• SBM Offshore’s STS joint venture with Technip Energies signed an agreement with TotalEnergies EP Suriname, Beyond the Sea to evaluate wind-assisted towing for GranMorgu FPSO.
• Partnership targets lower towing time, fuel use by deploying Beyond the Sea’s SeaKite 2400 kite system on the China-to-Suriname tow.
• Work runs as a phased R&D program, including onshore testing before FPSO integration in China, subject to technical, safety gates.
• Project aims to validate kite launch, recovery, operating data to support scaling wind-assisted propulsion for large vessels.

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