Floating Production – A Growing Segment in Transition
and Europe.Finally, we are seeing a trend of certain key players in the floating production segment to leverage their expertise for executing challenging and large projects in deep water into the floating wind space, including Petrobras, Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, CNOOC, SBM Offshore, MODEC and BW Offshore.Competing for the Same Supply ChainsThe growth in activity in both the floating production and the floating wind segments will drive increased demand for engineering services, shipyard and port capacity, mooring system supply, dynamic subsea cables and specialist installation vessels. We are forecastin
Floating Offshore Wind: Attention Turns Subsea for Power Transport
Europe Offshore Energy to develop a floating substation design. The idea was being developed under a research and development project called Optiflot, which also involved French industrial process firm SNEF, and was based on Ideol’s damping pool concept. In June this year, BW Ideol (having had BW Offshore as a shareholder since February 2021) said it was working with Hitachi ABB Power Grids on “scalable floating substations”, using Ideol’s shallow-draft floating platforms. BW Ideol said this collaboration follows the Optiflot project, which had now completed. ABB wasn’t
Santos Green Lights TechnipFMC for Barossa Subsea Scope
with Santos and further demonstrates our commitment to assist in the development of the Australian energy sector.”Santos last month announced a final investment decision (FID) was taken to proceed with the $3.6 billion Barossa gas and condensate project.The development will comprise a BW Offshore supplied FPSO, subsea production wells, supporting subsea infrastructure and a gas export pipeline tied into the existing Bayu-Undan to Darwin LNG pipeline. First gas production is targeted for the first half of 2025
Airborne to Supply TCP Jumpers in Nigeria
in the most optimal way. Throughout this project we look forward to further developing our client relationship while delivering our effective high-quality TCP technology to support their future pipeline needs.”The Okwori field, located in block OML 126, began producing in February 2005 via the BW Offshore-owned Sendje Berge floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO)
Bannerman Named CFO at M² Subsea
ROV services provider M² Subsea has appointed Stuart Bannerman as the company’s new chief financial officer. Bannerman brings more than 30 years of executive management experience to the business, having held previous roles as chief operating officer for BW Offshore, chief financial officer position at Remedial Offshore and regional CFO position at Technip.
DOF Awarded IMR, Subsea Installation Work
be utilized under the contract. With this award, the Skandi Hercules is firm with IMR work up until end of the third quarter of 2016. In the Atlantic region, DOF Subsea has been awarded commissioning support work for ENI at the Goliat field, and installation of mooring systems for BW Offshore in the U.K. sector of the North Sea. The contracts will secure utilization of the regions subsea project fleet during first half 2016. DOF is awarded a 75 days contract, plus options in Argentina. The contract will start in December and include one vessel and ROV services. Skandi Chieftain
BW Offshore FPSO Inspected Off Nigeria
Tidewater Subsea & T1 Marine complete BW Offshore FPSO inspection offshore Nigeria Tidewater Subsea, in affiliation with its local Nigerian joint venture company, T1 Marine, has completed mooring and hull inspections program for BW Offshore's Sendje Berge FPSO. The inspection included mooring chain measurements, hull cleaning and complete inspection reporting services utilizing the survey / light IMR vessel Goldblatt Tide. "Outfitted with a 3,000m rated FMC Schilling Robotics WROV and 50T stern A-frame, the Goldblatt Tide is the ideal solution for cost-effectiv
BW Offshore, Seagull Launch O&G Training
BW Offshore and Seagull Oil & Gas are cooperating to develop training material for the offshore industry. Building on a training relationship stretching back almost two decades, BW Offshore and Seagull are developing new training material to cover BW Offshore’s process and production operations. “This is a great opportunity for Seagull Oil & Gas,” said Morten Aasen, Managing Director, Seagull Oil & Gas. “We have the ambition to offer the most comprehensive training library for the oil & gas industry, and BWO Offshore is an ideal partner for us. To support
Drydocks World Send Off First Shell Prelude Turret Module
stable in high velocity tropical cyclone territory. Drydocks World has extensive experience in building turret structures having built the internal turret for SBM Frade project, two external turrets for Saipem (installed on board FRSU Toscana and FPSO Firenze) and a smaller internal turret for BW Offshore.
February 2025
