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CRC Evans Wraps Up Welding Job Offshore Nigeria
CRC Evans, a company offering welding and coating services to the energy sector, has completed its work scope to deliver a range of welding services to support First E&P’s Alpha Project located offshore Nigeria. A greenfield development, Project…
ABS Takes Charge of Digital Twin Project for Petrobras’ FPSOs
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. The ABS solution will provide a digital twin of the asset…
Maria Quitéria FPSO Starts Operating at Petrobras’ Jubarte Field Off Brazil
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) Maria Quitéria, built by Malaysian FPSO supplier Yinson, has started operating at Petrobras’ Jubarte field in Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The FPSO unit has the capacity to produce up to…
Tanker Vessels Flock to Guyana as Oil Exports Soar 58%
“Year-to-date, Guyana’s oil exports have jumped to 598 thousand barrels per day (kbpd), a 58% year-on-year increase, adding to the growth achieved in previous years. Over the past three years, the average annual growth rate has hit 76%,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.
Esgian Week 40 Report: TotalEnergies Sanctions New Development
Esgian highlights news from TotalEnergies in its Week 40 Rig Analytics Market Roundup . Report Summary Drilling Activity and Discoveries The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Aker BP consent to use the 492-ft jackup Noble…
Marine Industry Faces 2026 Deadline for Fluorine-free Foam
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) has been used to extinguish fires aboard maritime vessels since its introduction in the 1960s. For decades, AFFF was the foam of choice due to its effectiveness and affordability. However, over the last 15 years…
ABS Gives Its Blessing to SHI’s Ammonia FPSO Design
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new design of an ammonia floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. Called Samsung Ammonia Blue, the concept features…
New Well at Bittern Field Linked to Triton FPSO Stabilizes Production
Serica Energy has informed that the B6 well on the Bittern field, which started initial flowback to the Triton FPSO in September 2024, is now producing at a stable rate. The well is producing oil and gas at a combined gross rate of around 8…
New Partnership Targets CO2 Tank Development
Provaris Energy and Yinson Production Offshore have agreed to develop storage tank solutions for the bulk storage and marine transportation of CO2. Yinson Production and Provaris will jointly evaluate the technical and economic viability of…
Suriname oil and gas project worth $10 billion to be approved by TotalEnergies and APA
TotalEnergies, a French company, and APA Corp, based in the United States, announced on Tuesday a positive decision to invest in Block 58 of Suriname, the most promising offshore oil and gas project. This is expected launch Suriname’s first offshore production.
TotalEnergies Greenlights $10.5B GranMorgu Oil Development Offshore Suriname
TotalEnergies has made the final investment decision (FID) for the GranMorgu development in Block 58 offshore Suriname, which includes Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries. The GranMorgu project will develop the Sapakara and Krabdagu oil discoveries…
PRIO Buys Peregrino Oil Field Stake in $1.92B Deal with Sinochem
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO has signed a sale and purchase agreement with SPEP Energy Hong Kong Limited and Sinochem International Oil for the acquisition of 40% interest in the Peregrino and Pitangola fields in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.
Suncor Pleads Guilty to Charges for 2019 Terra Nova FPSO Injury Incident
Canada’s oil and gas producer Suncor Energy has pleaded guilty to the charges from the incident that took place in 2019, when a worker was injured following a fall from a ladder while conducting gas testing onboard the Terra Nova FPSO, in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area.
Brava Energia Welcomes US Oil and Gas Company as Partner in Two Brazil Fields
Brava Energia, formerly 3R Petroleum before the merger with Enauta, has concluded a sale of 20% stake in a concession offshore Brazil to the affiliates of Westlawn Americas Offshore (WAO), welcoming the U.S. oil and gas company as partner in the Atlanta and Oliva fields.
NL Government Helps Power Regional Maritime, Offshore Energy, Subsea Tech Cluster
Minister Andrew Parsons, Industry, Energy & Technology, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, discusses the innovative technology cluster that has grown within and outside of his province, with insights on the technology and the market sectors that will power the region’s and the country’s future.
First Oil Starts Flowing at CNOOC’s South China Sea Field
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started production at Liuhua 11-1/4-1 oilfield secondary development project, which features China’s first cylindrical floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit and a new platform.
McDermott, BW Offshore Team Up for Blue Ammonia Production on FPSOs
McDermott and BW Offshore have entered into a collaboration to advance the technical and commercial viability of offshore blue ammonia production aboard a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility. The strategic partnership…
SBM Offshore’s FPSO for ExxonMobil’s Guyana Oil Project Takes Final Shape (Video)
Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has completed the final module lifts at Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit ONE Guyana, which is scheduled for departure to ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail field offshore Guyana in early 2025.
Japan's ENEOS Takes Share of Floating Wind Project off Norway
Japanese renewable energy company ENEOS Renewable Energy (ERE) has become a partner in the GoliatVIND project by acquiring a 20% stake in the floating wind farm from Odfjell Oceanwind. The new partnership on GoliatVIND is Source Galileo Norge (40%)…
Drydocks World Orders Region’s Largest Floating Sheerleg Crane
Drydocks World has signed a deal for the largest floating sheerleg crane in the Middle East and Africa. Fabricated by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), the new 5,000 tonne crane features a 160-meter-long A-frame and a 600-tonne fly jib that can extend its reach to 180 meters.