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Barents Sea-Bound Johan Castberg FPSO Departs for Sea Trials
Equinor has informed that the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Johan Castberg departed for sea trials from Aker Solutions’s Stord yard ahead of its deployment at Barents Sea field. The FPSO for sea trials in Klosterfjorden…
Atlanta Field's FPSO Resumes Production Offshore Brazil
Brazilian oil and gas company Enauta has concluded the maintenance operation on a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating at Atlanta field, offshore Brazil. The five-day maintenance operation was conducted on the FPSO Petrojarl I.
Gall Thomson Confirms Known 2023 Marine Breakaway Couplings Activations
Gall Thomson has revealed there were 16 known activations of its Marine Breakaway Couplings during 2023. The activations occurred in nine different countries around the world. On each occasion, the Marine Breakaway Coupling (MBC) operated exactly as expected.
Yinson Production Refinances FPSO Anna Nery Through $1B Bond Placement
Yinson Production has placed $1.035 billion senior secured notes to refinance the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Anna Nery, working for Petrobras in the Marlim field, offshore Brazil. The successful pricing of $1.035 billion 144A/Reg S non-recourse…
Petrobras Welcomes Mero Field FPSO in Brazil
The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Marechal Duque De Caxias has set off to Petrobras’ Mero field in the pre-salt Santos Basin, after arriving to Brazil from MISC Berhad shipyard in China. The Marechal Duque de Caxias can produce up to 180…
Petrobras Makes FID to Advance Two Oil Projects Offshore Brazil
Petrobras, together with its partners, has made the final investment decision (FID) for the second development phase of Atapu and Sépia fields, located in the prolific pre-salt Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The Atapu field has been producing…
Serica Energy Hires Subsea7 for Belinda Field Pipeline Job
Offshore services firm Subsea7 has secured a ‘sizeable’ contract from oil and gas operator Serica Energy for the for the Belinda field development south-east of the Triton FPSO in the UK North Sea. The contract scope includes project management…
Seatrium Secures FPSO Newbuild Contracts from Petrobras
Seatrium has won an international from Petrobras, acting as operator of Atapu and Sepia consortiums, for the newbuild supply of FPSO platforms P-84 and P-85. With the contracts valued at approximately S$11 billion, these high throughput FPSOs will be deployed in the Atapu and Sépia fields…
New Product: Survitec Gauntlet
Survitec launched a new energy containment safety device designed to reduce the risks associated with catastrophic value actuator failures. The concept of the safety device was developed due to issues identified in the North Sea oil and gas sector…
MODEC Secures ClassNK’s AiP for TLP-Type Floating Wind Turbine
MODEC and Toyo Construction have jointly secured an approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for floating structure and tether system with tether pile foundation for tension leg platform (TLP)-type floating offshore wind turbine. The acquisition…
Saipem Scoops $3.7B for Work on TotalEnergies’ Kaminho Field
Saipem has been awarded three new contracts by TotalEnergies for the Kaminho project, relating to the development of Cameia and Golfinho oil fields offshore Angola, worth $3.7 billion. The first of the contracts, awarded by TotalEnergies' subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Angola Block 20…
TotalEnergies Makes FID for Kaminho Deepwater Project Offshore Angola
TotalEnergies, along with its partners Petronas and Sonangol, has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Kaminho project to develop the Cameia and Golfinho fields offshore Angola. Located 100 km off the coast of Angola in 1,700 m water-depth, the fields are part of the Block 20/11.
Sapura Ônix Heads to Atlanta Field to Install Subsea Equipment
The specialized vessel Sapura Ônix is on its way to Atlanta Field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, where it will carry out the installation of subsea equipment to support the oil production, targeted for August 2024. Brazilian oil and gas company…
Serica Energy Gets Go-Ahead to Develop Belinda Field
UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has received final approval from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to develop its fully owned and operated Belinda field in the North Sea. The field will be tied back to the Triton FPSO following the drilling…
Saipem Secures $850M Contract from Eni-BP Joint Venture Offshore Angola
Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured a contract from Azule Energy, a joint venture between Eni and BP, for the development of Ndungu field as part of Agogo Integrated West Hub Project, offshore Angola. Saipem’s scope of work entails the engineering…
Anchoring Ops for FPSO Atlanta Start Offshore Brazil
Oil and gas company Enauta has started anchoring operations for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. As planned, the FPSO Atlanta arrived at Atlanta Field in Santos Basin on May 11…
Seatrium Awarded Repeat FPSO Integration Contract from SBM Offshore
Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Single Buoy Moorings Inc, a SBM Offshore company, for the topsides fabrication and integration of an FPSO. Seatrium’s scope of work includes the fabrication of several topsides modules, riser, mooring and umbilical structures…
STARS: The Missing Link in Deep Sea Mining Supply Chain
As companies approach the exploitation phase of Deep Sea Mining , one critical factor is the transportation of mineral ores from the mine site location to onshore refineries While this may appear to be a relatively simple step, involving conventional bulk ore carriers and standard procedures…
Cylindrical FPSO Readied for Liuhua Oilfield
On May 12, after nearly 13 hours of preparation, Asia's largest semi-submersible ship - COSCO Shipping Group's Xinguang Hua – loaded the cylindrical FPSO Haikui No. 1 ready for dispatch to the deepwater Liuhua oilfield. A measuring robot was…
SubseaPartner Lands Diving Job at Vår Energi’s Fields Offshore Norway
Norwegian diving contractor SubseaPartner has secured offshore work at the Goliat and Balder fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) for Vår Energi. The contracts have been awarded by Vår Energi under the existing frame agreement for offshore contingency and diving intervention services.
Liza Unity FPSO Hits Peak Output
An Exxon Mobil led oil consortium has achieved peak production of 252,000 barrels per day from its Liza Unity production vessel, Exxon Guyana Country Manager Alistair Routledge said on Wednesday. The consortium, which includes Exxon, Hess and CNOOC…