FPSO & Vessels

Wind-assisted towing on the cards for SBM Offshore’s Suriname-bound FPSO
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has disclosed that wind-assisted kite traction towing is being contemplated for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be deployed at a

Another contract extension with Ocean Installer for Solstad’s advanced CSV
Norway’s Solstad Maritime has secured a contract extension with compatriot marine construction and operations player Ocean Installer, part of the Moreld Group, for an advanced multi-purpose offshore construction vessel built in 2014. Solstad Maritime announced today, July 7, a one-year contract exte

Saipem scores $2-billion FPSO deal for Eni and Petronas’ Southeast Asian gas project
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has won a new assignment related to a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit destined for deployment at one of Indonesia’s major upcoming energy projects.

Chinese player picks up FPSO job for Eni’s African oil & gas project
China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies (WNE) has confirmed a new deal with Italy’s energy giant Eni and Altera Infrastructure for a newbuild floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined to be deployed at the next phase of an oil and gas development pr

Altera Infrastructure on FPSO duty for Eni’s West African oil & gas project
Italy’s energy giant Eni has tasked Altera Infrastructure with the provision of a newbuild floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next phase of its oil and gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

DOF’s 2010-built vessel staying longer with Equinor in Norwegian waters
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has prolonged an assignment, which is being carried out on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) by one of the anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels owned by DOF Group, a compatriot operator of a fleet of advanced vessels for the energy and marine sector

Vår Energi in the clear to fire up sixth chapter of North Sea oil project
Norway’s oil and gas player Vår Energi has received authorization from the country’s authorities to bring online another segment of an oil project in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

Drydocks World hires Svanehoj for LNGC-to-FSU conversion job
Denmark-headquartered marine pumps and liquefied gas safety system specialist Svanehoj has received an order to supply LTD gauging systems for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) to floating storage unit (FSU) (LNGC-to-FSU) revamp, strengthening its position in offshore LNG infrastructure a

MODEC’s Brazil-bound FPSO hull on its way to China for integration work
Japan’s MODEC has tucked a construction milestone under its belt for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, with the completion of the forward hull section, which left Japan and is en route to China, where it will be integrated with the aft hull section. Once all the pieces of

DOF to deploy four vessels for FSO replacement contract with TotalEnergies
Norway’s DOF Group has won a contract it describes as large for subsea construction, mooring, disconnection of an existing floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) and connection of a replacement FSO for TotalEnergies. DOF will deliver engineering, transportation and installation of mooring system

MODEC’s FPSO reaches recycling yard after finishing Brazilian assignment
Japan’s MODEC has confirmed the arrival of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel at a ship recycling facility in Denmark, following the completion of the unit’s work at an oil field off the coast of Brazil.

SBM Offshore puts $465 million financing in place for Gulf of Mexico-destined FSO
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has secured multimillion-dollar financing for a newbuild floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit, which will be deployed at a deepwater oil project off the coast of

SBM Offshore places order for 13th multi-purpose floater hull to bolster its FPSO fleet
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has signed off on the construction of its seventh generic Fast4Ward multi-purpose floater (MPF7) hull with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and China Shipbuildin

Halliburton, MODEC’s Shape Digital set on enhancing digital asset performance
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has joined forces with Shape Digital, a spin-off of Japan’s MODEC, to advance digital asset performance management by integrating subsurface and surface intelligence through a unified asset view.