Offshore engineering

Jan 24, 2024 Shenandoah FPS (Credit: Navitas/Screenshot) Houston-based company GATE Energy has been awarded the commissioning execution contract for the U.S. portion of Beacon Offshore Energy’s Shenandoah FPS project. GATE Energy’s scope of work includes final pre-commissioning and commissioning planning and execution following sail away from South Korea. The deepwater Shenandoah field is located in the…

Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has revised oil production forecast for its Baúna Field offshore Brazil, as it prepares for SPS-88 well intervention to resolve the issues relating to equipment on the Cidade de Itajaí FPSO. Due to operational issues encountered at its Baúna Field, located approximately 210 kilometres offshore Brazil in the…

Published:  24 January, 2024 The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has pledged to increase its oil production capacity to five million barrels a day by 2030 to satisfy the soaring global demand for energy. The Belbazem block, a massive $744 million development of three offshore oilfields, will be central to ADNOC’s goals — but…

Published:  24 January, 2024 Optime Subsea, a leading player in innovative solutions for the subsea industry, has announced it has entered into a significant contract with Equinor for the delivery of its Remote Operated Controls System (ROCS). This contract represents a significant step forward for Optime Subsea, who will collaborate with operator Equinor and its…

Maersk’s offshore vessel-charging venture Stillstrom has launched a collaborative study with EnBW and BP, the developers of the Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms, to assess the viability of integrating offshore charging solutions for service and crew transfer vessels for the projects. The study will evaluate the operational, technical, and economic viability of integrating offshore…

INEOS Forties Pipeline System (FPS) has selected Liebherr for the supply of a new Ram Luffing (RL) series offshore crane for its Unity Platform in the UK North Sea. After more than 30 years of service, the currently installed RL crane on the Unity Platform has run its course, and will be replaced by Liebherr’s…

Jan 23, 2024 (Credit: Longitude Engineering) Longitude Engineering, part of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a contract to provide detailed design and engineering services for the subsea development of Phase-X at Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea. The West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession is…

Jan 23, 2024 (Credit: Aquaterra Energy) Aquaterra Energy has secured a three-year contract with a UK independent exploration and production company to provide analysis services across its global offshore operations. The contract will see Aquaterra Energy deliver a comprehensive range of offshore analysis services, including riser and conductor analysis for jack-ups and semi-submersibles, plus integrity…

Wison New Energies has been appointed to lead the design validation and preliminary front-end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) for two 3MTPA floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units in Nigeria. The agreement covers the design validation and engineering studies for the design of a 3MPTA facility to support the ‘design one and build two strategies’ to…

Jan 19, 2024 (Credit: Lamprell) The first two batches of transition pieces (TPs) for the Moray West offshore wind project, comprising 20 units, have been delivered and offloaded at the Port of Nigg in Scotland. Following arrival, the TPs underwent transfer of care inspections, which they successfully passed before being prepared for installation offshore, according…