FPSO & Vessels
FSRU launch bringing Europe’s next terminal closer to completion
Poland’s gas transmission system operator (TSO), Gaz-System, has unveiled a new milestone in the construction of a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), destined to be part of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal located in the Gulf of Gdańsk.
Karpowership upping Mexico’s energy ante with LNG-to-power project
Karpowership, Türkiye’s floating power solutions provider and owner and operator of powerships, is setting the stage to elevate the energy infrastructure game in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula with a project that will include a powership and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal vessel (LNGTS).
Chinese firm kicks off topside fabrication for Black Sea bound-FPU
China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies (WNE) has initiated the construction of topside fabrication for a floating production unit (FPU) destined to be deployed at Türkiye’s largest natural gas field.
Eidesvik’s PSV begins journey to ammonia-powered operations
Eidesvik Offshore’s platform supply vessel (PSV) Viking Energy has entered the dock at Halsnøy Dokk to start conversion to ammonia-powered operations. The conversion is planned to be completed in autumn, when the 95-meter-long vessel will continue operating for Equinor, with whom it has been on cont
Industry players unite to form UAE’s first shipbuilding consortium
A group of national industry players has come together to form the first shipbuilders consortium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will work toward aligning national shipbuilding capabilities to drive maritime innovation and growth. According to AD Ports, the initiative is designed to strengt
BW Offshore’s FPSO staying until 2030’s end at North Sea field
Oslo-headquartered BW Offshore has made arrangements to keep its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel occupied until the end of the current decade at its ongoing assignment in the North Sea on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).
Wison New Energies’ internal turret FPSO design wins endorsment from Lloyd’s Register
UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has given its blessing to China-based provider of clean energy services Wison New Energies (WNE) for a new harsh environment floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) design featuring an internal turret mooring system.
Solstad CSV picked by Reach Subsea for Mediterranean and Black Sea
Norway’s Reach Subsea is set to charter a Solstad construction support vessel (CSV) for deployment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region as part of its commitment under a newly secured letter of intent (LOI). Reach Subsea’s new LOI is for a contract covering inspection, maintenance, and repair (
Eighth FPSO at Brazil’s giant deepwater field begins producing, four to go
Brazilian state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has commenced production from the eighth floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel at the Búzios field offshore Brazil earlier than planned. Located in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, the P-79 platform began production on May 1,
18 companies secure a share of €1.56 billion as Equinor extends key agreements
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor is extending key supplier agreements for drilling and well services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) with a combined value of around NOK 17 billion (approximately €1.56 billion), set to employ around 2,500 people. Equinor reported today, May 4, that
FPSO FEED award to BW Offshore turning the key on Canada’s $12-billion oil project
With a front-end engineering and design (FEED) deal to Oslo-headquartered BW Offshore for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit, Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor is continuing to lay the groundwork for the development of its oil project off the coast of Newfoundland and
Four more wells set to come online in months ahead offshore Ghana
Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL), a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered Tullow Oil, an independent energy company with operations in West Africa, has confirmed its timeline for putting four wells into production mode at a field off the coast of Ghana.
Australian FPSO production ramp-up on Santos’ agenda next week
Australia’s energy player Santos has disclosed a timeline for a production increase following a restart of output from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel deployed at its gas project off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory.
Two deals for ultra-deepwater drillships add $260M to Seadrill’s backlog
Bermuda-headquartered offshore drilling contractor Seadrill and U.S.-headquartered LLOG Exploration Company (LLOG), a subsidiary of London-listed oil & gas company Harbour Energy, have expanded their more than decade-long collaboration with contract awards for two ultra-deepwater drillships. The Wes