Flare gas recovery lies at the heart of a range of integrated, new emissions abatement technologies.The World Bank’s 2015 launch of the Zero Flaring by 2030 initiative saw flare gas recovery become a standard part of many topside production processing systems…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has taken full ownership of the pipeline repair and subsea intervention (PRSI Pool Services) contract with Equinor, formerly operated in a joint venture (JV) between DeepOcean and TechnipFMC.The transaction…
Idle time for a drilling rig costs about $250,000 an hour. AI is being embraced across the industry to ensure it doesn’t happen.A while back, an energy major had an unfathomable, intermittent problem with its drilling operations. It was beginning to cost big money…
The Shom (French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) has confirmed the acquisition of the DriX H-8 surface hydrographic drone, developed by the French robotics and maritime technologies specialist Exail.The acquisition marks a strategic…
Global energy technology company SLB has introduced Neuro autonomous geosteering, which dynamically responds to subsurface complexities to drill more efficient, higher-performing wells, while reducing the carbon footprint of the drilling operations…
Equinor has exercised a three-year option for AKOFS Offshore’s well intervention vessel AKOFS Seafarer.The option period is estimated to start in late fourth quarter of 2025, after the vessel has completed its customary Special Periodic Survey…
FTAI Aviation, part of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, has sold two of its remaining offshore energy vessels for approximately $143 million.FTAI Aviation sold the Pioneer DP2 subsea support vessel and the Pride DP3 offshore well intervention vessel to an unnamed customer…
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has completed its scope of work as marine warranty surveyor (MWS) to support the successful transport and re-installation of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Toscana, off the coast of Livorno in Italy…
Beam, a provider of high-technology offshore wind services, has unveiled Scout, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI).Scout, a concept expected to enter the market in 2025, will put the power of subsea inspection directly in the hands of wind farm operators…
Seabed intervention specialist Deep C has delivered a specialized lifting equipment to a Norwegian customer on a recent decommissioning project.The equipment, designed to comply with NORSOK R-002 standards, incorporates a double-barrier safety feature…
Some of the key strategies to strengthen maritime cyber security include vigilance and proactive measures, timely incident reporting, and continuous improvement of security defenses, according to Marlink’s Security Operations Center (SOC) cyber security threats report…
Norwegian company Akastor has signed an agreement for the transfer of all of Mitsui’s interests in AKOFS Offshore, a provider of vessel-based subsea well construction and intervention services, for $22.5 million.The agreement is entered into…
Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has brought in TotalEnergies to its Reach Remote uncrewed surface vessel (USV) qualification program, which joins Equinor and other industry majors as partner in the pilot program.The pilot project includes a variety of relevant survey…
The more production infrastructure we push to the seabed, the more data we need to pull back up. With it comes opportunity.Chevron’s landmark 6,500 tons of subsea gas compression infrastructure for Jansz-Io demonstrates the scale of what is being put on the seabed…
SLB’s OneSubsea joint venture has secured a major contract by Petrobras to deliver full subsea equipment scope for one of Brazil’s five largest producing assets.As part of the project scope, OneSubsea will provide two subsea production manifolds…