Floating production systems
Argentina’s President Javier Milei met with TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi in Paris to discuss Argentina’s energy sector, including projects linked to the Vaca Muerta shale formation and the development of the Argentina LNG export project.
With confidence in subsea boosting performance growing, BP is incorporating pumping systems into both greenfield developments and brownfield expansions.
Shell has demonstrated drone-in-a-box operations from its Mars floating production unit, becoming the first operator in the region to secure FAA approval for self-approved offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights. JPT Senior Technology Editor Jennifer Pallanich visited Shell Technology Center Houston to see the system in action.
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The Whale floating production unit, comprising a topside module and a semisubmersible hull, is a near-twin to the previously delivered Vito facility. -
The company is set to supply offshore well services and subsea systems for Vår Energi-operated fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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Production from the field northwest of the Shetland Islands is expected to start in 2026 or 2027.
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The discovery in the US Gulf of Mexico was tied back to the existing Shenzi tension-leg platform.
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The contractor will install flexible pipe and subsea structures on the field in Block 17 offshore Angola.
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The contract awarded by MODEC is for the supply of gas technology equipment for installation on the project’s FPSO.
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Recent developments from Equinor and Murphy Oil Corp. offer hope that the industry is zeroing in the right approach to building megaprojects.
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The FPSO Anna Nery is the first of two floaters set to revitalize production at the Marlim field in the northeastern part of the Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
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The Equinor-led BM-C-33 will utilize a gas processing FPSO in the Campos Basin field cluster.
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Shell and Equinor are progressing the project toward a final investment decision, which is expected later this year.
