Offshore
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October 28, 2024
(WO) — Vantage Drilling International announces the first day of trading its shares on Euronext Growth Oslo. The listing follows a series of value accretive transactions, including the previously announced MoU with TotalEnergies.
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October 28, 2024
(WO) — Baker Hughes has won contracts with Petrobras to provide flexible pipe systems in Brazil’s pre-salt fields. The multi-year project includes risers and flowlines for hydrocarbon production and associated gas and water injection with support for equipment storage, maintenance and installation.
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October 25, 2024
(WO) — Techouse has teamed up with TotalEnergies, Equinor and SINTEF Energy Research, to develop and test a compact, lightweight once-through steam generator (OTSG) to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from offshore oil and gas installations.
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October 25, 2024
(WO) — Suriname, which is on the verge of becoming a major South American energy producer, is ruling out more borrowing against future oil production, according to its finance minister.
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October 25, 2024
(WO) — Leading trade body Offshore Energies U.K. (OEUK) urges the Chancellor to use next week’s Autumn Statement to back the U.K.’s homegrown offshore energy sector and make the U.K. an irresistible place for energy investment.
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October 24, 2024
The history behind CEM (Corrosion-Erosion Monitor) is a story of how failures can lead to success. Acoustic guided waves were the solution necessary to achieve reliable wall thickness monitoring of pipes.
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October 24, 2024
(WO) — Transocean Ltd. is in talks to merge with rival offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Ltd., as deepwater drilling work is once again on the rise thanks to steady oil prices and slower production growth from U.S. shale fields.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — C-Kore Systems has announced the successful deployment of their 900th subsea testing tool. This significant milestone was reached with a mobilization for a major operator in Brazil, monitoring umbilical installations during a large-scale campaign.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — Sunda Energy, an exploration and appraisal company focused on assets in Southeast Asia, gives an update on its operational and funding planning with respect to the Chuditch PSC development in Timor-Leste and an update on new business ventures.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — Namibia’s next wave of offshore oil drilling is set to begin with the arrival of a rig near an existing discovery made by Galp Energia SGPS S.A.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — Operators need to plug 200 North Sea oil and gas wells a year to meet targets. OEUK's 2024 report shows that a stable government can keep decommissioning jobs in the U.K. and prevent contracts being won by European rivals.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — Kongsberg Maritime will supply an extensive range of equipment for a new fleet of 10 platform supply vessels (PSV) being built by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China for Greek shipowner, Capital Offshore.
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October 22, 2024
(WO) — CNOOC has commenced production on its Xijiang 30-2 Oilfield Xijiang 30-1 Block Development Project ahead of schedule. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 26,000 boed in 2027.
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October 21, 2024
TDI-Brooks has successfully completed its fifth geotechnical investigation for DenAr Ocean Engineering S.A. The RV Nautilus was dispatched to the Black Sea from the U.S. East Coast to facilitate this operation.
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October 17, 2024
ABS has secured a contract to provide and test a digital twin solution for real-time condition monitoring for a Petrobras FPSO unit.
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October 17, 2024
Transocean today announced a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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October 15, 2024
Baker Hughes has secured an order to supply centrifugal and electrical-driven Integrated Compressor Line (ICL) compressors to Saipem for TotalEnergies’ Kaminho FPSO unit in offshore Angola.
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October 15, 2024
Growing demand for application-specific routing and cyber security has created new solutions for users, writes Alexandre de Luca, President, Energy, Enterprise and Government, Marlink
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October 15, 2024
North Star has secured its first contract for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), a second award with EnBW, further establishing the company’s growing presence in the European offshore wind sector.
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October 10, 2024
Standards development follows a structured and systematic process, ensuring the highest quality and likelihood of implementation by industry and regulators worldwide. World Oil recently spoke with Paula Watkins, API Senior Director of Standards Development, to gain insights into the intricacies of the standards development process, the role of international collaborations, and the challenges along the way.
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October 14, 2024
Cameroon has recently attracted a wave of independent explorers embarking on new exploration activities and developing marginal fields, in collaboration with national oil company Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH).
