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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Petrobras Taps Fugro for Critical Subsea Inspection Contracts
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras PBR recently announced its tender results and awarded four multi-year contracts to Fugro, a long-term collaborator known for its technological expertise in subsea inspection and monitoring. These contracts, set to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025, will ensure safe and efficient oversight of Petrobras' critical subsea infrastructure in Brazil, while also aligning with its vision for a responsible and resilient energy future. The contracts will utilize four dedicated vessels — two operated by Fugro and two by its partners — equipped with state-of-the-art remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). This innovative technique will help shift personnel from offshore sites to office-based environments, improving efficiency and allowing real-time data analysis for quicker, more informed decision-making. This collaboration expands the use of Fugro's remote operations capabilities, including remote ROV piloting, which was successfully pioneered together by Petrobras and Fugro in 2023 from the Fugro Aquarius. This innovative approach not only boosts operational safety by reducing offshore personnel exposure but also supports faster, data-driven decision-making through real-time analytics. Valued at approximately $340 million over four years, these contracts represent both continuity and evolution. Out of the four contracts, three will be renewals of the existing contracts that are set to expire later this year with improved terms, and one will be an entirely new engagement. This significant milestone reinforces Fugro's long-standing partnership with Petrobras, built on a shared history of leveraging advanced survey technologies and underwater robotics to drive responsible energy development in the region. It also aligns with Fugro's strategy of pursuing recurring revenues as a key driver of long-term, sustainable value. Petrobras' selection of Fugro reaffirms confidence in its ability to deliver critical services reliably and safely. This project, which was included in Fugro's 12-month backlog (as of March 2025), further strengthens its strategic agenda to foster innovation, ensure asset integrity and reinforce leadership in Brazil's offshore development. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., or Petrobras S.A., is the largest integrated energy firm in Brazil and one of the largest in Latin America. Currently, PBR has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Investors interested in the energy sector might look at some better-ranked stocks like BKV Corporation BKV, Subsea 7 S.A. SUBCY and Oceaneering International, Inc. OII. While BKV and Subsea 7 currently sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) each, Oceaneering carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. BKV Corporation is an energy company that produces natural gas from its owned and operated upstream businesses. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BKV's 2025 earnings indicates 338.18% year-over-year growth. Subsea 7 operates as an engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwide. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for SUBCY's 2025 earnings indicates 95.52% year-over-year growth. Houston, TX-based Oceaneering is one of the leading suppliers of offshore equipment and technology solutions to the energy industry. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for OII's 2025 earnings indicates 57.02% year-over-year growth. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR) : Free Stock Analysis Report Oceaneering International, Inc. (OII) : Free Stock Analysis Report Subsea 7 SA (SUBCY) : Free Stock Analysis Report BKV Corporation (BKV) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Inicia sesión para acceder a tu portafolio Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información Se produjo un error al recuperar la información
Sunday World
13-06-2025
- Sunday World
Cops identify remains found in Co. Down river of man missing since last year
Gary Patterson (45) went missing from his hometown of Larne in October of last year was last caught on CCTV leaving his flat. The PSNI have identified the remains of a body found in a river near Crawfordsburn last weekend. A post-mortem examination has found the remains to be that of Gary Patterson who went missing from his hometown of Larne in October of last year. The 45-year-old was last caught on CCTV leaving his flat in Priory Gardens and withdrew £100 from a cash machine in the Co Antrim town on October 12 at 10.30am Detective Inspector Lyttle said: 'Mr Patterson, who was reported missing to police, was last seen in the Larne area on Saturday, 12th October 2024 . Our thoughts are with Gary's family at this sad time, and we express our heartfelt condolences to them. 'We would also like to thank the public for all of their assistance throughout this difficult time with searches and subsequent enquiries.' Gary Patterson Today's News in 90 Seconds - June 13 2025 Gary's disappearance sparked a multi-agency search operation with rivers, forests and the Larne Lough with his heartbroken brother, Simon Patterson, accepting they were 'looking for a body.' Remains that were subsequently discovered in a river Crawfordsburn near the Ballyrobert Road area on Saturday have been found to be that of Gary's. Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, Simon expressed his relief at finding the body and said he received a call from the police detailing the remains were found alongside his brothers possessions. 'I first got the news on Sunday while we were doing a search and we received a phone call from police in CID [Criminal Investigation Department] asking them to come across to speak to us,' Simon said. 'There was that much information in the call [with the police], we sort of knew because the coat and his wallet had actually been found with the body." 'We're just going through the motions. Because we have known for a wee while, we've sort of contacted funeral homes and stuff to have ourselves organized whenever the body is released. 'At the end of the day, our priority is to get closure and get him laid to rest.' Throughout the months his brother was missing, Simon employed specialist diving squads with a submersible Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to search enclaves in Larne Lough. Simon told this newspaper he had been conducting searches 'religiously' every week and pledged not to stop until his brother was found. Gary was described an avid collector of DVDs, quiet and 'a wee bit of a loner', by his brother. He was known to be proud of his flat where he lived alone and 'was set in his routine', usually returning home by 4pm. His distraught brother also labelled his sibling as a 'kind' man who 'never took a drink or drugs' and loved to frequent charity shops in his hometown.
Belfast Telegraph
10-06-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Brother of Larne man missing since October says his remains have been found in Co Down river
Gary Patterson was last seen alive in his hometown of Larne in October of last year, after being reported missing by his family. The 45-year-old was caught on CCTV leaving his flat in Priory Gardens and withdrew £100 from a cash machine in the Co Antrim town on October 12 at 10.30am His disappearance sparked a multi-agency search operation with rivers, forests and the Larne Lough with his heartbroken brother, Simon Patterson, accepting they were 'looking for a body.' Remains that were subsequently discovered in a river Crawfordsburn near the Ballyrobert Road area on Saturday have been found to be that of Gary's. Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph, Simon expressed his relief at finding the body and said he received a call from the police detailing the remains were found alongside his brothers possessions. 'I first got the news on Sunday while we were doing a search and we received a phone call from police in CID [Criminal Investigation Department] asking them to come across to speak to us,' Simon said. 'There was that much information in the call [with the police], we sort of knew because the coat and his wallet had actually been found with the body. 'We're just going through the motions. Because we have known for a wee while, we've sort of contacted funeral homes and stuff to have ourselves organized whenever the body is released. 'At the end of the day, our priority is to get closure and get him laid to rest.' Throughout the months his brother was missing, Simon employed specialist diving squads with a submersible Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to search enclaves in Larne Lough. Simon told this newspaper he had been conducting searches 'religiously' every week and pledged not to stop until his brother was found. Gary was described an avid collector of DVDs, quiet and 'a wee bit of a loner', by his brother. He was known to be proud of his flat where he lived alone and 'was set in his routine', usually returning home by 4pm. His distraught brother also labelled his sibling as a 'kind' man who 'never took a drink or drugs' and loved to frequent charity shops in his hometown. A spokesman from the PSNI said: 'A post-mortem has been carried out and our efforts are ongoing to identify the remains. We can provide no time scale for this process.'
Indian Express
14-05-2025
- Indian Express
Ahmedabad: Teenager drowns while swimming in water-filled hole in Sabarmati riverbed
A 13-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a water-filled section of the Sabarmati river, which has been running dry in the city for a week following the closure of sluice gates of Vasna Barrage for repair and maintenance work. Officials of the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) told The Indian Express that 13-year-old Mohammad Hasnain Mohammed Asif Sheikh, resident of Sadar Bazaar, had visited this particular water hole along with some friends to cool off on Tuesday afternoon. However, when he did not return home and his family members asked his friends, it came to light that Sheikh had not surfaced from the water. The fire department was informed around 4.30pm following which emergency vehicles from Naroda and Shahpur fire stations reached the spot and, along with the River Rescue Team, began searching for the boy. However, the overgrowth in the area made it near-impossible to conduct operations, said an official. Around 8.30 pm, the fire department contacted a private company which had, during Fire Safety week in April, exhibited their Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), the purchase of which is still under consideration. The team arrived with the ROV which has sonar, underwater cameras and lights as well as a crab arm to catch hold of objects. 'The ROV was deployed and within an hour, operators saw the outline of the boy's body at a depth of about 12 feet of water. The ROV latched on to the body and brought it out of water,' said a fire department official. An Accidental Death (AD) report was filed at Riverfront East police station. Notably, the cutting-off of the water supply coupled with the intense May heat has ensured that Sabarmati river bed has mostly dried up in the city, leaving behind sludge, silt and debris that the civic authorities mean to clean, starting Thursday. There are parts of riverbed that have sharp drop-offs and mini lakes of sorts, some more than 12-15 feet deep, containing water that is yet to evaporate or be cleared out during the cleaning process.
RNZ News
30-04-2025
- Science
- RNZ News
Our Changing World: Fiordland's underwater world
[picture id="4K88JHC_Prof_James_Bell_diving_to_photograph_Fiordland_black_coral_Credit_Matteo_Collina_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="thumbnail"] Photo: Matteo Collina Follow Our Changing World on Apple , Spotify , iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts The lights of the remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, scan the cliff-like reef of Doubtful Sound, illuminating coloured blobs, cup-shaped sponges and branched corals hidden in the gloom. Aboard DOC's research vessel Southern Winds , Professor James Bell of Victoria University of Wellington is hunkered over the controls, in full concentration mode. Out of the darkness, a large tree-like black coral appears. Misleadingly named, these corals have black or brown skeletons with bright white feathers erupting off their branches. These white filamentous structures are the coral's polyps. This coral is a few metres across and likely many years old, as they are very slow growing. Some dead branches are adorned with colourful sponges and sea squirts (ascidians). Fishes dart and school among the coral's 'foliage'. The ROV is used to take footage of corals at depth. Photo: James Bell Providing habitat is one of the key ecosystem roles of these black corals, says James. "They are like little oases of life and biodiversity." This is one reason why he and his team are studying these strange organisms. Typically, black corals live in much deeper parts of the ocean around Aotearoa. However, Fiordland's unique ecosystem means they are found in the sounds at much shallower depths. Fiordland's abundant rainfall sweeps through the rich leaf litter of the steep forest-clad slopes, collecting tannins - a type of chemical found in woody plants and wine. This tannin stains the freshwater brown like tea, and once it reaches the fiord, it forms a layer on top of the denser seawater, essentially blocking out some of the light. Doubtful Sound. Photo: Claire Concannon / RNZ In these medium-light conditions, seaweed struggles to grow and instead there are 'animal-dominated' reefs. The steep rocky sides of the fiords are littered with slow-growing filter-feeding creatures including sponges, black and red corals, sea pens, sea fans, and sea squirts. Since 2018, a team led by James has been documenting the habitat of the outer, middle and inner areas of some fiords. The work, contracted by DOC, aims to discover what lives there, and how things are changing over time. Down to 25 metres depth is the domain of divers equipped with cameras. They take a series of photographs along the reef that are later analysed to identify the species and figure out how much of the area they are covering. For deeper spots, down to 200 metres, the researchers use the ROV. The team use an ROV to survey deeper habitats. Photo: Matteo Collina And on this trip to Doubtful Sound, PhD candidate Miriam Pierotti is also taking samples of black corals from different areas, for her research into coral resilience. Dry suits are the gear of choice in Fiordland. After donning merino layers, and pushing the air out of her sealed suit, Miriam grabs some plastic baggies and bright yellow labels. With her dive partner, Eva Ramey, she uses the labels to mark corals she is sampling - snipping a 'branch' from the large structures to place in a bag. Black corals are protected under the Wildlife Act, but Miriam has a permit to do this work. Miriam Pierotti, Matteo Collina and Dr Alice Rogers talk pre-dive. Photo: Claire Concannon / RNZ Then, she uses tinfoil to create a makeshift lab to process her samples at the back of the boat. She carefully slices small fragments of each coral sample and stores them in vials for future genetic analysis. While Miriam works, the next dive team has gone below. Matteo Collina and Dr Alice Rogers take hundreds of pictures of the marked corals, and precise GPS markings. By stitching together the photos they can recreate a 3D model of the black corals as they appear on the reef - a process called photogrammetry. Miriam Pierotti processes coral samples onboard. Photo: Claire Concannon / RNZ By combining the genetic analysis and the photogrammetry, Miriam hopes to recreate a 'family tree' of the corals. This will help her understand how the next generations are faring and how far coral larvae could be travelling within the fiords. Both are important for understanding how resilient the black corals might be to local disruptions, like landslides. Another potential disruption of interest is ocean warming. By taking live black coral samples back to the Victoria University of Wellington Coastal Ecology Lab, PhD candidate Amber Kirk is investigating how they respond when the temperature is ramped up. In 2022, a long-lasting marine heatwave resulted in sea temperatures 4.5C above average for the sounds. This team documented [ mass sponge bleaching events] as a result, and some subsequent sponge death. But it's unclear how the black coral coped. Amber Kirk monitors the black corals in the lab. Photo: James Bell In the lab, when Amber ramped up the heat to the same temperatures experienced in that heatwave, some of the corals died, but others hung on. She's now investigating how the black corals responded physiologically, and whether the microbes associated with them have changed - something they have observed in certain sponge species in response to heat. Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter for episode backstories, science analysis and more.
