Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, has entered into an agreement to charter the Helix Q7000 semisubmersible vessel to support decommissioning activities in Gippsland Basin offshore Australia.
The world’s business and political leaders gathered this week for the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos to discuss global challenges and the way forward. The topic of the weeklong event is ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’, highlighting the need to work together to overcome the perfect
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to con
Mahakarya Geo Survey (MGS), an Indonesian provider of marine seismic, underwater services, and geotechnical survey, has signed a contract with Timor GAP, the national oil company of Timor-Leste, to conduct surveys offshore Timor-Leste as part of the Metinaro survey campaign project.
The last major pieces of the contract to build the wave energy test site PacWave South have been executed, paving the way for the completion of the Oregon State University-led facility off the coast of Newport in Oregon.
Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has launched an investment program of approximately €80 million over a two-year horizon in order to address the growing demand for electrification. The program includes a major expansion of the company’s subsea cable plant in Corinth that will double the prod
The first of two subsea protection ships dedicated to safeguarding UK’s oil and gas pipelines, as well as seabed telecommunications cables, has arrived in Merseyside.
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has secured two contracts, one in Brazil and one in Norway, for a total amount of approximately $900 million. The first contract was secured with TotalEnergies in partnership with Aker Solutions do Brasil for the Lapa South-West development project, a deepwa
Noble Corporation’s jack-up rig has left Port Esbjerg and is now ready to start working on a CO2 storage project in the Danish North Sea.
Saipem has joined forces with MCS to launch a new asset integrity management system for offshore energy operators.
Project Greensand, a CO2 storage project being developed in Denmark, has received safety certification from DNV for its pilot phase. DNV has confirmed that the safety of the design and components meets Danish legislation as well as Danish and international standards. The awarding of the Statement of
Nauticus Robotics has started its international expansion strategy for 2023 and beyond with the initiation of its operations in Norway and the United Kingdom.
Norway-based Havfram Subsea is reclaiming the Ocean Installer brand following the announcement of the sale of its offshore wind business line. Havfram’s subsea business was known as Ocean Installer from the company’s inception in 2011, with the 2020 name change reflecting its diversification into th
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched a consultation on information and sample-related matters in Carbon Dioxide Appraisal and Storage and Petroleum Licences, and the principle of new data powers in support of energy security and the transition to net zero. The UK regulator is aimin
