(OE) Following the installation of the first wind turbine at the U.S. first commercial-sized offshore wind farm project, Vineyard Wind 1, earlier this week, Dutch offshore technology company Barge Master shared how it contributed to the project. Barge Master said: "The successful first feeder operation was accomplished in partnership with FOSS Offshore Wind, Seaqualize, GE, and... Continue Reading →
US Moves Closer to Gulf of Maine (Floating) Offshore Wind Lease Sale
(OW) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified a draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore the Gulf of Maine holding an estimated 40 GW of capacity which will be put up for a lease sale in 2024. The Draft WEA covers approximately 3,519,067 acres offshore Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, ranging from approximately... Continue Reading →
Brazil’s Petrobras to cut gasoline, raise diesel prices
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras (PETR4.SA) said on Thursday it will cut the prices of gasoline sold to distributors and raise those for diesel starting on Oct. 21. Gasoline prices will be reduced by an average of 0.12 reais ($0.024) per liter, while diesel will see an increase of 0.25 reais per liter, Petrobras said... Continue Reading →
SLB profit beats on strength in global drilling activity
(Reuters) - SLB (SLB.N) edged past estimates for quarterly profit on Friday as strength in the overseas drilling market to meet the insatiable global appetite for oil drove demand for its oilfield equipment, offsetting weakness in North America. Oilfield services firms have been kept busy as oil and gas companies reinvest their windfall profit, reaped when Russia... Continue Reading →
The Power of Offshore Molecule Production
Wendy Laursen, Contributing Writer (OE) Energy ecosystems are evolving as the value of offshore power-to-X production is being realized Flexible and delivered in long lengths on reels in a fast-track operation, thermoplastic composite pipeline can transfer up to nine times the amount of energy as a cable and can be used to store hydrogen, increasing the... Continue Reading →
TotalEnergies makes new discovery of natural gas in ultra deepwaters in the Campos Basin
French company TotalEnergies made its second hydrocarbon discovery in block C-M-541, located in the pre-salt of the Santos Basin. The oil company informed the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) that it found signs of natural gas in well 1-TOT-3-RJS, in a water depth of 3,022 meters. To remember, TotalEnergies had already found oil and gas in... Continue Reading →
Transocean’s Quarterly Rig Fleet Report: $745 Million in Drilling Contracts Secured
(OE) Deepwater drilling contractor Transocean shared Thursday its quarterly offshore rig fleet status report, in which it said it had secured $745 million worth of drilling contracts. During the period, the company secured contracts for three drillships: Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1, Deepwater Aquila, and Deepwater Invictus. First, the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship was awarded a 60-day extension in... Continue Reading →
Oil Rush in Namibia’s Orange Basin: Galp Prepares for Massive 10 Billion Barrel Oil Hunt as Rig Approaches
(OEE) Portuguese oil and gas company Galp is gearing up to start drilling a well in an offshore block in Namibia, near the giant oil discoveries made recently by TotalEnergies and Shell. In May, Galp entered into a contract with SFL Corporation for the semi-submersible rig Hercules. The 115-day contract, prior to any extension option exercise, is... Continue Reading →
Norwegian firm TMC to deliver compressors for SBM Offshore’s new FPSO
(OET) China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI) has contracted Norway-headquartered TMC Compressors to deliver the completed marine compressed air system for a newbuild FPSO the Chinese yard is constructing for Dutch FPSO operator SBM Offshore. Under the contract whose value remains undisclosed, TMC will provide a large-capacity marine compressed air system, including compressors for control and... Continue Reading →
Argentina braces for election with economy in ‘intensive care’
Unfortunately it is a perpetual rerun of the same movie... (Reuters) - As Argentina prepares for a crunch presidential election, the old adage rings true: 'it's the economy, stupid'. Inflation is at 138%, net reserves of foreign currency are in the red, savers are ditching the peso, and a recession is looming. The country goes... Continue Reading →