Offshore Energy News


Technip FMC, Saipem Good to Go for UK’s CCS Projects Work

Dec 13, 2024

Saipem and TechnipFMC, under two separate contracts, have secured notices to proceed with the development of Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the U.K.Saipem secured final award for the two projects…

Shell to Add Two Wells at GoM Perdido Platform

Dec 12, 2024

Shell said on Thursday its unit has made a final investment decision to add two wells at the Perdido platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to boost production.The Shell unit, which operates the Perdido platform, said the two wells are expected to produce up to 6…

BOEM Advances Leasing for GoM Offshore Wind Energy

Dec 12, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy…

Saudi Aramco Engages Subsea7 for Pipeline Replacement at Abu Safah Field

Dec 12, 2024

Saudi state-owned oil giant Aramco has hired Subsea7 for the replacement of pipeline at its Abu Safa field, offshore Saudi Arabia, under contract worth up to $300 million.The contract scope includes the decommissioning of existing subsea facilities as well as engineering…

SLB OneSubsea to Deliver Production-Boosting Systems for Petrobras' Búzios Field

Dec 12, 2024

Global energy technology company SLB, through its OneSubsea joint venture, has secured a contract with Petrobras for the delivery of two subsea raw seawater injection (RWI) systems to increase production at the Búzios field, offshore Brazil…

Ørsted Awards Multi-Million Dollar Contracts for Hornsea 3 OW Farm

Dec 12, 2024

Ørsted has hired JDR Cable Systems, Severfield and Smulders to produce integral components and deliver services for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, under contracts collectively worth up to $127 million.Severfield will work with its strategic key contractor Hutchinson Engineering in Widnes…

Viridien, TGS Deliver High-Res Data for Sleipner Area in North Sea

Dec 12, 2024

Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partner TGS, has delivered the final processed data from the multi-client Sleipner Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) project.The Sleipner OBN survey, the second of two dense multi-client OBN surveys acquired in the North Sea in 2023…

Delmar Systems to Deliver Moorings for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Floating Wind Pilot

Dec 11, 2024

Delmar Systems has been selected to deliver mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating wind pilot project, which will supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Delmar Systems was hired by Archer Wind…

FORCE Technology, AOS Team Up for Subsea Inspection Services in Australia

Dec 11, 2024

FORCE Technology and Asia Offshore Solutions (AOS) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to improve access to structural monitoring, advanced subsea inspection and cathodic protection services to the Australian offshore industry.As part of the partnership…

Next Geosolutions Buys Offshore Survey Vessel for $7M

Dec 11, 2024

Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has acquired a multi-purpose survey vessel (MPSV) from Beitveit Holding for $7.1 million.The vessel, Sea Admiral, will be renamed NG EXPLORER, and will be used for geophysical…

Offshore White Paper: Lower the Cost and Complexity of Collecting Subsea Data

Dec 10, 2024

Collecting subsea data is logistically complex. Traditional platforms come with high costs, challenging deployments, and constant maintenance, making it difficult for onsite engineers to access the offshore data they need to operate safely & efficiently…

Viridien Concludes Seismic Survey Offshore Malaysia

Dec 10, 2024

Viridien has completed the seismic imaging for the Selat Melaka multi-client 2D seismic program, covering the offshore area of the Langkasuka Basin in Malaysia.The newly available final seismic dataset clearly indicates the presence of a previously unseen Pre-Tertiary fold and thrust belt…

TWMA Appoints Group Commercial Director

Dec 09, 2024

Drilling waste management specialist, TWMA, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Parkes as its new Group Commercial Director. This strategic hire comes as the Aberdeen-based company continues to build on a period of rapid international growth and expansion…

Iberdrola Gets Portugese Nod for Wind Farm Start

Dec 09, 2024

Iberdrola has received a production license from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology of Portugal (DGEG), taking another step towards the construction of the largest wind farm in Portugal.Located in the districts of Vila Real and Braga…

NSC and PlanSea to Develop AI-Powered Subsea Decommissioning Tech

Dec 09, 2024

The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a center of excellence for subsea research and technology development, has been awarded a grant to develop a subsea decommissioning optimization software demonstrator with PlanSea, a developer of marine logistics artificial intelligence (AI) technology…

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