FPSO & Vessels
Trio paving the way for hydrogen adoption in FPSO and maritime power sphere
Three players, Japan’s MODEC, Norway’s Eld Energy, and Delta Electronics, have joined forces to expand hydrogen use in the maritime sector, driving energy transition by deploying solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology for the first time on a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel
Wison and Jereh pursuing opportunities in floating units and oil & gas plays
China-based Wison Group has joined forces with Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group (Jereh) to combine strengths in energy engineering and high-end equipment to support offshore floating facilities and onshore oil and gas engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) opportunities.
Fourth and final dual-fuel methanol tanker delivered to Hafnia, set to work for TotalEnergies
Singapore-based tanker owner Hafnia and its joint venture partner, French shipowner Socatra, have taken delivery of their fourth and final dual-fuel methanol medium-range (MR) tanker constructed in China. The latest addition to Hafnia and Socatra’s IMO II MR fleet, Ecomar Gironde, is part of the joi
Exclusive interview with SBM Offshore: South America anchors business growth, as West Africa emerges on FPSO horizon
SBM Offshore is keeping Brazil and Guyana as the core hub of its FPSO activity, while eyeing new opportunities in West Africa.
MODEC lays the groundwork for zero carbon FPSOs with partnership set on low-carbon offshore power solution
Japan’s MODEC has joined forces with Eld Energy, a Norwegian fuel cell system company, to pursue a scalable multi-MW power system for floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units to enable them to fully run on zero-carbon power.
MODEC places FPSO gig in DOF’s hands for ExxonMobil’s oil project offshore Guyana
DOF has secured a new assignment with Japan’s MODEC for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will work at an oil project operated by ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil, off the coast of Guyana.
Saipem taps EnerMech for job on ExxonMobil’s $12.7 billion oil project off Guyana
Aberdeen-headquartered integrated solutions specialist EnerMech has landed a new pre-commissioning assignment with Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem for Guyana’s sixth deepwater oil development project at the Stabroek block, operated by ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsid
Saipem’s jack-up returns to work in ‘key market’ after one-year suspension
Saipem’s jack-up rig Perro Negro 7 is set to resume operations in Saudi Arabia this month, after the contract it had secured in 2011 was temporarily suspended in 2024. Saipem won the contract for Perro Negro 7 in 2011 and secured an extension in June 2023 for ten years. The contract was temporarily
Ithaca Energy awards Prosafe vessel with $2.73M contract extension
North Sea oil & gas operator and producer Ithaca Energy has exercised the option for Prosafe’s flotel to stay all three remaining weeks at the Captain field in the UK sector of the North Sea. Safe Caledonia’s contract was supposed to keep the vessel at the Captain field until early February 2026, af
Himalaya Shipping’s LNG dual-fuel bulker bags new time charter agreement
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has secured a new time charter agreement for its LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax vessel, delivered in 2023. The vessel Mount Ita was delivered to Himalaya Shipping from China’s New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in March 2023 as the second in a s
Exclusive interview with Yinson Production: Deepwater plays setting the stage for ‘robust’ FPSO and FSO market dynamics
With Brazil, West Africa, Southeast Asia, and Namibia at the heart of its expansion quest and its frontier push revolving around carbon capture and low-carbon moves, Malaysia’s Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson, has set its cap
DHT Holdings takes delivery of first of four South Korea-made VLCCs
Bermuda-headquartered crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has taken delivery of the first of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) being constructed in South Korea. The VLCC DHT Antelope was delivered on January 2 from Hanwha Ocean and is set to enter the spot market. Another vessel is scheduled
First oil flows from Petrobras’ new FPSO at one of world’s largest deepwater fields
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has brought online the seventh segment of its giant oil field project off the coast of Brazil, with the start-up of another floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Readers’ choice: Offshore Energy’s most-read news in 2025
As the offshore energy sector continued to navigate the energy transition and technological development, but also uncertainty, 2025 saw continued shifts in policy, investment, and project development across the global energy landscape. To mark the year’s end, the Offshore Energy editorial team looks