Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices is set to deploy its high-end vessel SW Duchess for a two-month multi-client seismic survey offshore Nigeria at the end of the year. The survey will provide high-resolution subsurface data across the Western Niger Delta Basin, supporting exploration decisions and fut
U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has secured a multi-year contract for riserless plug and abandonment (P&A) operations on up to 34 subsea wells in the UK North Sea. The award came from a “major operator”, as Helix said, and includes the flushing and disconn
Italian cabling giant Prysmian and Versalis, the chemical subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni, have established a strategic partnership to give new life to plastic cable scrap through an innovative chemical recycling process. Srinivas Siripurapu, Chief Sustainability, Innovation and R&D Officer a
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from compatriot classification society ClassNK for the basic design of specialized vessels for subsea power cable jointing and burial. MOL is working with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Furukawa Electric, and N
NjordIC has been awarded the UXO consultancy services contract for the Doordewind 1 & 2 grid connection system, commissioned by TenneT and forming part of TenneT’s offshore HVDC program supporting the Netherlands’ ambition to deliver 21 GW of offshore wind capacity. Under the contract, NjordIC will
Subsea7 has secured a contract with LLOG Exploration Offshore for the Buckskin field located approximately 305 kilometers off the coast of Texas, the U.S. For the Buckskin South Expansion project, Subsea7 will deliver the transportation and installation of a subsea umbilical and a rigid flowline in
After news about awards in the Atlantic and North America regions, Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has revealed the win of two contracts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The first is for a three-year frame agreement for the provision of subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services wit
In partnership with China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC), Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has won a multibillion-dollar engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) assignment with QatarEnergy LNG, a subsidiary of Qatar’s state-owned ene
Norway’s Reach Subsea has received all necessary regulatory and classification certifications in Australia for its uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and Remote Operations Centre, enabling full operational deployment in the country’s waters. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a Ce
Offshore fabrication contractor Lamprell has expanded its operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with four offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts secured earlier this year. Lamprell’s combined scope across the four projects includes the installation of n
Classification society Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has classed its first methanol dual-fueled container ship, a newbuild destined for French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group. The 15,000 TEU methanol dual-fuel vessel, named CMA CGM ANTIGONE, was built by China’s CSSC Jiangnan Ship
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured several new contracts in the Atlantic region, as well as a multi-year contract in the North America region for Shell. The contracts in the Atlantic region have a combined value of over $60 million, excluding optional work, and will be executed primarily u
Subsea7 and Equinor have agreed on an extension of their existing frame agreement covering subsea inspection, maintenance and repair services (IMR) delivered by a 2013-built subsea vessel. Under the terms of the extension of an agreement first signed in 2018, Seven Viking will carry out IMR services
Offshore works, which included turbine recovery, have been completed at MeyGen, described as the world’s largest tidal stream energy development, located in Scotland’s Pentland Firth. UK-based tidal energy company Proteus Marine Renewables reported on December 18 that it had, together with project o
