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Helix Energy Solutions has secured another extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Petrobras for the well intervention vessel Siem Helix 2. The two-year extension directly follows Helix’s current contracts with Petrobras and is scheduled to conclude in December 2024. The initial four-year contract between the two companies for the vessel was extended by one... Continue Reading →
Elaine Maslin, Contributor In the last few years, there’s been a proliferation of projects targeting the production of hydrogen. Its seen as one of the levers towards net zero and, more recently, a way to help underpin energy security, especially in Europe. Many think producing the stuff offshore is a big opportunity. (OE) Many are keen... Continue Reading →
French energy major TotalEnergies has approved the final investment decision for the Fenix gas development, located 60 km off the coast of Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina. This development is said to be the world’s southernmost gas project. Through its Total Austral affiliate, TotalEnergies operates the project with a 37.5 per cent interest, in... Continue Reading →
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) gave its approval, without restrictions, to PetroRio's (now called PRio) purchase of Dommo. The information was published in the Official Gazette. Pursuant to the merger notification submitted to Cade, the transaction will cause Dommo to become, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary of PRio. Dommo owns 20% of the... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Argentine oil pipeline operator Oleoductos del Valle (Oldelval) will invest $750 million to double its transport capacity from the Vaca Muerta shale formation, the country's energy ministry announced Friday, hoping to boost exports and dollar reserves. Oldelval aims to boost capacity to 72,000 per day from 36,000 cubic meters in two years, the... Continue Reading →
Offshore contractor Allseas has revealed that its founder and current president, Edward Heerema, has decided to hand over the reins to his eldest son. The latter is expected to build on his father’s legacy. While announcing that Edward Heerema is stepping aside as the president of the Allseas Group after nearly four decades in the role, Allseas... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) Brazilian oil company Petrobras' Chief Executive Caio Paes de Andrade has been diagnosed with cancer, local media reported. The executive has started treatment to fight a head and neck carcinoma, according to the reports, citing a Petrobras internal statement. Petrobras said in a note to Reuters on Friday that Andrade is starting a health... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Oil prices have tumbled by around a quarter in the past three months, largely due to fears of a prolonged slump in global energy demand. But no major forecaster is actually predicting one. Two of the most closely followed predictors of global oil demand, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and... Continue Reading →
Germany-based EUROPIPE has received an order from the North American TC Energy (TCE) to supply the pipe for the Southeast Gateway Pipeline project in the Gulf of Mexico. TCE is building the $4.5 billion offshore gas pipeline in partnership with the Mexican state-owned power utility Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) to secure the power supply... Continue Reading →
Elaine Maslin, Contributor (OE) The use of USVs in the offshore industry has come a long way since they first started making an appearance in the 2010s. After some tentative steps, companies like XOCEAN have come in and blazed a trail, not least in offshore wind.This has largely been for standard multibeam and sub-bottom profile surveys.... Continue Reading →
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