SBM Offshore News

Third Unaoil Bribery Conviction Quashed in London

Jul 21, 2022

A third man convicted in Britain over how oil contracts were secured in post-occupation Iraq has had his conviction overturned by a London court, further unraveling a high-profile bribery case prosecuted by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO)…

SBM Offshore Confirms Giant FPSO Contract Award for Exxon's Yellowtail Project in Guyana

Apr 05, 2022

SBM Offshore, a Dutch company that designs, builds, installs, and operates FPSO units, has confirmed the receipt of a firm order from ExxonMobil for the fourth and largest FPSO to be deployed offshore Guyana.The FPSO will be designed to produce 250…

Rights Group Calls on French Prosecutors to Probe SBM Offshore

Mar 22, 2022

Rights group Sherpa has called on French prosecutors to open an investigation into alleged corruption related to the activities of Dutch oil and gas services firm SBM Offshore, it said in a statement on Monday.Sherpa said it had filed a request…

SBM Offshore Divests 45% Stake in Brazil-bound FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão

Mar 23, 2022

Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore has divested a 45% stake in the under-construction FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão, bound to be deployed at Petrobras Mero field offshore Brazil'SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has entered into a…

VIDEO: Hook-Up of Liza Unity FPSO Offshore Guyana

May 18, 2022

Liza Unity is the second floating production, storage, and offloading unit of several expected to be deployed at ExxonMobil's Stabroek block off Guyana in the years to come.The FPSO, delivered by the Dutch FPSO specialist SBM Offshore, started producing oil in February…

Keppel O&M Wins FPSO Integration Work Worth $180.4M

May 06, 2022

Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has, via its subsidiary Keppel Shipyard, secured contracts worth around S$250 million (~USD180,4 million) for the integration of two Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO).Keppel Offshore & Marine…

Third Unaoil Bribery Offender Launches Appeal Against Conviction

Jun 06, 2022

A third man jailed in Britain for bribery over oil deals in Iraq is appealing his conviction after two co-defendants had guilty verdicts quashed in the case prosecuted by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO).A lawyer for Stephen Whiteley, a 66…

VIDEO: SBM Offshore's Prosperity FPSO Leaves Dry Dock in Singapore

Mar 31, 2022

The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third offshore production unit after the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity, has recently left the dry dock in Singapore, in preparation for topside installation works.The hull arrived in Singapore last year from China where it was built…

VIDEO: First Topside Modules Being Installed Aboard Prosperity FPSO

Apr 20, 2022

FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has shared a video showing the lifting and installation of the first topside module batch for the Prosperity FPSO at the Keppel O&M yard in Singapore.  The hull of the FPSO Prosperity, which will be Guyana's third…

TechnipFMC Gets Notice to Proceed, Wins More Work at Exxon's Yellowtail Project Offshore Guyana

May 03, 2022

Oilfield services giant TechnipFMC has secured an additional contract and received notice to proceed from ExxonMobil for its Yellowtail development in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.The newly announced, 'significant' flexibles contract covers…

BW Offshore Says Fatal Incident in Indian Yard Not Related to Its FPSOs

Apr 27, 2022

Oslo-listed FPSO leasing company BW Offshore said Wednesday a fatal incident had occurred in the Priya Blue shipyard in India, but that it was not related to ongoing recycling of former BW Offshore FPSOs at the yard.BW Offshore said in February…

ExxonMobil Sanctions Fourth and Largest Oil Project Off Guyana. FPSO to Be Named 'One Guyana'

Apr 04, 2022

U.S. oil major ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision for its fourth and largest oil field development offshore Guyana - the Yellowtail - after receiving government and regulatory approvals.ExxonMobil said that the Yellowtail project in the Stabroek Block is expected to produce about 250…

Hunting Wins Work at Exxon's Yellowtail Project Offshore Guyana

Apr 12, 2022

Oilfield services group Hunting has won a contract to provide titanium stress joints for ExxonMobil's Yellowtail oilfield development project in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.Hunting said its Direct Pull-Through installation methodology…

SBM Offshore to Build Fourth FPSO for Exxon in Guyana

Nov 17, 2021

Dutch FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has won contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for an FPSO for Exxon's Yellowtail development offshore Guyana. This will be SBM Offshore's largest-ever FPSO.The FEED contract for what will be Guyana's fourth FPSO…

Mitsubishi, NYK Buy Into SBM Offshore's Brazil-bound Almirante Tamandaré FPSO

Jan 25, 2022

Dutch FPSO leasing company SBM Offshore has agreed to sell down a 45% stake in the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, one of the world's largest FPSOs, being built for Brazil's Petrobras.'SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has entered into a…

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