Underwater technology company Sonardyne has added more work to its existing contract with the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture of BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough
The Netherlands-based Dieseko Group and Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean have formed a consortium to launch VibroDrive+, a research project aimed at advancing offshore anchor technology through improved design and installation methods. Backed by €400,000 in Eureka Eurostars funding, the
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured an extension for its current contracts with what it says is a major international energy company, for reservoir monitoring and source services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The contracts cover the provision of reservoir monit
TechnipFMC has secured an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract with Italy’s energy giant Eni for a deepwater project offshore Indonesia. TechnipFMC will design and manufacture Subsea 2.0 tree systems, flexible flowlines, a manifold, and controls, as wel
The hull of Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra has been launched from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft in Norway, marking the start of the finalizing phase of testing and tuning before delivery next year. The vessel is nearing the completion of the outfitting phase, which has include
Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has secured two contracts with consortia led by Brazilian oil & gas company Petrobras for the provision of seismic acquisition offshore Brazil. The projects will be carried out consecutively in 2026, with PXGEO deploying its proprietary MNode 4C ocean bottom
Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has landed a new assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which will enable the unit to be booked until the second quarter of 2029.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued a Fisheries Act Authorization to Eauclaire Tidal to deploy up to three Orbital Marine Power O2-X tidal turbines at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE). According to FORCE, the deployment is the first project to move forward under Canada’s r
France’s wave energy developer Seaturns has started phase II of its full-scale trials in the Gironde estuary, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The site was chosen for its technical and maritime conditions, which the company said are “ideal for validating our demonstrator.” According to Seaturns, Région No
A construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Norway’s Solstad Maritime is set to return to work for DeepOcean in 2027 instead of beginning a five-year contract with Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group as announced in 2024. Under a contract defined as very large, meaning it is worth between $50 mill
OroCarbo has selected Haffner Energy’s renewable syngas solution, SYNOCA, for integration into a 100-tonne/day biomass-to-biomethanol project in California, using Maverick Synfuels’ syngas-to-methanol conversion technology.
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has established a joint venture company in Equatorial Guinea with the African country’s national oil company GEPetrol S.A for services in the oil & gas industry. The primary activity of the j
Spain-based Velto Renewables has completed the acquisition of what is described as “Europe’s largest” 74.3 MWp Les Ilots Blandin floating solar power plant from renewable energy developer Q Energy, becoming the sole owner of the facility located in Perthes, Haute-Marne, France. The company previousl
One of the largest construction support vessels (CSVs) in the Solstad fleet has won a contract award that will keep it fully committed until the end of 2027. As Solstad Maritime (SOMA) reported, the CSV Normand Sentinel secured the award with an international subsea contractor for operations worldwi
