FPSO & Vessels
History written as CCS technology starts operating on board FPSO
Malaysia’s Yinson Production has put into operation the carbon capture and storage (CCS) unit onboard its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel Agogo, said to be the world’s first post-combustion CO2 capture plant installed on an offshore facility. The milestone is said to be th
Two new campaigns with Equinor to keep Reach Subsea’s USV at work
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured two new call‑offs under its frame agreement with compatriot state-owned energy firm Equinor which will see its uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Reach Remote 1 deployed for gas reservoir monitoring and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services on the Norw
SBM Offshore’s FPSO deal with ExxonMobil opens FEED gate for Guyana’s oil project
SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has been entrusted with the front end engineering and design (FEED) studies for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to be deployed at an oil project, w
New North Sea FPSO job in EnerMech’s hands
Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist EnerMech has won a new multi-year deal with Malaysia’s Bumi Armada for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed in the UK sector of the North Sea.
SBM Offshore interview: Advancing future-ready FPSOs through standardization, robotics, AI and lower‑carbon solutions
While diving into the evolution journey of its offshore operations model and the implementation of its Fast4ward program, the Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has shed light on the key growth drivers
First oil flows from Brazilian subsea tie-back project
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly known as PetroRio, has brought online the first well at its subsea tie-back project in the Campos basin off the coast of Brazil.
Brazilian merger to create company with 73-vessel fleet
Brazil’s offshore vessel owners OceanPact and CBO are set to combine their businesses by incorporating CBO’s holding company into OceanPact, thereby creating a firm that will have a total fleet of 73 vessels. The partners note that the business combination is a catalyst for implementing sustainable
Dana Petroleum puts IKM Testing UK on FPSO shutdown duty in North Sea
IKM Testing UK, an integrated solutions provider within the IKM Group, has got hold of a new offshore assignment with Aberdeen-headquartered Dana Petroleum (E&P) for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit working in the UK sector of the North Sea.
PRIO gets its hands on operating license for Brazilian subsea tie-back project
Brazilian oil and gas company PRIO, formerly known as PetroRio, has picked up an operating license for a subsea tie-back project in the Campos basin off the coast of Brazil.
Petronas hand-picks FPSO for Asian hydrocarbon redevelopment project
OceanSTAR Engineering Holding, part of Singapore-headquartered OceanSTAR Elite group of companies, has secured a new deal with Petronas Carigali (PCSB), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s energy giant Petronas, for the provision of lease, operation and maintenance of a floating production, storage, and offl
US LNG giant exercises option for more newbuild vessel charters from Ocean Yield and NYK
Cheniere Marketing International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. energy player Cheniere Energy, has declared the option to increase the number of newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it will charter from Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield and Japan’s shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kabushik
Fully certified Reach Remote USV to inspect Gassco’s subsea pipelines
Norway’s Reach Subsea has won a contract to perform an external inspection of a large part of the subsea pipeline portfolio of Norwegian state-owned gas grid operator Gassco, using its Reach Remote 1 uncrewed surface vessel (USV). Under the contract secured with Equinor on behalf of Gassco, Reach Su
First offshore vessel to operate on ammonia coming this autumn
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has tasked Halsnøy Dokk with the conversion of the platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy to ammonia-powered operations. The conversion is planned to be completed in autumn, when the 95-meter-long vessel will continue operating for Equinor, with
Everllence’s electrically driven compressor trains ordered for Guyana-bound FPSO
Everllence, formerly MAN Energy Solutions, will deliver its electrically driven compressor technology to MODEC for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will work at an oil project offshore Guyana operated by ExxonMobil. Everllence will deliver four barrel-type RB compres