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Baker Hughes adds large Brazilian deepwater oil field to its 2025 task list
Baker Hughes has secured a contract with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for integrated well construction services for a large deepwater field, located in Brazil’s pre-salt Santos Basin. The integrated services project is set to start in the first half of 2025 and will include dril
Dutch firm’s jack-up rig kicks off drilling ops at Perenco’s asset off Gabon
Perenco has started drilling activities at an appraisal well offshore Gabon, using a jack-up rig owned by the Netherlands-headquartered Dixstone.
No more oil & gas permits off Canada’s Pacific coast
Canada has seized control of all 227 offshore oil and gas exploration and production permits off its Pacific coast, putting a stop to further hydrocarbon extraction activities in this area.
RINA okays Blue Wasp performance prediction software for wind-assisted ships
The Netherlands-based engineering consultancy Blue Wasp Marine has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Italian classification society RINA for its Pelican performance prediction software for wind-assisted ships.
WATCH: SBM Offshore FPSO destined for ExxonMobil’s fourth oil project off Guyana leaves drydock
SBM Offshore has revealed that an FPSO, which will work on ExxonMobil’s fourth oil project in the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana, recently left drydock and arrived along the quayside at the Seatrium yard in Singapore.
Deal in place to progress low-emission Irish Sea gas field
UK’s EnergyPathways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MCS Subsea Solutions (MCS) and Mermaid Subsea Services related to negotiating the provision of subsea FEED services for its field in the UK Irish Sea. The MoU concerns negotiating the provision of subsea FEED engineering, projec
Dual-fuel methanol offshore wind turbine installation vessel design gets ABS’ nod
Classification society ABS has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for its design of a methanol dual-fuel, heavy-duty offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV).
Worley wins FEED contract for hydrogen and methanol project in Tasmania
Australia’s ABEL Energy has awarded compatriot Worley with front-end engineering design (FEED) work for its A$1.7 billion ($1.116 billion) green hydrogen and methanol project at Bell Bay in Northern Tasmania. Under the agreement, Worley said the company will design and engineer the facility, while a
Auramarine, Chinese players to boost uptake of methanol dual-fuel systems
Finnish fuel supply systems provider Auramarine has signed a cooperation agreement with Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shekou) and Guangzhou Jihai Shipping Material in order to drive the implementation and uptake of methanol dual fuel systems.
Thermoplastic composite pipe suitable for high-pressure hydrogen service, Strohm says
Thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) have shown exceptionally low hydrogen permeation values, demonstrating technical suitability for high-pressure hydrogen service, Dutch TCP producer Strohm reported following a TCP hydrogen testing program. Strohm recently completed an extensive six-month hydrogen
ZeroNorth, Alpha Ori close merger to help accelerate zero emissions shipping
Denmark-based technology company ZeroNorth and Singapore’s software developer Alpha Ori Technologies have completed a merger after receiving all required regulatory approvals.
VARO partners with Orim Energy to provide biofuels in Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region
Switerzland-based VARO Energy and Orim Energy, an independent oil trading company that specializes in the blending and bunkering of marine fuels, have formed a partnership to provide biofuels to shipping customers in the Port of Rotterdam and wider Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. According
WATCH: As three modules for Woodside’s giant gas project come to Australia, first LNG cargo on track for 2026
Woodside has tucked a new milestone under its belt for its gas project off the coast of Western Australia with the arrival of the first three Pluto Train 2 modules in Karratha.
Rescue vessel to undergo makeover to get ready for renewables
Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara is set to repurpose an emergency response rescue vessel (ERRV) into a multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) with the addition of equipment to suit the renewables market. Sulmara has signed a three-year deal with Atlantic Offshore to charter the 67-meter DPII multi-pu