Bermuda-based offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has won a new assignment in the United States (U.S.) with an undisclosed operator for one premium jack-up rig and a contract extension with Italy’s Eni for another off the coast of Mexico. The post Borr Drilling’s rig duo finds more work in US and Mexico appeared first on Offshore Energy.
TechnipFMC has secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract by BP […] The post TechnipFMC scores a win with BP offshore US appeared first on Offshore Energy.
The space industry is a growing consumer of industrial gases, but in one surprising respect the opportunity could be growing in a new direction. That’s because a new opportunity is emerging in space that relates to the making of materials for another industry served by industrial gases: semiconductor manufacturing. UK-based startup Space Forge is one firm taking this on. In October, it trialled deployment of a novel heat shield, Pridwen, on a zero gravity flight, which followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding with United Semiconductors, a leading specialist in bulk crystal growth of III-V semiconductor compounds. Source: Space Forge Meanwhile, another partnership from Intuitive Machines aims to integrate its semiconductor manufacturing payload into Intuitive Machines’ orbital return platform Zephyr under Intuitive Machines’ Earth Reentry Programme. And recently it generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite,… Read More »Beyond gravity’s pull: orbital chipmaking is better in space | Semiconductors
Belgian shipping company Exmar has finished its largest ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia to date. The post Exmar wraps up its largest ship-to-ship ammonia transfer (Video) appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (CABGOC), a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered energy giant Chevron, has put into production mode a new oil platform off the coast of Angola just over two years after construction on the platform began. The post Chevron achieves first oil offshore Angola two years after platform construction start-up appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Transocean, an offshore drilling giant, has secured more drilling work for two mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) off the coasts of Brazil and Norway. The post Transocean rig pair picks up multimillion-dollar gigs with BP and Equinor appeared first on Offshore Energy.
With the aim of bolstering its liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal, Egypt has fortified its bonds with Qatar within the energy and natural gas domains through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and QatarEnergy, the Persian Gulf state’s heavyweight. The post More LNG for Egypt as new deal strengthens energy and gas ties with Qatar appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Scotland-headquartered engineering and design company T12 Engineering is set to design and manufacture a […] The post Scottish firm to deliver 60-ton subsea structure to Norwegian oil & gas operator appeared first on Offshore Energy.
Norway-based TMC Compressors has been tasked with the provision of a complete marine compressed air system for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, which China’s CIMC Raffles is constructing for Golar LNG, the Bermuda-headquartered owner and operator of LNG midstream infrastructure. The post Chinese firm places order with TMC for Golar’s FLNG appeared first on Offshore Energy.
AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has landed a new decommissioning project on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) with Ithaca Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator and producer. The post Ithaca Energy books AF Offshore for North Sea decom gig appeared first on Offshore Energy.