As we gradually shift our focus on the new year and on what lies ahead in the offshore energy industry in 2024, let’s give a last look to 2023 to pay tribute to this very eventful year. Unfortunately, the year was marked with a number of dark events, with the Balticconnector offshore gas pipeline in
Woodside has received a stamp of approval for an environment plan, covering seabed intervention and trunkline installation off Australia.
Beach Energy has received the green light for a revised environment plan, entailing subsea installation and commissioning off Australia.
Petrobras has kicked off production from an FPSO vessel at its giant oil field in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin offshore Brazil.
Following the global energy crisis in 2022, energy security reigned supreme on countries’ energy agendas during 2023.
Inpex has received a seal of approval for an environment plan (EP), covering pre-drill site surveys, and drilling and evaluation ops off the coast of Australia.
Woodside has submitted an environment plan (EP) for drilling and subsea installation activities off the coast of Australia.
Arabian Drilling has provided an update on the upgrades to its new offshore rigs, which have been hired for drilling ops by Aramco.
Seatrium has secured early refinancing of S$400 million (more than $303.13 million) from DBS Bank Limited with an option to convert to a sustainability-linked loan.
The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online.
Subsea interconnectors open new opportunities for sharing the access and use of renewable energy between countries while upping the decarbonization ante and strengthening the security of electricity supply.
TGS has completed a 410-day deepwater node survey campaign offshore Guyana ahead of schedule, setting a record for the longest deepwater node survey. On December 1, the final node recovery marked the culmination of three exclusive ocean bottom node (OBN) surveys commissioned by ExxonMobil Guyana. TG
Nekkar’s subsidiary Techano Oceanlift has secured a contract with a Turkish shipyard worth approximately €6.5 million to deliver an offshore crane to a newbuild subsea IMR/survey vessel. Techano Oceanlift will supply a 150-tonne knuckle boom crane capable of performing subsea construction and topsid
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is set to acquire stakes in three exploratory blocks in São Tomé and Príncipe in Africa through a competitive process conducted by Shell. Petrobras reported on December 27 that its Board of Directors had approved the company’s operations in São Tomé
