FPSO & Vessels

Kongsberg Maritime to equip Asia’s new FPSO with high-capacity deck machinery package
Kongsberg Maritime, a Norway-headquartered marine technology company, has been selected to provide advanced deck machinery equipment for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for an undisclosed offshore development in Asian waters.

Boskalis’ vessel duo pulls off Brazil-to-Denmark tow of MODEC’s FPSO (Gallery)
Two ocean-going tugs from the fleet operated by Boskalis, a Dutch offshore services provider, have undertaken a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) tow mission across the Atlantic.

TechnipFMC highlights ‘critical’ subsea equipment delivery for $12.2B oil project
UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has emphasized that strong execution momentum is keeping a giant deepwater oil project, operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies, in Block 58 off the coast of Suriname on track.

Huisman equipment ordered for SBM Offshore and Solstad’s installation vessel
Huisman has been selected to deliver advanced lifting and handling systems for an offshore installation vessel being built for the joint venture (JV) of Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Netherlands-based SBM Offshore. Awarded by CIMC Raffles Offshore, the contract will see Huisman deliver an integrate

WATCH: Hybrid ocean energy construction vessel reaches Norway for completion
The first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore has arrived in Norway from Romania for the final phase of outfitting. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and constru

PLSVs owned by DOF-TechnipFMC JV get more time with Petrobras
Two pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) owned by a joint venture of DOF Group and TechnipFMC have secured long-term contract extensions with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract amendments, Skandi Buzios has been awarded a 516-day extension and Skandi Recife a 550-day extension. Prev

€5.6 million contract to keep PSV busy for 319 days or more off UK
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has secured a term contract valued at approximately £4.85 million (over €5.6 million) for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) to be deployed on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The contract for the PSV Energy Pace was a

Northern Lights fleet ready for phase one as fourth LCO2 carrier arrives from China
The vessel fleet required for first phase operations of the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway has been completed with the arrival of the fourth liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier from China. Northern Purpose, custom-designed to transport liquefied CO2 as part of the world’s first cross-bord

FPSO efficiency at Brazilian oil field surpasses target range to hit 97%
Karoon Energy, an ASX-listed oil and gas exploration and production company, has confirmed an uptick in operating efficiency at a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit deployed on an oil field off the coast of Brazil.

Yinson Production and PTSC’s FSO heads off to Southeast Asian oil project
A floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit has left a shipyard where it was undergoing construction and set sail toward an oil field off the coast of Vietnam, Southeast Asia.

Saipem highlights ‘key’ offshore installation milestone at Europe’s mega gas development
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has confirmed the wrap-up of an offshore installation campaign, which has put a new production platform in place at a multibillion-euro natural gas project in the Romanian waters of the Black Sea.

Second FPSO oil train boosts Brent-linked production growth
London-based oil and gas player Energean has put into operation a second oil train on a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed at a field off the coast of Israel.

ABL on FSO installation duty for Papua New Guinea’s first offshore floating facility
Energy and marine consultancy ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group Aqualis, has landed a new installation job with Oil Search (PNG), a subsidiary of Australia’s Santos, for a floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

Karoon boosts Brazilian field’s oil output with all wells now online
Karoon Energy, an ASX-listed international oil and gas exploration and production company, has brought back on stream another well at an oil field off the coast of Brazil.