UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched a competitive process inviting applications for CO2 appraisal and storage licenses in an area of the English Channel. The licenses, for which the competitive process was opened on April 30, grant exclusive rights for the exploration and
Malaysia-based Sapura Energy has secured a contract for the delivery of underwater services for the Petronas group of companies and petroleum arrangement contractors. Sapura Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Subsea Services has been awarded with a contract for the provision of Pan Malaysia und
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured multiple contracts with Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras expected to generate revenue beyond $192 million. Following a competitive tender process, Petrobras awarded new long-term charter and service contracts to Norskan Offshore and DOF S
DeepOcean has completed its first campaign under a contract with NKT for the provision of subsea construction support for a subsea HVDC cable that will link the Canadian border and New York. DeepOcean reported that its U.S. operation had wrapped up the first campaign for the Champlain Hudson Power E
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured a contract with ExxonMobil to deliver pipe for a deepwater oil development located offshore Guyana. The contract for the deepwater Whiptail project represents the fourth major order in the framework of the long-term agreement (LTA) signed in
Van Oord has held the christening ceremony for its fifth unmanned autonomous survey vessel (USV), developed jointly with DEMCON Unmanned Systems. The VO:X Barentsz USV came after Van Oord’s in-house survey department and DEMCON Unmanned Systems jointly developed and operated four USVs in the past ye
In what is described as a “strong start of the year”, Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro reported a 9% revenue growth for Q1 2024 compared to the same period last year, said to be due to ongoing significant growth in offshore wind projects. Revenue in the first quarter was €503.2 million, a 9%
As its current CFO steps down from the role, Norway’s Aker Carbon Capture has appointed an interim CFO, who will take the reins in 2Q 2024.
Greece-based Asso.subsea has completed the cable installation, burial, and protection operations for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France. The Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project is located 17 kilometers off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, on a 100-me
RWE and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar have appointed Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, to carry out geotechnical seabed surveys at the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind project sites in the UK. Located over 100 kilometers off the northeastern coast of England, the DBS offshore wind farm will be
UK-based Exail has secured a contract with French maritime services provider Bourbon to deliver technology for multiple multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) that is expected to enhance the vessels’ efficiency in installation, maintenance and repair tasks for the oil & gas and offshore wind industri
Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of $10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured $7.4 billion of c
Paris-headquartered cable systems designer and manufacturer Nexans has reported a record adjusted backlog of €6.7 billion for its Generation & Transmission segment, a 10.2% increase compared to December 2023, said to be mainly subsea-driven. In its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, Ne
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Fugro’s near- and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets. Fugro’s net-zero target spans all three emission scopes, with the ultimate goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by 2050. “This v
