Poland’s Tele-Fonika Kable (TFK) and the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the construction of a cable laying vessel (CLV) for the installation and maintenance of subsea cables in offshore wind farms, mainly in the Baltic Sea. On January 28, the two
Norway-headquartered well construction and well intervention solutions provider Reelwell has secured a contract with compatriot oil and gas player Vår Energi for the delivery of its powered wired drill pipe, with Odfjell Technology acting as its strategic partner. The contract will see the DualLink
Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured a contract for offshore wind site characterization on the UK continental shelf for a repeat client. According to TGS, the project is set to last around 60 days and will begin in the first quarter of 2025. The Ramform Vanguard will be
A jack-up rig owned by offshore drilling contractor Valaris is en route to Angola for a drilling contract it secured last year, following preparations in Texas. According to Valaris, after completing a project at the Kiewit Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas, the VALARIS 144 rig has embarked on a voy
The Danish Energy Agency has initiated a public consultation process for the environmental impact report related to the Greensand Future CO2 storage project in the North Sea. The report, prepared by Rambøll on behalf of INEOS E&P, supports the application for Denmark’s first CO2 storage initiative u
Japanese major Imabari Shipbuilding has decided to acquire shares in compatriot marine equipment manufacturer Daihatsu Diesel Corporation in a bid to contribute to the development of alternative-fueled engines.
The Danish Energy Agency has granted permission to Nord Stream 2 AG to preserve the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea that suffered damage in September 2022 following an explosion. The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines run from Vyborg, Russia, to Lubmin near Greifswald, Germany, and c
Allseas’ pipelay vessel Lorelay has completed a platform-to-platform pipeline installation in the Caribbean, for the first time ever using the bowstring start-up method, connecting the pipeline start-up head directly to the platform jacket leg. Lorelay kicked off the operations in December 2024, pla
Stolt-Nielsen, a Norway-based company specializing in chemical and bulk liquid transportation and storage, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire all the shares of the UK-based midstream LNG & BioLNG company Avenir LNG. As disclosed, the transaction is set to be finalized during the
UK-based Sunda Energy, former Baron Oil, has kicked off an environmental baseline survey in preparation for the drilling of a planned appraisal well at a gas field off the coast of Timor-Leste. The survey vessel Outer Limit has commenced the environmental baseline survey in preparation for the drill
With a financing package of NOK 1 billion (around $89 million) in place, GreenH has reached a final investment decision (FID) to develop its green hydrogen facility in Bodø that will supply hydrogen to Vestfjorden ferry connection operated by Torghatten Nord.
Norway-based cleantech service provider Soiltech has secured a contract with Southeastern Europe’s integrated energy player OMV Petrom to deliver cuttings containment, transfer equipment and related services for what is said to be the largest natural gas project in the Romanian Black Sea. The contra
Greece’s Asso.subsea has signed the shipbuilding contract for the construction of its new DP-2 cable-laying vessel (CLV), set to be built in China. The cable layer named Althea will be built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard, at Mazhou Island in Shenzen, with delivery set for the second
DEME Group has strengthened its fleet with the addition of two advanced uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) delivered by Norway’s Maritime Robotics. The delivery includes the two-meter Otter USV and the larger, six-meter Mariner USV. According to Maritime Robotics, the Otter USV is a fully electric cata
