Floating Platform News


From Old Platform to New FPU: Salamanca Project Delivers First Oil in Gulf of America

Sep 29, 2025

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…

Boskalis’ Blue Marlin Transporting ‘Colossal’ FPU for Congo LNG Project

Sep 29, 2025

Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has engaged its heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin to move a recently converted floating production unit (FPU) to Angola, ahead of its deployment at Congo’s first natural gas liquefaction project.The cargo…

Baker Hughes to Supply Up to 50 Subsea Trees for Petrobras' Brazil Fields

Sep 29, 2025

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply up to 50 subsea tree systems and associated services to support offshore oil and gas production across multiple fields in Brazil.The modern subsea systems…

BP Greenlights Tiber-Guadalupe Project in US Gulf of America

Sep 29, 2025

BP has reached a final investment decision (FID) on the Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of America, approving its second new production platform in less than two years in the critical U.S. offshore region.Fully-owned by BP, Tiber-Guadalupe…

TotalEnergies to Roll Out Cognite AI Platform Across Upstream Assets

Sep 26, 2025

French energy giant TotalEnergies has expanded its partnership with Cognite to scale the deployment of the industrial AI company’s data platform across all of its operated upstream assets worldwide over the period of three years.The collaboration…

Saipem Gets Go-Ahead for ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead Job off Guyana

Sep 26, 2025

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has received the authorization to proceed with the execution of activities related to the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the development of ExxonMobil's Hammerhead oil field…

Norway Clears Equinor to Use Troll-Kvitebjørn Gas Export Pipeline

Sep 26, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted consent for the start-up of a tie-in from the Equinor-operated Troll B platform in the North Sea to the Kvitebjørn gas export line.The tie-in will help reduce the decline in gas production in upcoming years…

TechnipFMC Awarded Hammerhead Contract

Sep 25, 2025

TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial ($250-500 million) contract by ExxonMobil Guyana Limited to supply subsea production systems for the Hammerhead development in Guyana’s Stabroek Block.TechnipFMC will provide project management, engineering…

Aker Solutions Reaches New Heights with Autonomous Drones Inspection Ops

Sep 25, 2025

Aker Solutions has become the first company in Europe to secure certification for unlimited beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, further advancing autonomous inspection for offshore platforms, onshore yards, process plants and…

SBM Offshore Starts Construction of FSO for Trion Oil Field off Mexico

Sep 25, 2025

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…

DEME JV Secures T&I Job at Formosa 4 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Sep 25, 2025

DEME, through its Taiwanese joint venture CDWE with CSBC Corporation, has secured a contract for the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, covering the transport and installation of 35 foundations and the offshore substation, as well as the scour protection works…

Seatrium Secures ABS Backing for Deepwater FPSO Design

Sep 24, 2025

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…

Equinor Gets Clearance to Use Deepsea Bollsta Semi-Sub for North Sea Ops

Sep 23, 2025

Norway’s offshore industry safety watchdog Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Equinor consent to use the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for operations in the North Sea.The rig will be used for plugging, drilling and completion of wells on the Visund Sør field…

Asso.subsea Places Order for Next-Gen Trenching Support Vessel

Sep 23, 2025

Subsea cable services company Asso.subsea has ordered a next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV) from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) Shenzhen Shipyard, scheduled for delivery at the end of 2027.The vessel, named Avra, is the second…

Glamox to Light Up Tennet’s Offshore Wind Power Converter Platforms

Sep 22, 2025

Lighting specialist Glamox has secured contracts from electrical contractors working for three yards to provide connected marine lighting and light management systems for 11 offshore High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) converter platforms.The…

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