obtaining a binding letter of intent (LoI) in February 2021, SBM Offshore inked contracts with Petrobras for the 26.25-year lease and operation of... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services firm Archer has been awarded a two-year contract for platform drilling services for Equinor in Brazil. The contract will commence in November 2024 in direct continuation of Archer’s current contract for drilling operations and maintenance on Equinor’s Peregrino A & B platforms and includes an optional two-year extension period. The estimated firm... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Britain’s Crown Estate, which manages King Charles' public property, posted a record profit for 2023/24 of 1.1 billion pounds ($1.42 billion), boosted by income from offshore wind leases, its results showed on Wednesday. The Crown Estate, which comprises tracts of land and most of Britain’s sea bed, is an independently run, commercial business, whose... Continue Reading →
(OE) Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a ‘substantial’ contract from Petrobras to supply flexible pipe for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The contract covers the design, engineering, and manufacture of flexible pipe for water injection and gas lift. Although the exact value of the contract was not disclosed, for TechnipFMC, a ‘substantial’ contract is... Continue Reading →
(OE) Wind Catching Systems announced its 40MW Windcatcher design has received approval in principle (AIP) from DNV. The objective of an AIP is to perform a third-party technical evaluation of a design to assess whether there are any conceptual showstoppers or rule compliance aspects that need improvement. As such, a successful AIP indicates the likelihood... Continue Reading →
(OE) Empire Energy's Offshore Division, an offshore wind EPC firm, has partnered with Largo Concrete, a structural concrete contractor, to support the growth of offshore wind sector. The partnership will leverage Empire Energy Offshore's project portfolio and deep industry knowledge alongside Largo’s concrete expertise to drive innovative solutions and sustainable infrastructure in the growing offshore... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) EIG-owned Ocyan has signed a contract worth around 750 million reais ($134.61 million) to provide maintenance and maritime services to Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras, Ocyan's chief executive Jorge Luiz Mitidieri told Reuters. The deal will last at least four years, in what is the largest individual contract signed by Ocyan since the COVID-19... Continue Reading →
(TN) CBO signed a contract with Equinor Brasil to operate the PSV Delta Cardinal, in partnership with Delta Logistics Limited, owner of the vessel, which has extensive experience in maritime support in the Caribbean and South America region. The operation begins in July and foresees a duration of one year. The vessel joins the Company's... Continue Reading →
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