Cylindrical floaters to be completed as FAUs

MAY 24, 2013 — Two 60 m diameter cylindrical hulls that were originally intended to become FPSO’s look set to be completed as floating offshore accommodation units (FAUs), following some somewhat intricate

HHI books $1.9 billion Chevron FPSO contract

APRIL 11, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) reports that it has won a $1.9 billion order to build a Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) for Chevron North Sea Ltd.

Wärtsilä GasReformer converts waste gas to fuel

MARCH 18, 2013 — A new Wärtsilä product, GasReformer, uses steam reforming technology to convert oil field associated gas, usually flared as waste, to a quality that can be used as fuel

Wärtsilä powered FPSO completes full load tests

JANUARY 10, 2013 — The new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel featuring Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines has successfully completed all the required 100 percent load tests. The tests were

Early delivery of FPSO brings BrasFELS a $2 million bonus

NOVEMBER 19, 2012 — Keppel FELS Brasil S/A’s BrasFELS shipyard in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has delivered FPSO Cidade de São Paulo 19 days ahead of schedule and with

Petrobras reports on monthly oil & gas output

For the month of March, Brazil’s Petrobras combined oil and natural gas output in March for both in Brazil and abroad reached an average 2,599,969 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed).

Teekay Offshore moves ahead on Sevan Piranema acquisition

Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE: TOO), reports that Teekay Corporation and Teekay Offshore intend for Teekay Offshore to acquire the Sevan Piranema  floating production,

Teekay firms up deal with Sevan

Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK)  has now entered into an agreement with Sevan Marine ASA and holders of more than two-thirds of each of Sevan’s bond loans, that will see it go ahead