Ulstein Verft has completed the conversion of a 2015-built platform supply vessel (PSV) into a geotechnical survey vessel for Fugro, representing one out of two vessel transformation tasks it has on its to-do list. Ulstein Verft finished the conversion of the Fugro Resilience at the end of 2023, on
The second Malta to Italy interconnector has reached a major milestone with the approval of the development permit by the Maltese Planning Authority. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new ~118-kilometer-long 225 MW HVAC electrical cable interconnection through a submarine cable operating at 2
Another vessel is set to join N-Sea Group’s fleet as the company has chartered a 2016-built offshore support vessel for IRM, survey, UXO and cable operations. N-Sea has entered into an agreement with Rederij Groen to long-term charter the modern offshore support vessel Aquarius-G. With its length of
Norwegian supplier of subsea products and services IK Group has secured a contract to deliver clamps to an oil & gas pipeline emergency repair base in China, said to mark a giant leap for the company into the Asian market. IK Subsea and its in-country partner PAG Subsea Technology (Guangzhou) have s
A geophysical survey is currently underway at a new proposed HVDC interconnector in the UK that will reinforce the electricity network between Suffolk and Kent, contributing to the UK’s 2050 net-zero goal. The 2 GW Sea Link, developed by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), will be approxi
TechnipFMC has secured a contract that it describes as “significant” to deliver subsea services for BP in the Gulf of Mexico. TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by BP for its Argos Southwest Extension project in the Mad Dog field, under which it will install pipe and an umbilical, tying back thr
McDermott has secured an offshore contract from Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) for the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project located offshore Malaysia. Under the scope of the contract, McDermott will perform transportation and the structural installation of a 138-kilometer pip
Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) producer Strohm has supplied its first TCP Jumper in West Africa for French energy giant TotalEnergies. Strohm has supplied TotalEnergies with a TCP Jumper commissioned in the Egina field in the deep water of 1,600 meters in Nigeria. The installation followed
Greece’s Hellenic Cables has signed a contract to supply inter-array cables for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in Poland. Hellenic Cables was appointed by Seaway7 as the key subcontractor for the design, manufacturing, testing, and supply of approximately 205km 66 kV submarine inte
Norwegian subsea services provider DeepOcean and oil and gas player Aker BP have completed subsea trials with an autonomous inspection drone (AID) at an Aker BP-operated field in the central North Sea. As part of a ten-day inspection campaign, Aker BP and DeepOcean inspected subsea trees and other s
PTTEP has inked an agreement to participate in a study on the carbon storage potential in the Northern Gulf of Thailand.
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has placed an order with Norway’s VARD for the construction of its new cable-laying vessel (CLV). In May 2023, on the back of a record order backlog and the strong market outlook, NKT announced investments in a new high-voltage fact
Santos has won a court case, which enables it to continue with its planned work on the Barossa gas field development project offshore Australia.
The Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea has chartered a hybrid, fuel-efficient survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel in a push to strengthen its offshore subsea activities. N-Sea Group entered into an agreement with Geo Plus to long-term charter the Dutch-flagged vessel Geo Ranger, w
