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Omega Subsea expands Western Norway operations with new Hilleren base

Norway-based Omega Subsea, which provides remotely operated vehicle (ROV), survey, and subsea services to the offshore industry, has struck a deal with Bergen’s Hilleren Navy Supply Park, a subsea-focused maritime and defence cluster near Haakonsvern, to establish a new operational base at the site, broadening its operations in Western Norway. The post Omega Subsea expands Western Norway operations with new Hilleren base appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Seatrium set for back-to-back FPSO sailaways as duo heads to Petrobras’ Brazilian field within weeks

Singapore-based offshore and marine engineering company Seatrium is poised to achieve what it describes as an industry first with the dual sailaway of two giant floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units, which are slated to depart its Singapore yard within weeks of each other and embark on a journey to Brazil, where they will work for the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras. The post Seatrium set for back-to-back FPSO sailaways as duo heads to Petrobras’ Brazilian field within weeks appeared first on Offshore Energy.

American Bureau of Shipping subsidiary hit with $59.4M Cotemar claim in New York after two court losses

Mexican offshore services company Cotemar has launched an enforcement action in New York seeking $59.4 million from ABSG Consulting, a U.S. government contractor and subsidiary of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), after two court victories in Mexico ordering ABSG to pay for work completed more than eight years ago. The post American Bureau of Shipping subsidiary hit with $59.4M Cotemar claim in New York after two court losses appeared first on Offshore Energy.

SLB takes on FEED work to advance North Sea CO2 storage project toward FID

U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB has been hired to help move a large-scale CO2 storage project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea toward a final investment decision (FID), taking on technology and engineering work spanning the concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) phases, as Europe continues to build out its carbon capture and storage (CCS) network. The post SLB takes on FEED work to advance North Sea CO2 storage project toward FID appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Oceaneering-Astro Offshore pact targets integrated subsea growth

Dubai-based offshore vessel specialist Astro Offshore and Houston-headquartered subsea technology and services provider Oceaneering International are joining forces to target integrated offshore and subsea projects, backed by the addition of the UAE firm’s first DP3 multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV). The post Oceaneering-Astro Offshore pact targets integrated subsea growth appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Petrobras awards $62 million job in Brazil to Solstad’s 2008-built CSV

Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras has booked an 18-year-old construction support vessel (CSV), owned by Solstad Maritime (SOMA), on a long-term, multimillion-dollar assignment off the coast of Brazil. The post Petrobras awards $62 million job in Brazil to Solstad’s 2008-built CSV appeared first on Offshore Energy.

NKT brings first cables ashore on €3.1 billion Spain-France power link (Gallery)

first cable pull-ins at Lemóniz in northern Spain, marking what it describes as an important construction milestone on a multibillion-euro interconnector, which will increase electricity exchange capacity between Spain and France from 2.8 GW to 5 GW. The post NKT brings first cables ashore on €3.1 billion Spain-France power link (Gallery) appeared first on Offshore Energy.

Three-field FPSO tie-back starts flowing oil a year early, unlocking 120 million Norwegian barrels

Norway’s oil and gas company Aker BP has kicked off production from three fields in the Norwegian Sea, bringing the developments on stream a year ahead of schedule and adding around 120 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent to the resource base on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The post Three-field FPSO tie-back starts flowing oil a year early, unlocking 120 million Norwegian barrels appeared first on Offshore Energy.