Offshore engineering

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has selected companies that will pilot their vessel charging concepts in Singapore. The selection follows the call for proposal (CFP) by MPA in August 2023 to develop, operate, and maintain e-HC charging points in Singapore. From 12 proposals received, MPA selected Pyxis Energy, Pyxis Maritime, and SP…

Jan 10, 2024 (Credit: CRP) CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has secured a ‘substantial contract’ for the supply of distributed buoyancy modules (DBMs) to a deepwater oil field project in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. CRP Subsea secured was hired by a leading energy technology company, whose name was not disclosed. The company DBMs will…

Jan 10, 2024 (Credit: Wood) Engineering company Wood has been awarded a major contract to deliver topside modifications in support of BP’s latest subsea tieback in the UK North Sea. Wood’s operations business will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) services to enhance the central processing facility of BP’s Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP)…

Jan 8, 2024 Trion FPU (Credit: Wood) UK engineering company Wood has secured a contract from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for detailed engineering of the topsides facilities on Woodside Energy’s Trion floating production unit (FPU) in the Gulf of Mexico. When complete, Trion will have a production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day and connect…

Jan 8, 2024 (Credit: TotalEnergies) Libra Consortium has taken the final investment decision (FID) to develop an innovative natural gas and CO2 separation and reinjection facility for the Mero 3 project in the Brazilian deep offshore pre-salt. The pilot unit, using a pioneer high pressure subsea separation technology (HISEP), will separate oil from CO2-rich gas…

Jan 4, 2024 DolWin epsilon HVDC platform (Credit: Aibel) The DolWin epsilon HVDC offshore wind converter platform has arrived to Aibel’s yard in Norway for final electrical outfitting and commissioning. After more than two months on a journey from Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore, the DolWin epsilon offshore wind converter platform has entered the strait outside…

Singapore-based oil and gas module construction company Dyna-Mac has acquired Exterran Offshore, expanding its fabrication capacity for current and future projects. Dyna-Mac signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% of the total issued and paid up share capital of Exterran Offshore for the aggregate price of $8.25 million. Exterran Offshore will be integrated…

TechnipFMC has been awarded ‘major’ integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract by Petrobras to deliver the Mero 3 HISEP project, which uses subsea processing to capture carbon dioxide-rich dense gases and then inject them into the reservoir. The contract covers the design, engineering, manufacture, and installation of subsea equipment, including manifolds, flexible and…

The AR500 tidal turbine has successfully completed Phase 1 of the Goto Islands pilot project and was recovered from the Naru Strait by Proteus Marine Renewables. The 500kW-rated turbine was recovered in December 2023. The first phase of the Goto Islands pilot concluded 12-months of generation with an impressive 97% availability, according to Proteus Marine…

Jan 3, 2024 Expro in the 1990s. Image courtesy Expro “At Expro, we’ve been first to the market with many of our subsea test tree assembly products and, as future technical challenges arise, we believe that with our customer-bespoke solution philosophy, we’ll continue to be at the top of the subsea test tree application,” said…