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VIDEO: SBM Offshore's LNG2Wire Floater Concept

Oct 12, 2021

SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest suppliers of floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels for the offshore oil industry, is looking at ways to diversify its offering, with a more dominant role predicted for gas in the future…

SBM Offshore Gets $635M Loan for FPSO Almirante Tamandaré Construction

Sep 24, 2021

Dutch FPSO provider SBM Offshore has secured a US$635 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, one of the world's largest FPSOs.SBM Offshore said Friday that it had secured the loan by the…

100,000 Barrels: First Lifting of Oil Completed at Yme Offshore Field, OKEA Says

Dec 22, 2021

The first lifting of oil from Repsol's Yme field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, was completed Wednesday, OKEA, a partner in the project, said.'A total volume of 100,000 barrels was lifted, of which OKEA will be allocated 15,000 barrels.…

SBM Offshore Revises Revenue Guidance on FPSO JV Deferral

Nov 11, 2021

Oil services group SBM Offshore on Thursday revised its full-year revenue guidance, citing a deferral in the expected timing of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) joint venture.The Dutch company, which supplies floating oil and gas production vessels…

Heavy Blow to UK Fraud Office: Conviction of Ex-Unaoil Executive Quashed

Dec 10, 2021

The conviction of Ziad Akle, a former Unaoil executive jailed last year for bribery, has been quashed and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was accused of a 'serious failure' in a damning judgment by London's Court of Appeal.Senior judges refused an SFO request for a retrial for the 46-year-old…

Petrobras Orders Mero 4 Subsea Production System from Aker Solutions

Nov 18, 2021

Norwegian offshore engineering firm Aker Solutions has said it has won a 'substantial' contract with Petrobras to provide a subsea production system and related services for the Mero 4 project, offshore Brazil. Aker Solutions defines a substantial…

Report: Exxon, SBM Offshore in Talks to Build Fourth FPSO for Guyana

Nov 12, 2021

Exxon Mobil is in discussions with Dutch contractor SBM Offshore NV to build a fourth multibillion-dollar production unit to develop its Guyana oil discoveries, two people close to the negotiations said.The talks include the potential for some future platform assembly in Guyana…

VIDEO: Guyana-bound Prosperity FPSO Enters Drydock in Singapore

Oct 14, 2021

The hull of the Prosperity FPSO has recently arrived from China where it was built to Singapore where Keppel will mate it with topside modules, after which the vessel will set sail for Guyana, to become the South American country's third FPSO in production…

Guyana to Request Stronger Financial Guarantees from Oil Operators

Nov 23, 2021

Guyana is getting ready to raise requirements on oil operators to protect the nation against spills and future removal costs of production platforms, the head of its environmental agency told Reuters.Guyana currently requires financial assurance…

TechnipFMC to Deliver Subsea Production System for Guyana's Fourth Offshore Development

Nov 16, 2021

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has said it has won 'a large' contract with ExxonMobil, to supply the subsea production system for the Yellowtail development in the U.S. oil major's Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.For TechnipFMC, a “large” contract is between $500 million and $1 billion…

Crown Estate Eyes 4GW of Floating Wind Power in Celtic Sea

Nov 12, 2021

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has this week confirmed plans to unlock up to 4GW of floating wind power capacity in the Celtic Sea 'and help establish a new industrial sector for the UK.'It said Thursday that the leasing…

SBM Offshore Completes $1.6B Project Financing for FPSO Sepetiba

Sep 16, 2021

Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has completed the project financing of FPSO Sepetiba for a total of US1.6 billion, which SBM Offshore says, is the largest project financing in the company’s history.FPSO Sepetiba, formerly known as Mero 2…

SBM Offshore's AI Mooring Monitoring Tool Gets ABS' Stamp of Approval

Jul 15, 2021

SBM Offshore, a Dutch company best known for its FPSO leasing business, has developed an artificial intelligence-powered mooring lines monitoring solution which has now received new technology qualification from classification society ABS.The…

Model Testing Complete for Delta Offshore Energy's 3.2GW LNG-to-Power Project

Oct 25, 2021

Delta Offshore Energy (DOE), a company working to develop the 3200 MW Bac Lieu LNG-to-Power Project in Vietnam, has said that model testing of the LNG receiving terminal technology has been successfully completed.As previously reported DOE Delta…

Norway: Yme Offshore Field Finally Brought Online

Oct 25, 2021

After years of delays, the Yme field in the North Sea offshore Norway, now operated by the Spanish oil firm Repsol, has started producing oil, again.The Yme is a field in the southeastern part of the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, 130 kilometers northeast of the Ula field…

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