FPSO & Vessels
Dubai firm continues fleet expansion with vessel number 50
Dubai-based offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has welcomed a multipurpose support vessel (MPSV) to its fleet to enhance its offshore support and subsea capabilities. The 88-meter DP2 diesel electric MPSV Astro Achernar offers accommodation for 222 personnel and a 100-t
DOF’s subsea duo gets prolonged assignments in Guyana
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured contract extensions that will keep two subsea vessels at work in Guyana. The contracts of Skandi Nomad and Skandi Constructor, both operating in Guyana, have been extended by one year each. Thanks to the extensions, the 2010-built Skandi Nomad is contract
North Sea FPSO back online after temporary production halt
Serica Energy has disclosed the restart of production from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is deployed at its North Sea asset on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
DeepOcean charters Glomar vessel to expand offshore wind and oil & gas capabilities
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a time charter agreement with Glomar Offshore for a 2009-built multipurpose support vessel to enhance its survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) offering in the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. Glomar Supporter will join DeepOcean’s
DOF continues its winning streak with Petrobras with two new contracts
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured two new long-term contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy company Petrobras that have a combined value of approximately $200 million. Skandi Chieftain and Skandi Olympia have been awarded four-year charters, with both vessels to operate with one work-c
ABB technology selected for SwitcH2’s floating green ammonia production vessel
Swiss technology company ABB has signed a term sheet agreement with Dutch renewable energy company SwitcH2 to engineer and supply automation and electrification solutions for SwitcH2’s floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit dedicated to producing green ammonia from green hydrogen.
North Sea FPSO closing in on restart date
UK-based upstream oil and gas player Serica Energy is engaged in talks with Dana Petroleum to come up with a way to improve the performance of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is being prepared to resume limited production from Serica’s North Sea asset on the UK Co
AKOFS vessel secures more work with Petrobras under $246 million contract
AKOFS Offshore, an Oslo-headquartered provider of vessel-based subsea well construction and intervention services, has secured a firm contract for one of its vessels that ensures it will continue working for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process that resulted in
MODEC: Pieces of Shell’s Brazil-bound FPSO puzzle continue to slide into place
Japan’s MODEC is making headway in the construction of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit destined for a field offshore Brazil, operated by the Brazilian subsidiary of the U.K.-headquartered energy giant Shell.
DOF gets project awards for three vessels to keep working in North America
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured several project awards in the North America region that have a combined contract value of over $60 million. The awards will use vessels already in the region, securing over 300 days of firm vessel utilization, with further options available. Skandi Skanse
SBM Offshore reimaging FPSO ops with Cognite and SLB to power next wave of AI-enabled innovation
SBM Offshore has strengthened ties with Cognite, an industrial AI software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, and SLB, a U.S.-headquartered technology player, to create an enhanced artificial intelligence (AI) blueprint envisioned to bolster operational efficiency and fuel further innovation in floating p
MODEC tasked with full scope of Guyana-bound FPSO for ExxonMobil’s $6.8B oil project
Following a final investment decision (FID) for its seventh offshore oil development in the Stabroek block, ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobil, has put Japan’s MODEC in charge of the full engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) work for a flo
Mexico-bound FSO enters construction phase as Aztec-inspired name is unveiled
The Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, and Chinese COSCO Shipping have held a steel-cutting ceremony for a floating storage offloading (FSO) unit destined for Mexico’s inaugural deepwater project.
ABS endorses Seatrium’s new deepwater FPSO design
A floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit concept designed by Singapore’s Seatrium has received approval in principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).