Offshore News


Petrobras to Tender for New FPSO at Buzios

Apr 08, 2025

Brazilian oil company Petrobras is set to hold a tender for a new production vessel for the country's pre-salt Buzios field in 'the next few months,' the state-run firm told Reuters on Tuesday.Reuters reported earlier in the day, citing sources familiar with the matter…

WindPort, Port Esbjerg Team Up for Norwegian Offshore Wind

Apr 08, 2025

One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The partnership focuses on joint…

Stillstrom and Panama Canal to Explore Offshore Charging Technology

Apr 07, 2025

Stillstrom by Maersk and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the implementation of Stillstrom’s offshore charging technology to reduce emissions from vessels idling in and around the Panama Canal…

US Offshore Wind Projects Slow

Apr 06, 2025

Energy firms have slowed construction of offshore wind farms in the U.S. for various reasons in recent years, including, most recently, opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.Offshore wind was a key pillar of former President…

Petrobras Completes Veterinary Center Required for Offshore License

Apr 06, 2025

Petrobras has completed work on a veterinary center in the Amazon region that is required for it to obtain an environmental permit for an offshore drilling project, the company said on Saturday.The animal care center in the town of Oiapoque…

Liebherr Equips Agogo FPSO with Two Offshore Cranes

Apr 04, 2025

Crane specialist Liebherr has supplied two offshore cranes to Yinson Production, which will support the operations of Agogo floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) at Azule Energy’s field offshore Angola.Two offshore cranes of…

Worley Secures Work on German LNG Terminal

Apr 03, 2025

Worley has secured a contract by German state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET) for Phase 2 of the Brunsbüttel Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany.Under the contract, Worley will provide construction…

Miros Launches Cloud-based Oil Spill Detection Monitoring Tool

Apr 03, 2025

Miros expanded its product line with the launch of the Oil Spill Detection (OSD) Monitoring application in Miros Cloud.Designed to run on top of Miros’ OSD system, the solution introduces a new level of real-time visibility, centralized collaboration…

Louis Dreyfus, MaDfly Launch ROV in Open Sea Operations

Apr 02, 2025

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and MaDfly have deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in open sea conditions, marking a breakthrough in offshore in-water surveys.The operation was conducted on the service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope next to the Hornsea 2 wind farm in England…

NYK, Partners to Develop Renewable Energy-Powered Floating Data Center

Apr 02, 2025

NYK Line, NTT FACIITIES, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, MUFG Bank, and the city of Yokohama have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a demonstration project of an offshore green data center, utilizing a mini-float installed as a disaster countermeasure…

Valaris Wins Drillship Contract in West Africa

Mar 31, 2025

Valaris has been awarded a two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-10 that is expected to commence late in the second quarter or in the third quarter 2026.The total contract value for the firm term is $352 million, excluding the provision of additional services…

Fugro’s Geophysical Survey Vessel Brought Safely to Port

Mar 28, 2025

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro, has reported that its Fugro Mercator vessel, which run aground off Italy, has been safely towed to a shipyard for inspection.The 42-meter long geophysical survey vessel had run aground on the north coast of Elba on March 22…

Attack on Guyana, Exxon Would Be 'Bad Day' for Venezuela, Rubio Warns

Mar 28, 2025

U.S. Secretary of State warned Venezuela on Thursday that it would be 'a very bad day' for the South American country if it were to attack its neighbor Guyana or U.S.-based energy giant ExxonMobil, in comments that threatened unspecified action in such a case…

Gas Project with Venezuela Goes Full Steam Ahead, Trinidad PM Says

Mar 28, 2025

Companies planning a flagship offshore gas project between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago 'have not slowed down' work, Trinidad Prime Minister Stuart Young said on Thursday, despite the United States increasing pressure on sanctioned Venezuela…

Woodside to Shed Some Trinidad and Tobago Assets for $206M

Mar 28, 2025

Australia's Woodside Energy said on Friday it would sell some assets in its offshore oil and gas project in Trinidad and Tobago to London-based Perenco for $206 million.The sale includes the Greater Angostura project's offshore production facilities…

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