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Jan De Nul Installs First Foundation at RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Farm

May 01, 2025

Jan De Nul has kicked off the installation campaign of the monopile foundations for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm, completing the installation of the first of 72 monopiles with its heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés.When finished, Denmark’s largest…

TotalEnergies, Eni Eye 2026 FID for Gas Project off Cyprus

May 01, 2025

A final investment decision on TotalEnergies' new Cyprus gas project could come in 2026, CEO Patrick Pouyanne told analysts on Wednesday, with deliveries expected in 2028 or 2029.The French oil major is developing Block 6 at the Cronos gas field in a 50-50 joint venture with Italy's Eni…

TMC Books Compressors Orders for FPSO and LNG Vessels

Apr 30, 2025

TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured orders for complete marine compressed air systems for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel newbuilds and one floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.As part of the first order, Hanwha Ocean picked…

BP Hires SBM Offshore to Install Kaskida FPU in Gulf of America

Apr 30, 2025

SBM Offshore has signed a contract with BP for the wet tow and installation of the Kaskida semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) in the Gulf of America.The Kaskida field is a greenfield development located approximately 250 miles southwest of New Orleans…

Rex’s Akrake Signs Deal for Production Vessels at Seme Field off Benin

Apr 29, 2025

Akrake Petroleum, Rex International's indirect subsidiary, has signed contracts for a Mobile Production Unit (MOPU) and an Aframax tanker to be used as a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) unit for its Seme field, off Benin.The MOPU will be converted from a medium-sized drilling rig…

MODEC, Sumitomo Partner Up for Delivery of Gato do Mato FPSO

Apr 28, 2025

MODEC has executed a contract with Sumitomo Heavy Industries for the delivery of Gato do Mato floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Shell, which will be deployed offshore Brazil.MODEC and Sumitomo Heavy Industries signed…

Chevron Eyes Exploration Well Drilling off Namibia

Apr 25, 2025

Chevron is considering drilling an exploration well in the Walvis Basin off the coast of Namibia in 2026 or 2027, the U.S. oil major said on Thursday.Chevron Namibia Exploration Limited said it is maturing its prospect portfolio offshore Namibia…

Guyana’s Fourth FPSO Ready for Installation

Apr 15, 2025

A consortium led by U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is about to begin installing its fourth floating oil production facility in Guyana, the South American country's maritime regulator said in a notice on Tuesday.The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility 'One Guyana…

MHI, SBM to Study Application of CO2 Capture Modules for Petrobras’ FPSOs

Apr 15, 2025

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, the subsidiary of SBM Offshore, have agreed to conduct a study for the application of CO2 capture modules on future floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) for Petrobras…

BW Energy Takes FID for Golfinho Boost Project off Brazil

Apr 14, 2025

BW Energy has made final investment decision (FID) for the Golfinho Boost project, aiming to increase uptime, reduce operating expenses and add approximately 3,000 barrels per day of incremental oil production from 2027 at the Golfinho field offshore Brazil…

Gazelle Gets Clearance for Floating Wind Demonstrator off Portugal

Apr 11, 2025

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based floating wind developer, has secured a 10-year TUPEM (Titulo de Utilizacao Privativa do Espaco Marítimo) authorization, clearing the way for the deployment of its 2 MW Nau Azul floating wind demonstrator project off Portugal…

SBM Offshore Banks New $1.1B Loan for Floating Production Solutions

Apr 11, 2025

Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of 13 international banks.The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1.0 billion RCF which was due to expire in February 2026…

SBM Offshore Inks $400M Refinancing Deal for FPSO Cidade de Paraty

Apr 09, 2025

SBM Offshore has signed a non-recourse sale and leaseback financing agreement for Cidade de Paraty floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit, for the total amount of $400 million and with a tenor of eight years.The transaction is expected to be completed before the end of April 2025…

TGS Gets Shallow-Water OBN Job off Trinidad

Apr 07, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured a shallow-water ocean bottom node (OBN) acquisition contract offshore Trinidad.The 3D baseline contract is scheduled to begin in early third quarter of 2025.The total duration of the survey is approximately 80 days…

UK Grants Development Consent for Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

The government of U.K. has approved 1.2 GW extension to Rampion offshore wind farm, Rampion 2, off the Sussex coast.The Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm project, an extension to the existing Rampion wind farm nearby…

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