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Framo Signs Record Pump Service Deal for Petrobras FPSO Fleet

Oct 07, 2026

Framo has signed a four-year agreement with Petrobras to inspect and maintain pumping systems across the Brazilian energy company's fleet of about 30 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, in what the Norwegian pump manufacturer…

Chevron Joins SLB, TotalEnergies Digital Subsurface Collaboration

Oct 06, 2026

Chevron Technical Center has joined a long-term digital subsurface collaboration between SLB and TotalEnergies to co-develop technologies for reservoir engineering and geoscience.The collaboration, known as Arena, was established by SLB and…

MacGregor to Equip IWS’ Four Skywalker-Class CSOV Newbuilds

Oct 06, 2026

MacGregor has received an order from Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipment to supply motion-compensated cranes and gangways for four additional Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels being built for IWS Fleet.The…

DNV-certified chainflex® cables for offshore motion

Oct 05, 2026

More than 370 cables tested and approved for moving applications at sea.Oil platforms, gas production facilities, offshore wind farms, port facilities and ship cranes all depend on energy and data supply that keeps working while waves, weather and constant movement do their worst…

Vard Expands Ship Design Operations in Vietnam

Oct 05, 2026

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard, part of Fincantieri, has opened a new design and engineering office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and plans to grow its workforce there to more than 40 engineers in the coming years.The new Vard Design and Engineering…

Reach Subsea Keeps Deep Cygnus Subsea Vessel for Another Year

Oct 05, 2026

Reach Subsea has exercised a one-year option to extend the charter for Deep Cygnus subsea vessel from Havila Subsea & Renewables, keeping the vessel in its fleet through March 2028.The original charter, announced in July 2022, covered a four-year period with an option for an additional year…

Petrobras Finds More Oil in Ultra-Deepwater Amapá Block

Oct 05, 2026

Petrobras has made a new oil discovery in block FZA-M-59 in ultra-deep waters off Brazil's Amapá state after finding another oil-bearing interval while drilling deeper at its Morpho exploration well.The discovery was made at the 1-BRSA-1405-APS well in a water depth of 2…

DOF Nears Large Contract for I-Class Vessel

Oct 02, 2026

DOF Group has received a letter of intent for a contract valued at between $50 million and $100 million that would secure work for one of its I-class vessels in the first half of 2028.The scope includes DOF's in-house project management and engineering…

Acta Marine Christens Vestas-Chartered CSOV Newbuild

Oct 02, 2026

Dutch offshore vessel owner Acta Marine has christened its commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) Acta Hercules in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, as the company moves closer to completing its four-vessel newbuild program.Acta Hercules was…

DNV Backs Blue Ammonia FPSO Concept from BW Offshore and McDermott

Oct 02, 2026

BW Offshore's blue ammonia floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) concept, jointly developed with McDermott, has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV, advancing the proposed offshore low-carbon ammonia production solution towards further design development…

Siemens Energy Picks EST-Floattech for Marco Polo's CSOV Battery System

Oct 01, 2026

Siemens Energy has contracted EST-Floattech to supply a battery system of more than 1 MWh for Marco Polo Marine's new CSOV Plus, a vessel designed to work in both offshore wind and oil and gas operations.The Octopus High Energy battery system…

Borr Drilling Lines Up New Work for Jack-Up Rig Trio

Oct 01, 2026

Borr Drilling has announced new commitments for three premium jack-up rigs, including a three-well award in West Africa, an exercised Shell option in Nigeria and an accommodation contract in the UK.The Norve rig has received a binding letter…

Solstad Maritime Secures APAC Drilling Support Work for AHTS Pair

Sep 30, 2026

Solstad Maritime has been awarded contracts for two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) for drilling support work in the Asia-Pacific region.The combined firm value estimated at the upper end of a $10 million and $30 million range, according to the Norwegian vessel owner…

Amplitude Energy Takes FID on Otway Gas Project, Sanctions Nestor Well

Sep 30, 2026

Amplitude Energy has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the development phase of its East Coast Supply Project (ECSP) in Australia's Otway Basin, targeting first gas in 2028 and gross production of up to about 90 terajoules per day.The…

Petrobras Signs Long-Term LNG Supply Deal with Cheniere

Sep 30, 2026

Petrobras has signed a 22-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase and sale agreement with U.S. LNG exporter Cheniere for 0.8 million tonnes per annum of LNG.The Brazilian state-run company signed a deal with Cheniere Marketing, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy…

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