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Offshore drilling rig company Valaris said Wednesday it had won a contract extension with ARO Drilling for Valaris JU-36 jack-up drilling unit…

As the world has been shut down in stages due to COVID for the past 18 months, the same can’t be said for innovators in the offshore energy sector…

Image by Pvince73/AdobeStock Engineering and construction services giant  KBR has won a contract with Nigerias UTM Offshore to support the development of Nigerias first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility. Acting as Owners Engineers, KBR will be responsible for a multi-disciplined due diligence review of the Pre-Front End Engineering Design, being completed by Japanese engineering company JGC. UTM Offshore is leading the development of the 1.2 million tonnes per year FLNG facility i...

Work will start this month and end in November, Offshore Engineer reported, adding that the client will have an option to extend the contract for up to seven more wells.   The drillship that is involved, West Capella, was built in 2008 and is a sixth generation ultra-deepwater drillship, the report said. Its previous deal with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is expiring sometime this month, according to Seadrill’s fleet status report for 4Q20. The West Capella’s deal with Petronas was p...

Dropsafe Helideck – Credit: Dropsafe Safety of workers,structures, equipment and the environment are paramount in any offshore energy project. In the March/April print edition, Offshore Engineer took a look inside some notable newcomers. Wearable tech to boost drill floor safety HaloGuard – Credit: Transocean Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has recently deployed what it said was the offshore drilling industry’s first safety system that integrates a wearabl...

Gorilla VII while it was known as Rowan Gorilla VII - Credit:. credit Alistair Burns OMV New Zealand has confirmed for Offshore Engineer that the company has hired Valaris Gorila VII jack-up rig for work offshore New Zealand. Following a report last Friday by  Bassoe Offshore that the two companies had struck an offshore drilling rig deal, Offshore Engineer reached out to OMV, seeking confirmation and more info. "OMV New Zealand can confirm that a contract has been awar...

Dogger Bank – Whos Who in the Worlds Largest Offshore Wind Project Posted 28/04/2021 20:58 Dogger Bank is not simply an offshore windfarm project, it is THE offshore windfarm project. Dogger Bank is an offshore wind farm site in the UK North Sea that will, once fully built, be the worlds largest and most innovative. Here Offshore Engineer breaks down the main elements and players in the project. Located 130km off the Yorkshire Coast, the 3.6 GW offshore wind project will consist of three phas...

•38,000 m2 swept area •One Haliade-X 13 MW can save up to 52,000 metric tons of CO2, which is the equivalent of the emissions generated by 11,000 vehicles in one year. •One GE Haliade-X 13 MW spin could power a UK household for more than two days GE Renewable Energy will establish its marshaling harbor activities at Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, serving as the base for turbine service equipment, installation, and commissioning activities for Dogger Bank A and B. The port will see the de...

Credit: PGS Norway-based marine seismic surveyor PGS said Thursday it was experiencing an increase in seismic acquisition project activity, and that it would reactivate some previously stacked vessels. "Based on project awards so far, PGS has started preparations to activate Ramform Vanguard for the summer season, with the acquisition expected to commence in April," PGS said. In addition, the company said it would activate the Sanco Swift vessel to be used as a source vessel for at least three ...

Credit: hro1980/AdobeStock Its no longer news that the U.S. is set to become the next big offshore wind market, with an IEA 2019 report forecasting 40 GW of installed offshore wind capacity in the country by 2040, which will require a $100 billion investment. To meet this expected growth, both in the fixed-bottom wind farms and the floating wind farms, the U.S. market will require a large amount of wind farm support vessels of various types, with the current fixed-bottom wind turbine installati...