PXGEO and Saab have developed what is said to be a next-generation ocean bottom node (OBN) handling system in a push to make offshore seismic data acquisition fully autonomous. According to the partners, the next-generation MantaRay OBN handling system uses hovering autonomous underwater vehicles (H
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS).
Baker Hughes’ international rig count report indicates that the number of offshore rigs was on an upward trajectory in May 2023.
MODEC has confirmed the start of production from a new FPSO, which is deployed at Petrobras’ giant deepwater oil field off Brazil.
State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy has celebrated the steel cutting of the first of its new generation of chartered LNG carriers to be built at a South Korean shipyard as part of its LNG fleet expansion project. On 3 June, QatarEnergy said it joined the shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries and JP Mor
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., part of the Japanese major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, will conduct technical studies on an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines which are being developed by Swiss marine engine maker Winterthur Gas & Diesel AG (WinGD). T
Challenger Energy has bid for and expects to be awarded a shallow water exploration block located off Uruguay.
Oslo-headquartered seismic company PGS has secured a 3D exploration acquisition contract in the Mediterranean with an undisclosed company. Seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion is in charge of carrying out the work and is set to mobilize for the survey late in the third quarter of 2023. According to PGS,
BW Offshore has secured a short-term contract extension for one of its FPSOs, which is working at a field located offshore the Ivory Coast.
Worldwide investments in clean energy are projected to reach $1.74 trillion in 2023, a 7.6 percent increase compared to $1.617 trillion invested in green energy in 2022, according to a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The investments in fossil fuels are also expected to rise,
Woodside has reported an incident, which resulted in a fatality at its operated gas processing facility offshore Western Australia.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), VPLP Design (VPLP) and Alwena Shipping (Alwena) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form an alliance that will work on developing a wind-assisted/propelled containership. The ship is based on the Trade Wings 2,500 concept for small-size containerships ca
UK shipping solutions provider Smart Green Shipping and nuclear transport solutions supplier Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) have joined hands to assess the technical, commercial and environmental viability of using 21st-century wing sail designs for commercial ships.
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has completed works for the subsea production network for Azule Energy’s Agogo field development project offshore Angola. Saipem reported on 2 June that its team had completed the subsea production network for the Early Phase 2 development of the Agogo field
