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Fully electrical completion of wells is the main focus of the two companies, which combine expertise to provide integrated solutions in this area Ouro Negro and Superior Energy Services announce a strategic partnership to provide integrated solutions in the area of wells, especially in more complex environments, such as pre-salt and ultra-deep waters. By adding... Continue Reading →
Following a meeting held on Sunday, OPEC and its allies have agreed to increase oil production starting from August 2021 with plans to end production adjustments by the end of September 2022. Last year, OPEC and allies agreed on record production cuts to save the oil industry amid a major industry crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, cutting... Continue Reading →
The Italian multinational oilfield services company Saipem has launched SUISO, a technological solution that combines floating wind, floating solar, and marine energy to power the production of green hydrogen on existing offshore platforms. Combining various renewable energy sources in a single system, the aim of SUISO is to power, together or individually, electrolyzes installed on... Continue Reading →
Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured contracts in Brazil for two of its anchor handling tug supply vessels. The company has won contracts through its Brazilian subsidiary Norskan The Skandi Paraty vessel, with an ROV onboard operated by DOF Subsea Brasil, has been awarded a one-year contract extension with Petrobras until July 2022. The... Continue Reading →
DOF Subsea has mobilized Skandi Neptune for the ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D seismic campaign on the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. As reported in May, Skandi Neptune will support the seismic surveys that Shearwater GeoServices will carry out on Petrobras’ Jubarte, Tupi and Iracema fields. The vessel and the team will first... Continue Reading →
The Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) begins its first scheduled maintenance shutdown since the unit began operating in 2014. Planned to meet regulatory standards, and essential for the refinery's operational safety, the shutdown will include the maintenance of practically all of the refinery's equipment, such as compressors, engines, vessels, heat exchangers, valves, reactors and others,... Continue Reading →
Aker Solutions reported an order intake of NOK 12.2 billion in the second quarter of 2021, said to be the strongest in several years, of which about 60% is related to energy transition work. Aker Solutions saw its orderbook go up almost 30% in Q2 2021 compared to the same period last year, equaling 1.8... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Norway's Aker BP (AKERBP.OL) missed second-quarter operating profit expectations as field maintenance hit output and exploration costs rose, the independent oil and gas firm's results showed on Thursday. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for April-June jumped to $614 million from $178.5 million a year earlier but were below the $668 million expected by analysts... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Shares in Siemens Gamesa (SGREN.MC) fell more than 18% on Thursday after the wind turbine maker's second profit warning in less than three months due to spiralling raw materials prices and the cost of delivering its new onshore platform. The warning of a possible loss this year had a knock-on effect on parent Siemens Energy (ENR1n.DE),... Continue Reading →
Japan’s MODEC and Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO) are entering into talks to study an alliance for FPSO vessels. MODEC said on Thursday that the two companies have reached an agreement to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enter into discussions and to conduct the Feasibility Study (FS) regarding the alliance in the Engineering, Procurement,... Continue Reading →
