Jan De Nul is further expanding its fleet with the order of a new trenching support vessel, which will be an exact copy of its Isambard Kingdom Brunel, announced in March. With this latest order, Jan De Nul has five vessels under construction for subsea cable installation and protection, including t
RWE has awarded Swedish offshore survey company Njord Survey a three-year framework agreement for surveys using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) across its offshore wind farms in the UK and European waters. “We are incredibly proud to secure this long-term agreement with RWE, one of the world’s lea
WIND, a Dutch subsea cable logistics, cable recovery, and related services company, has acquired a stake in a UK-based firm providing cable testing and termination, fault-finding and repair, among other things, for the offshore wind, power and wider energy sectors. WIND reported earlier this month t
King Frederik X of Denmark has opened the first full-scale CO2 storage site in the EU, led by INEOS Energy, with partners Harbour Energy and the Danish North Sea Fund (Nordsøfonden). Project Greensand was in December 2022 granted an exploration permit for the injection and storage of up to 15,000 to
A new cable-laying vessel (CLV) built in Vietnam for ATE Energy International has entered into service in Taiwan, where it will be deployed for subsea infrastructure and offshore energy projects. Oceanus 1, which arrived in Kaohsiung on September 16, was built by Pacific Shipbuilding Joint Stock Com
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has won a contract with Subsea7 to supply carbon steel seamless line pipe and thermal insulation coating for Petrobras’ Sepia 2 project in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The award, described as major, will see Vallourec supply approximately
The second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is constructing for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore is on its way to Norway to undergo completion. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and construction of the first hybrid p
Hornbeck Offshore Services, which recently merged with Helix Energy Solutions, has secured a multi-year decommissioning contract set to commence in the North Sea next year. The contract by a “major operator” was awarded to the company’s subsidiary Helix Well Ops (U.K.) and will have a duration of tw
SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for an all-share combination with the aim of creating a larger and stronger publicly listed energy services platform. Energy Holdings will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares in Ventura Offshore, remaining the listed pa
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies showing interest in new exploration areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) as part of this year’s Awards in predefined areas (APA) licensing round. APA 2026 was announced on May 5, with applications closing on Septe
Spanish GONDAN Shipbuilders has launched a 120-meter-long ocean energy support vessel (OESV), the largest-ever vessel built by the shipyard, for Norway’s shipowner Østensjø Rederi. The C513 OESV was launched on September 10 at GONDAN’s Figueras facility and is the 23rd vessel the Spanish shipyard bu
A consortium of Saipem and Jan De Nul has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with ExxonMobil for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Mozambique. The LoI, signed for the first phase of the Rovuma LNG project, includes limited preliminary engineering and procurement and other technical services,
Italy-headquartered offshore survey specialist Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) is expanding into Germany with a new office to open in Bremen. According to the company, Bremen’s position at the heart of the North Sea maritime cluster and its growing marine technology community provide a strong environmen
TotalEnergies has reported a new discovery on Block 17 offshore Angola, made in June, with first oil to be achieved three months later through a fast-track development. The Acacia-5 discovery will increase Block 17 production by 6,000 barrels per day, with first oil to be fast-tracked by leveraging
