MODEC has held a steel strike ceremony for the part of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, which will be deployed at Shell’s field offshore Brazil.The ceremony was held at the COSCO Qidong Shipyard, marking…
Eni and its partners China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPH), Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and XRG have reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) to develop the Coral North deepwater FLNG project…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured contract extensions with BP and Petrobras for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships.In aggregate, the fixtures represent approximately $243 million in firm contract backlog.In the U.S. Gulf of America…
French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a new order from Petrobras for its Submagnético Free Flow oil country tubular goods (OCTG) solution designed to prevent inorganic scaling in production strings.The order covers the production and installation of more than 30 units…
The consortium of Repsol, LLOG Exploration Offshore, and O.G. Oil & Gas (OG) has achieved first oil at the deepwater Leon-Castile fields, forming Salamanca development project, through a refurbished floating production unit (FPU), offshore Louisiana…
DOF Group has secured three new short-term contracts in Brazil.A major oil company with significant presence in Brazil has contracted Skandi Salvador and Geoholm for short-term engagements in the Espirito Santo and Santos Basin.Geoholm has been…
Global technology company SLB has secured a major contract from Petrobras to provide services and technology for up to 35 ultra-deepwater wells in the strategically important Santos Basin.The wells, which are part of the second development of the Atapu and Sépia fields…
Compute Maritime, a London-based deep tech company and the developer of the world’s first generative AI tool for ship design, has taken charge of the U.K.-funded GenDSOM project to develop the next generation crew transfer vessel (CTV) with generative AI and additive manufacturing…
Dutch-based SBM Offshore has cut the first steel for Chalchi floating storage and offloading (FSO) at COSCO Shipyard in China, marking the start of construction of the unit bound for deployment at Trion deepwater oil field, offshore Mexico.The FSO’s name…
Oilfield services firm Archer has entered into an agreement to acquire Premium Oilfield Services, a U.S.-based well service provider within fishing and P&A related services.Archer and Premium’s complimentary client base represents more than…
Russia is expected to start natural gas production at the new Sakhalin-3 project in the Pacific Ocean in 2028 to supply gas to China and for domestic needs, Russian news agencies said on Thursday, citing the local governor.The governor, Valery Limarenko…
Seatrium has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its proprietary FLEXHull 1500K-M floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design.The AiP underscores Seatrium’s ability to deliver advanced solutions for deepwater oil and gas production…
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity. In what is a significant leap forward for ROV control technology, the introduction of ICE Unity meets the increasing…
French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with Norway’s TGS, has completed the acquisition of the Laconia Phase III ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America.The latest phase spans 151 OCS blocks and expands…
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has unveiled its new strategy, Leading Industry Learning, outlining how it will help to address skills shortages and support industry growth in Great Britain.The strategy sets out a five-year plan…