FPSO & Vessels

Saipem put in charge of commissioning services for Türkiye-bound FPU
Saipem has secured a new contract with GOE Petrol Sanayi to provide commissioning services for a floating production unit (FPU) destined for Türkiye’s largest natural gas field. Saipem’s scope of work for the Osman Gazi FPU, intended for the development of the Sakarya gas field in the Turkish Black

HD Hyundai-built medium gas carriers to sport Nord Gas Solutions’ systems
Nord Gas Solutions, formerly Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, has been selected to supply the cargo handling systems (CHS) and LPG fuel supply systems (LFSS) for two new medium gas carrier (MGC) vessels being built by HD Hyundai. Under the contract signed in June, Nord Gas Solutions will deliver the equipmen

Shearwater to use electric ROVs for North Sea contract
Norway’s Shearwater Geoservices has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey contract in the North Sea, representing the first commercial deployment of its newly installed electric remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The seven-week survey will be performed by the SW Tasman with Pearl nodes, as the R

OneSubsea to support Azule Energy’s production shift from aging to new FPSO
Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, has awarded SLB OneSubsea with a contract for the supply of controls umbilicals for a project offshore Angola. The West Hub Tails project, part of the Integrated West Hub (IWH) development in Block 15/06, includes the redirection of

MISC explores consortium role in potential Yinson privatization
MISC Group, a member of the Petronas Group of Companies and an owner and operator of offshore floating assets and provider of energy-related maritime solutions and services, is weighing a role in a potential consortium that could take Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Yinson, an energy infrastructure compa

WATCH: 24-meter USV performs first fully remote project
The 24-meter-long unmanned surface vessel (USV) Challenger, owned by a joint venture of DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Rederi, has completed its first fully remote project. GONDAN Shipbuilders started the construction of the USV in March 2024, following the order from the joint venture com

Wison fires starting gun on FPSO fabrication for Eni’s African oil & gas project
China-based energy services provider Wison New Energies (WNE) has confirmed the first steel cut for a newbuild floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, destined for deployment at the next phase of a major oil and gas development off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, operated by Italy’s E

SBM Offshore and Solstad’s installation vessel to sport Kongsberg Maritime equipment
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply a fully integrated suite of technology and equipment for an offshore installation vessel being built for the joint venture (JV) of Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Netherlands-based SBM Offshore. Kongsberg Maritime will deliver an advanced deck machi

Jadestone steps up production restart and development activity across Asia-Pacific
AIM-listed and Singapore-headquartered oil and gas player Jadestone Energy is making progress on production restart and development plans across its Asia-Pacific offshore portfolio, with two Australian fields targeted to resume output and a recommended floating production, storage, and offloading (F

Seatrium set for back-to-back FPSO sailaways as duo heads to Petrobras’ Brazilian field within weeks
Singapore-based offshore and marine engineering company Seatrium is poised to achieve what it describes as an industry first with the dual sailaway of two giant floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units, which are slated to depart its Singapore yard within weeks of each other and emb

Sea Lion roars into Falklands expansion as Navitas reels in second FPSO
Navitas Petroleum, an Israeli oil and gas producer and developer that operates a project under development in the North Falkland Basin, is stepping up plans to expand its oil field project in the Falkland Islands through the acquisition of a second floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO)

MODEC’s FPSO reaches Guyana as ExxonMobil’s fifth oil project nears start-up
Japan’s MODEC has announced the arrival of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in Guyanese waters ahead of its deployment on a project in the Stabroek block, as the development moves closer to first oil expected later this year.

$10.4B oil project nears offshore installation as key equipment reaches Mexico
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has confirmed the arrival of offshore equipment in Altamira, moving a multibillion-dollar ultra-deepwater oil development project closer to its installation campaign o

DeepOcean deploys robotics for diverless subsea tie-in at North Sea oil & gas development
Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed subsea tie-in work using diverless technology for an oil and gas development tied back to an existing floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the UK sector of the North Sea.