FPSO & Vessels

NextGeo vessel en route to Middle East to support Saipem
Next Geosolutions’ recently purchased offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) is currently en route from Italy to the Middle East to commence operations for Saipem. Last month, Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) reported that it had acquired the OSCV Siem Day from Norway’s Siem Day II for a purchase pri

Deck carrier capable of transporting XXL offshore energy components goes on maiden voyage
Dajin Heavy Industry has officially named the first of four 40,000 DWT deck carriers it is building at the Dajin Penglai Offshore facility, from where the vessel has set sail on its maiden voyage. The new vessel, King One, was officially named and “embarked on its new global operational journey” on

1990-built FPSO to keep working in Vietnam until end of 2027
A joint venture (JV) company of Malaysia’s MISC Group and Vietnamese PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has secured a contract that will keep a 1990-built floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel working in Vietnam. The contract awarded to Vietnam Offshore Floating

ExxonMobil’s fifth Guyanese project closing in on first oil: FPSO pre-lay mooring done
Jumbo Offshore, a Dutch transportation and installation player, has wrapped up mooring pre-installation activities for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit destined to work on an oil project off the coast of Guyana, which is operated by ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.

WATCH: McDermott and BW Offshore lift the curtain on floating blue ammonia FPSO model
McDermott and BW Offshore have unveiled a concept for a blue ammonia floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit that blends offshore production, carbon capture, and direct export, spotlighting the way in which surplus natural gas could be converted into a lower-carbon fuel and brought

New construction milestone for Yinson Production’s Southeast Asia-bound FSO
Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson Holdings, has celebrated the launch of a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit destined for an oil field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.

Petrobras’ largest-producing oil & gas field richer for another FPSO
Brazilian state-owned energy heavyweight Petrobras has welcomed the arrival of the eight floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will work at a field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil.

Seatrium’s affiliate pursuing arbitration against Petrobras over FPSO deal
Jurong Shipyard (JSPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seatrium, a Singapore-headquartered provider of offshore, marine, and energy solutions, has initiated arbitration proceedings against Petrobras Netherlands (PNBV), a subsidiary of Brazil’s energy giant Petrobras.

Kongsberg Maritime to design and equip Transpetro’s new methanol-ready tankers
Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers that will be operated by Brazil’s oil & gas transportation company Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro). Kongsberg Maritime secured the NOK 300 million (about €26.25

SBM Offshore subsidiary to design CO2 transport and injection solution for Southern North Sea
IMODCO Terminals, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-headquartered SBM Offshore, has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Carbon Collectors for the development of an offshore CO2 transport and injection solution in the Southern North Sea. The nine‑month FEED will define the desig

African multi-well offshore drilling campaign on BW Energy’s agenda in July
Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P player BW Energy has made further progress in preparations for its planned drilling program off the coast of Gabon.

ExxonMobil pays $2.32 billion for Guyana-based FPSO, SBM Offshore remains in charge of ops
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, and ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil, have wrapped up the change of ownership process for a floating production, stora

Exclusive interview with Eni: Gas and LNG at crux of multiple FIDs as ‘game-changing phase’ edges closer
With a diversified pipeline of projects spanning Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and the East Mediterranean, Italy’s energy giant Eni is set on pursuing a disciplined exploration strategy focused on rapid monetization and a pragmatic, technology-driven approach to emission cuts by combining low-

WATCH: 40-year-old FPSO comes to Spanish shipyard ahead of work in Southeast Asia
A 1986-built floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived at a shipyard in Tenerife, which is part of Spain and the largest of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. This unit has lined up for an assignment at two oilfields off the coast of Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia.