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Spotted: Bacalhau FPSO Topside Project First Cutting Ceremony

Equinor and Mitsui Offshore Development Corporation (MODEC) conducted the first cutting ceremony of the Bacalhau FPSO Topside project in the afternoon of June 1 at the construction site of the port in BOMESC. The Bacalhau FPSO, owned by Equinor of …
Jun 9, 2021 / Vessels

MODEC’s Bacalhau FPSO Project for offshore Brazil proceeds to EPCI Phase with FID by Equinor

MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) announced on Thursday (Jun03) that on June 1, 2021, Equinor Brasil Energia Ltda, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (Equinor), took its Final Investment Decision (FID) for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for …
Jun 7, 2021 / Curious

MSF module for the Johan Sverdrup P2 platform left Aibel’s yard in Thailand, heading for Norway (Video)

On 7 April, two years after the first cut for the construction, the giant MSF module for the Johan Sverdrup P2 platform left Aibel’s yard in Thailand, and is now heading for Norway.The Johan Sverdrup Process Platform II, or just P2, is Aibel’s …
Apr 14, 2021 / Vessels

Petrobras Suspends MODEC from Bidding for FPSO Projects

MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) has received a notification from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) that its eligibility to participate in new competitive bidding by Petrobras has been suspended for 13 months from March 31, 2021.  Caption: FPSO Cidade do Rio …
Apr 5, 2021 / Vessels

PALFINGER cranes for Sangomar FPSO

PALFINGER has been selected by MODEC, the leading provider and operator of floating production systems for the global oil and gas industry, to supply two wire luffing lattice boom cranes to a FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel …
Mar 18, 2021 / Vessels

VOS Singapore delivers MWV Falgout to end client

At the end of last year, the VOS Singapore team secured a two-year contract for ship management of Vroon's very first Hybrid Accommodation Vessel, MWV Falgout. The vessel, which is a new purchase for our trusted partners, Bruneian owners JISCO Marine …
Mar 5, 2021 / Vessels

OOS reports a significant increase in applications to charter its heavy lift installation vessels

OOS, well known for its operations in Brazil and Mexico, announces a strong increase in requests from clients to charter the two new builds OOS Serooskerke and OOS Walcheren, the semi-submersible heavy-lift crane accommodation vessels which OOS and …
Mar 4, 2021 / Vessels

SOFEC Delivers Upper Tower and Mooring Support & Yoke Structures for MODEC’s FPSO MIAMTE MV34 (Eni Mexico) Project

SOFEC was awarded a contract by MODEC in October 2018 for the Disconnectable Tower Yoke Mooring System (DTYMS) for the FPSO MIAMTE MV34 to be located in the Salina Sub-basin of the Area 1, Amoca and Mitzon Fields, Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico at a …
Mar 2, 2021 / Vessels

United Wind takes ABB advisory software fleetwide to boost safety and efficiency of operations

United Wind Logistics’ module deck carrier VestVind will rely on ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS to support real-time decision making as it transports large windfarm components such as turbines, foundations and blades to offshore …
Feb 25, 2021 / Curious

MODEC awarded Operations and Maintenance Contract for Sangomar Field Development FPSO to be deployed offshore Senegal

MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) announced earlier today that MODEC SENEGAL S.A.S.U (MOSEN) as MODEC Group company has signed a contract with Woodside Energy*1 (Woodside”=) for the operations and maintenance of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) …
Dec 14, 2020 / Curious