The booster station for what is said to be China’s first large-scale, pile-fixed deep-water offshore photovoltaic (PV) project has been energized for the first time, marking the operational readiness of the project. The CGN Yantai Zhaoyuan 400 MW floating solar project, located in Laizhou Bay in nor
Amid the process of rebranding its offshore streamer fleet, Norwegian seismic company TGS has secured the extension of an existing ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition contract in North America. The four-month extension to the existing contract will build on existing operations, enhancing the cl
UK-based oilfield services provider EnerMech has won two “significant” pipeline pre-commissioning contracts offshore East Malaysia to expand pipeline and subsea activities within the region in deep and shallow water environments. According to EnerMech, the contracts are secured with two tier-one cli
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a five-year contract extension with a Mexican company that provides services and solutions for the oil industry for its construction and subsea vessel. Thanks to the contract extension with Diavaz, DeepOcean’s Arbol Grande vessel will work o
Shelf Drilling has pushed its total contract backlog to $2.1 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
DOF Subsea has secured a contract extension for its high-end subsea vessel that will keep the vessel busy until mid-2028. The new commitment for DOF’s Skandi Africa will run until May 2028 and will commence in direct continuation with the current commitment, which runs until February 2025. According
Norway-based floating solar company Ocean Sun has secured funding from state-owned Innovation Norway to advance key technology areas, including a freshwater collection system.
Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable project that will connect the Canadian border and New York, has opened the second request for proposals (RFP) for its $40 million fund dedicated to supporting New York State’s disadvantaged communities, low-inc
Ireland-based survey provider Green Rebel has secured a contract for floating LiDAR services for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of Belmullet in County Mayo. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) issued a call for tenders for a floating LiDAR and associated pr
Seadrill has finished its drilling assignment at a field life extension project in the North Sea off the coast of Norway, which enabled its semi-submersible rig to go to a yard in Bergen.
A 1981-built non-propelled self-elevating cantilever jack-up rig has mobilized for the commencement of what will be the UK’s first CO2 well injection test. Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst Limited secured a license to progress the Poseidon CCS project at the Leman gas fields in the UK southern North S
France-based floating solar company HelioRec has earned B Corporation (BCorp) certification from B Lab, a nonprofit organization that certifies companies for their social and environmental impact, marking its commitment to a more sustainable and equitable future.
The Netherlands-headquartered Van Oord has taken a step seen as a milestone in its decarbonization efforts with the first delivery of biofuel for its 2011-built flexible fallpipe vessel. The biofuel delivered for the Stornes flexible fallpipe vessel in Norway is a B30 blend, consisting of 30% hydrot
Subsea7 has won a “sizeable” contract for subsea infrastructure in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, described as one worth between $50 and $150 million.
