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Brazil: TechnipFMC, Equinor Pen LoI for FEED Work on Brazilian Offshore Project

Jul 06, 2022

Oilfield services firm TechnipFMC has signed a letter of intent with the Norwegian oil company Equinor for an integrated Front End Engineering and Design (iFEED) study on its BM-C-33 project offshore Brazil.The study will finalize the technical solution for the…

DNV Supports Belgium's Renewable Energy Island Project

Jul 05, 2022

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is supporting Belgium's transmission operator Elia to bring forward the construction of the artificial energy island, a large new offshore renewable energy conversion and transmission plant…

Vår Energi In Strategic Partnership Deals with Aker Solutions, Havfram, and Saipem

Jun 30, 2022

Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi on Thursday signed strategic partnership agreements with Aker Solutions AS, Havfram, and Saipem for SPS/SURF deliveries, in preparation for record high activity level on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

RWE, Tata Steel In Collaboration for Celtic Sea Floating Wind Projects

Jun 29, 2022

Wales’ largest electricity producer RWE has entered a partnership with steel maker Tata Steel to explore the production of steel components that could be used in gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea.'The co-operation…

VIDEO: Ørsted, DSV Test Cargo Drone Use in Offshore Wind Operations

Jun 29, 2022

Offshore wind developer Ørsted and logistics firm DSV are partnering up to test the use of cargo drones on offshore wind farms, with the aim to bring the spare parts warehouse closer to the service technicians.Ørsted said: 'Offshore wind farms are usually located far from shore…

Express Engineering in 5-year MWD, LWD Supply Deal

Jun 28, 2022

UK-based subsea equipment specialist Express Engineering has signed a five-year supply agreement to produce a range of precision-engineered Downhole ‘Measurement While Drilling’ (MWD) and ‘Logging While Drilling’ (LWD) products used to deliver data for precise wellbore placement…

NOV Equipment, Design for Cadeler's Hybrid Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Jun 28, 2022

NOV confirmed Tuesday it has won contracts for the equipment and design of offshore wind installation firm Cadeler's first F-class jack-up vessel. The recently ordered F-class jack-up, is a custom version of the GustoMSC NG-20000X model designed…

Hitachi Energy, Petrofac in Offshore Wind Collab

Jun 28, 2022

Hitachi Energy and Petrofac have partnered up to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure to support the growing offshore wind market.In 2021, a record 15.7 gigawatts (GW) of capacity were added, compared to around 5.2 GW per year in 2020 and 2019…

Petrofac Sees Modest Free Cash Outflow, Net Debt Drop

Jun 28, 2022

Oilfield services provider Petrofac Ltd said on Tuesday it expects modest free cash outflow during 2022 due to delays in cash collections from clients, although it projects net debt to be reduced in the second half of 2022.Shares of the company jumped nearly 5% in early trading…

Worley to Provide Engineering Support for Chevron's Onshore, Offshore Assets

Jun 28, 2022

Engineering group Worley has entered into a global master services agreement with the U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron, covering Chevron’s upstream, midstream, and downstream business needs.The agreement can be used by Chevron’s business units…

Saipem Nets $1,2B Worth of Onshore, Offshore Contracts in M. East

Jun 28, 2022

Italian oil and gas services company Saipem said Tuesday it had won several contracts, both onshore and offshore, in the Middle East worth approximately $1,2 billion.The first batch of is related to the extension of onshore drilling contracts in the Middle East…

Liberty to Use Peterson's Great Yarmouth Yard for Decommissioning of Offshore Facilities

Jun 27, 2022

Peterson and Liberty Industrial (Liberty) have entered a strategic alliance that will allow Liberty exclusive use of the Peterson Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour yard facility in the UK.The yard will be used to decommission offshore topsides, jackets…

Siemens Gamesa to Deliver 60 Giant Wind Turbines for Scottish Offshore Wind Project

Jun 23, 2022

Offshore wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa will deliver sixty SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines for the Moray West offshore wind power project in the UK. After being selected preferred bidder by Moray West in October 2021, Siemens Gamesa…

Wood Names Gilmartin CEO

Jun 21, 2022

Engineering firm Wood announced Tuesday that it has appointed Ken Gilmartin as chief executive officer (CEO), effective from July 1, 2022.Gilmartin will succeed Robin Watson, who announced his intention to retire in April 2022. Watson will step down from the board effective July 1…

Semco Maritime Develops Pumping System for Danish CO2 Storage Project

Jun 20, 2022

The Danish company Semco Maritime said Monday it had developed a new pumping system design allowing subsea CO2 storage in the North Sea in connection with Project Greensand.The mission of the project is to store CO2 in the Danish part of the…

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