Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable contract by Equinor to deliver engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a subsea compression module to be installed subsea at the Åsgard gas field, offshore Norway.

DeltaTek Global, well construction specialist, has reported a record-breaking 2021, with business growth, global expansion and contract awards totaling approximately £3 million.

VAALCO Energy has commenced its 2021/2022 drilling campaign offshore Gabon with the Etame 8H-ST well.

TechnipFMC has been awarded three frame agreements by Petrobras that reaffirm the Company’s leadership position in Brazil’s flexible pipe market – the industry’s largest and most established market. Altogether, the frame agreements form a large(1) contract for TechnipFMC.

The Research Council of Norway has announced that two new national petroleum centers will receive state funding, following a decision in the Portfolio Board for Petroleum.

Damen’s ASD 2312 Tug is now available at simulator centers globally, as well as in the SimFlex Cloud, following an agreement with FORCE Technology, a leading maritime research and development company and frontrunner in developing simulators for the maritime industry.

Seadrill Limited has secured a contract with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”) for work in the Búzios field offshore Brazil for the West Jupiter. The contract is for a firm term of 1,040 days with commencement expected in December 2022. Total contract value is approximately $264m (inclusive of mobilization revenue and additional services).

Robot renting — also known as the robot as a service (RaaS) — is expected to revolutionize the way oil & gas (O&G) companies approach robotics, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that industry leaders such as BP, Equinor, ExxonMobil, and Shell are increasingly testing autonomous robots in their facilities, with these systems often supported by other technology such as AI. However, the costs can be off putting. Technology companies such as Fugro that offer RaaS allow O&G players to avoid the cost of inventory and obtain robotic services when required.

Designed in response to the statutory equipment inspection and maintenance requirements placed on developers, the new training standards deliver the skills needed to safely and competently perform maintenance and statutory inspection duties in this expanding sector.

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the Ocean Transport Barge Holland to General Dynamics-Electric Boat’s Groton Shipyard.

Baker Hughes has been awarded a contract by Bechtel to provide high-efficiency gas turbines and centrifugal compressors to support the expansion of the Pluto LNG onshore processing facility in Western Australia, which is operated by Woodside.

Users of the GTReplicate data replication solution for ships can now make use of SharePoint functionality, after GTMaritime rolled out further product enhancements to improve ship-to-shore communications and fleet wide data management. This is the first step in providing full cloud storage integration, providing customers with connections where they need them.

International subsea equipment rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has further strengthened its rental fleet with a significant investment in iXblue subsea navigation systems.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), broke ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the nation’s first commercial scale offshore wind farm.

Excelerate Energy L.P. (Excelerate) announces that on December 8, 2021, it started natural gas deliveries to the Brazilian market at the Bahia Regasification Terminal (TR-BA) in Salvador, Bahia.

The Fugro-led consortium MENENS (Methanol as Energy Step Towards Emission-free Dutch Shipping) has been awarded a grant from Dutch Government’s Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) for the development of methanol as a low-carbon shipping fuel. The 22 partners in the consortium represent the complete Dutch maritime sector, from equipment suppliers, designers, shipbuilders and ship owners to Geo-data and survey specialist Fugro.