Floating Storage Unit News


Kongsberg Maritime Secures LARS Contract with Sea1 Offshore

Dec 04, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a major contract with Sea1 Offshore to deliver Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for the company’s four new offshore construction vessels. Each vessel will be equipped with two advanced LARS units, supporting subsea construction and ROV operations…

EMEC Completes Tidal, Hydrogen and Battery Demonstration

Dec 04, 2025

A world-first demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage, and hydrogen production has been completed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.The demonstration successfully integrated three technologies – Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine…

Production Start at Verdande Field to Extend Norne FPSO Life Beyond 2030

Dec 04, 2025

Equinor has started production from the Verdande subsea field in the Norwegian Sea, a development that is expected to keep the Norne floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) producing beyond 2030.The field, which holds an estimated 36 million barrels of oil…

Vår Energi Makes Oil Find Near Goliat Field in Barents Sea

Dec 04, 2025

Vår Energi has confirmed an oil discovery in the Goliat North exploration well, located close to its operated Goliat field in the Barents Sea.  The exploration well located five kilometers north of the Goliat field encountered hydrocarbons in the Realgrunnen and Kobbe formations…

UK’s GEB Plans Major Renewables Expansion Through 2030

Dec 04, 2025

Great British Energy, a state-owned energy company, unveiled a five-year strategic plan on Thursday aimed at accelerating the country’s transition to renewable power to help meet its climate targets.Britain is seeking to largely decarbonize its power sector by 2030…

Finder Energy Buys Petrojarl I FPSO for Timor-Leste Oil and Gas Projects

Dec 04, 2025

Finder Energy has agreed to acquire the Petrojarl I floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel from Amplus Energy for $15 million in cash and shares, in a move the company said will accelerate development of its Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) oil fields project…

Eni Starts Up Phase 2 of Congo LNG Ahead of Schedule

Dec 02, 2025

Eni has started up Phase 2 of its Congo LNG project ahead of schedule, following the arrival of the Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit into Congolese waters and the introduction of gas into the new infrastructure.Eni said it expects the first LNG cargo to be exported in early 2026…

Principle Power Names New Chief

Dec 02, 2025

Floating wind technology developer Principle Power has appointed João Amaral as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Julian Arrilaga Costa, who will remain in an advisory role until yea-end to ensure a smooth transition.Amaral joins…

Harbour Energy Set to Cut 100 Offshore Jobs

Dec 02, 2025

Harbour Energy, a North Sea-focused producer, said on Monday it expected to cut 100 offshore jobs as part of an organisational review of its UK business.Lower commodity prices and an uncompetitive tax regime have pressured the UK oil and gas sector…

Italy's Snam Wins EU Backing for Offshore CO2 Storage

Dec 01, 2025

The European Commission included two cross-border energy projects two initiatives backed by Italian gas grid operator Snam in its priority list on Monday, making them eligible for EU funding.The commission had already added the projects to a priority list in 2023…

Shell, Equinor Form ‘Largest’ Independent UK North Sea Oil and Gas Producer

Dec 01, 2025

Shell U.K. Limited, a subsidiary of Shell and Equinor UK Limited, a subsidiary of Equinor, completed a deal to combine their UK offshore oil and gas operations to form a new company, described as the largest independent producer in the UK North Sea…

DNV Boosts Offshore Wind and Renewables Team

Dec 01, 2025

DNV Inspection has appointed two new specialists to support its expanding offshore wind and low-carbon energy business as global demand rises for assurance and inspection services across renewables, the company said on Thursday.Iván Jaramillo…

Subsea7 Hooks Decom Work with Ithaca Energy off UK

Dec 01, 2025

Subsea7 has secured a sizeable contract by Ithaca Energy, for the provision of off-station decommissioning services for the Alba floating storage unit (FPU) and Greater Stella field FPF-1 production facility, off United Kingdom.The decommissioning scope includes the flushing of the subsea pipelines…

BP Hires Seatrium to Deliver Tiber FPU in Gulf of America

Nov 26, 2025

Seatrium has secured a contract from BP for the engineering, procurement, construction and onshore commissioning of the Tiber floating production unit (FPU) in the Gulf of America.The Tiber FPU marks Seatrium’s second consecutive deepwater project for BP…

TotalEnergies to Relocate Le Havre Floating LNG Terminal

Nov 25, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies will relocate its floating LNG storage and regasification unit currently stationed in northwest France, it said on Tuesday.The FSRU, which has a capacity of 5 billion cubic metres, or 10% of French gas demand,…

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