FPSO & Vessels

Solstad agrees three-year service deal with compatriot Port Vantage
Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Solstad Maritime have signed a three-year framework agreement with compatriot Port Vantage covering support and services across multiple locations where Solstad operates. The agreement covers the delivery of maritime support services, including technical maintenance, l

WATCH: Malaysia and Sarawak’s first purpose-built MPSV makes a splash
Malaysian offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong Group has unveiled what it says is Malaysia and Sarawak’s first purpose-built multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV), set to be deployed in the oil & gas, renewable energy and telecommunication sectors. According to the company, the advanced d

Another Solstad CSV to work for Petrobras, deal worth $108M
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured another contract with Brazilian oil & gas company Petrobras for a construction support vessel (CSV). The CSV Normand Commander will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime (SOMA) to Solstad Offshore, who holds the contr

After laying keel for one Vietnam-bound FSO, Singaporean firm wins work on another
The keel-laying ceremony for a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit destined for a field offshore Vietnam has been held at Nantong Strongwind Shipyard in Tongzhou Bay, China.

BP-Eni JV marks first oil milestone from Yinson Production’s carbon capture-enhanced FPSO
Azule Energy, a 50/50 independent joint venture between the UK-headquartered BP and Italy’s Eni, has achieved the start of oil production from its project off the coast of Angola, which is connected to a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel with carbon capture technology to dec

Yinson Production’s fleet grows to 11 units with newbuild FSO job at Asian gas project
Yinson Production, a subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based energy infrastructure and technology company Yinson, has landed a lease and operate contract for a newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit destined to serve the Block B gas field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.

MODEC delivers another piece of puzzle for Guyana-bound FPSO
Japan’s MODEC has delivered a structure that will form part of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to be deployed to a project offshore Guyana operated by ExxonMobil, a U.S.-headquartered oil and gas giant.

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Allseas lays 20-kilometer pipeline for EU’s first large-scale CO2 transport and storage project
Allseas’ Lorelay has completed offshore pipelaying for the Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) project, the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands. This first large-scale CO2 transport and storage project to be realized in the EU is

Yinson Production FPSO’s new milestone boosts gas export capacity
Malaysia’s Yinson Production has tucked a new achievement under its belt for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed at a gas project off the coast of Ghana.

Aurora finalizes 11-vessel takeover from Sea1 with delivery of third high-end subsea vessel
Norwegian vessel management services provider Aurora Offshore, part of the Borealis Group, has taken delivery of the eleventh and final vessel from compatriot operator Sea1 Offshore, ex-Siem Offshore. Siem Barracuda, the third high-end subsea vessel of a total of three that are part of the collabora

Brazilian oil field months away from production peak as two more wells come back online
Brazilian oil and gas player Brava Energia has returned to production mode two additional wells at an oil field off the coast of Brazil.

Black Sea deepwater gas project to sport US-made subsea equipment
London-headquartered precision engineering group Hunting PLC has secured a $31 million subsea order for its titanium stress joints (TSJs) for the third phase of a deepwater gas development in the Turkish part of the Black Sea. Six TSJs, including the patented Direct Pull-thru Tube technology, will b

Solstad vessel built in 1999 nets contract with Petrobras
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Brazilian oil & gas player Petrobras for a construction support vessel (CSV) built in 1999. The CSV Normand Pioneer will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime ASA (SOMA) to Solstad Offshore, which is t