Offshore
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February 20, 2025
SUARDIAZ Group has unveiled its new subsea vessel, RS Alegranza, at the Astander shipyard in Cantabria. The vessel will undergo harbor and sea acceptance tests to ensure offshore compliance before beginning operations in the North Sea.
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February 19, 2025
SBM Offshore announced that its FPSO Almirante Tamandaré is formally on hire as of February 16, 2025 after achieving first oil and the completion of a 72-hour continuous production test leading to Final Acceptance.
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February 19, 2025
EnerMech has secured a five-year contract extension to provide North Oil Company (NOC) with leak testing and flange management services. The award, in the Al Shaheen Oil Field, Qatar, reinforces EnerMech’s expertise and strong relationship with NOC.
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February 18, 2025
Drilling waste management specialist, TWMA*, has announced a landmark partnership with a multinational energy operator for its inaugural exploration project in Egypt, located offshore in the Mediterranean Sea.
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February 17, 2025
Unique Group has appointed Fraser Moonie as their Global Commercial & Strategy Development Director – Survey Equipment. Fraser will play a key role in leading and executing the strategic commercial initiatives across Unique Group’s global locations.
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February 17, 2025
Petrobras began production from the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré (Búzios 7) on Feb. 15, 2025 in the Búzios field, located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. This is the first high-capacity unit to be installed in the field, with the potential to produce up to 225,000 bpd.
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February 17, 2025
bp has announced the start of production from the second development phase of the Raven field, offshore Egypt, which involves the subsea tieback of additional Raven infill wells to its existing onshore infrastructure as part of the West Nile Delta (WND) project.
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February 17, 2025
SBM Offshore has been awarded a study with Petrobras for the application of carbon capture modules on FPSOs. This compact modular solution allows a significant reduction of the overall emissions associated with oil and gas production from FPSOs.
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February 14, 2025
Vantage Drilling announced it has entered into a marketing agreement with Eldorado Drilling AS to market the seventh-generation Dorado Drillship for drilling opportunities in various locations in Africa, the Mediterranean, Asia and Australasia.
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February 14, 2025
Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new mooring capable solution for Offshore Construction Vessels (OSCVs), expanding the capabilities of OSCVs beyond their current scope to include the pre-lay of mooring lines as a natural extension to original suction anchor capabilities.
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February 13, 2025
Petrobras has requested authorization from Brazil’s environment protection agency to prepare a drilling rig for work at a disputed offshore exploration project, a sign that the state-controlled producer is optimistic about overcoming licensing hurdles.
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February 11, 2025
Hilong Offshore, a subsidiary of China-based Hilong Group, has secured a transportation and installation contract for phase two of Eni’s Congo LNG project. The deal is valued at approx. $55 million USD (400 million yuan).
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February 11, 2025
TGS announced it has been awarded two 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, one in the North Sea and one in the Norwegian Sea. The 4D projects are scheduled to be acquired back-to-back and commence in June.
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February 11, 2025
The 2025 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Board of Directors has selected its Distinguished Achievement Award (DAA) recipients. The recipients will be honored during the OTC Opening Ceremony Monday, 5 May 2025 at NRG Center in Houston, Texas.
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February 10, 2025
Kosmos Energy has produced first LNG at the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania & Senegal. "We are looking forward to the accelerated ramp-up of LNG production and the first LNG cargo lifting," Kosmos said.
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February 10, 2025
Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the trade and development body which represents the UK’s £9.2 billion underwater industry, has published a white paper explaining its strategies to improve subsea cable systems for offshore wind projects.
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February 10, 2025
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) and bp have signed a contract under which bp will serve as the Technical Services Provider (TSP) for the Mumbai High field, India’s largest and most prolific offshore oil field.
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February 07, 2025
CNOOC announced that Bozhong 26-6 Oilfield Development Project (Phase I) has commenced production. A total of 33 development wells are planned to be commissioned, with expected peak production of approx. 22,300 boed in 2025.
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February 07, 2025
(Bloomberg) – UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband's pending decision on the Rosebank site highlights the conflicting goals of the government to drive economic growth while simultaneously reducing the emissions that contribute to global warming.
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February 07, 2025
Custos Energy announced completion of the previously announced farm-in by Chevron Namibia into Petroleum Exploration License 82 (PEL 82). The transaction provides for an 80% participating interest and operatorship for Chevron.
