As the energy transition is unravelling, the industry is paving the way to net-zero by pushing for further emission cuts in addition to new fuels and vessel types that are emerging in response to the urgency of the climate change crisis. This week, an exciting piece of news emerged in the offshore wind market as …
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Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom and operator of the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline, has confirmed that the offshore part of one line of the pipeline has been mechanically completed. The company said that the pipelaying was completed on 4 June 2021. The completion of the pipelaying for the first …
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Brazilian oil and gas major Petrobras has signed a contract with a joint venture formed by Saipem and DSME in the amount of $2.3 billion for the supply of P-79, the eighth unit to be installed in Búzios field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area. With a capacity to process 180,000 barrels of oil per …
Petrobras orders $2.3 billion FPSO from Saipem and Korea’s DSME Read More »
Cable laying and burial works are currently underway at the Viking Link landfall in Lincolnshire, UK. The work covers the first campaign of 51 kilometers starting from the UK landfall at Boygrift. Prysmian PowerLink began the cable laying works on 10 May using Cable Enterprise, with work expected to be completed on 23 June. Asso.subsea …
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In addition to facing a wind-down and a wind-up of its Lancaster field, UK’s Hurricane Energy has experienced further issues on its offshore field following a well shut-in. On 10 June 2021, Hurricane announced that the electric submersible pump (ESP) in the 205/21a-6 (P6) well on the Lancaster field had tripped on 8 June 2021. …
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DEME has installed the first drilled XL monopile at the Saint-Nazaire wind farm offshore France. This is the first time this technique has been used to install an XL monopile on an offshore wind farm. Source: DEME Although the first monopile foundations had to be conventionally driven, 73 of the wind farm’s 80 XL monopile …
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Delegates from the shipowner associations of the G7 along with Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa have created a new shipping association, M7 with the first meeting organized by the UK Chamber of Shipping. They were joined by Bimco, the International Chamber of Shipping and the European Community Shipowners’ Association. UK Chamber of Shipping …
James Fisher and Sons has acquired engineering solutions and consultancy firm Subsea Engenuity, extending its current decommissioning capability under James Fisher Offshore (JFO). James Fisher stated that the addition of this innovative technology enhances JFO’s capability by enabling full subsea decommissioning solutions from subsea well abandonment through to structure removal. Additionally, the move will afford …
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U.S. offshore support vessel provider Seacor Marine has entered into a second amendment and conditional payoff agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank. Seacor said on Friday that the agreement was entered by the company’s indirect subsidiary Falcon Global USA as the borrower. As of 10 June 2021, there was $117.3 million of principal outstanding under the …
Piriou, involved in shipbuilding, repair, naval engineering and services since 1965, has just received an order from the South France Occitanie Region for a 70m dredging vessel. According to the shipbuilder, the dredger will maintain the harbours in the Gulf of Lion. Designed in collaboration with LMG Marin naval architecture agency, this 1500m3 dredger will be …
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