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
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has won a contract with Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, to deliver pipes for an ultra-deepwater development in Angola. Vallourec will supply over 26,000 tons of seamless carbon steel line pipes, representing approximat
Mellitah Oil & Gas, a joint venture (JV) between Italy’s energy giant Eni and the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), has fortified Libya’s gas production with the start-up of an offshore compression project.
The first of three power take-off (PTO) modules for Carnegie Clean Energy’s CETO wave energy converter (WEC) has been delivered to SKF’s manufacturing facility in Germany, where final PTO assembly works are being carried out, before ocean deployment set for October. CETO is a fully submerged, point
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
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempt offshore drilling contractor, has wrapped up its proposed business combination with Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, establishing what it describes as a scalable offshore drilling platform with “enh
Australia’s energy player Santos has ironed out a decade-long gas supply agreement with the South Australian government.
Shell Global Solutions International, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, has hired Japan’s engineering player Chiyoda Corporation to handle engineering and procurement work for its potential future projects around the globe.
Nexans has completed the manufacturing and factory acceptance testing (FAT) of 100 kilometers of subsea cable for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy, with the cable now ready for load-out and installation. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new 122-kilometer-long, 225
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has secured a drilling permit for operations in the North Sea on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), which will be conducted with a semi-submersible rig owned by Odfjell Drilling, an offshore drilling contractor.
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered a 151-meter-long hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japanese Toyo Construction, destined for Japan’s offshore wind market. The vessel, named Discovery, was delivered on June 26 from Vard Langsten in Norway, where it was out
Italy’s energy giant Eni has set the wheels in motion to expand its upstream portfolio with three blocks in Argentina, connected to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project planned for development in the South American country.
Norway’s Ocean Installer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moreld Group, has secured a fast-track engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Vår Energi to execute all subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) installation activities for the Balder Next New Wells p
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.
