An investigation has shown that explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in late September were caused by “gross sabotage”, Swedish authorities announced. Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is leading the ongoing preliminary investigation at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, said
Oslo-headquartered Cecon Contracting and its partners have entered into an agreement for the construction of a cable installation vessel that will feature a methanol dual fuel system and a battery pack. The vessel will be built by the Sefine Shipyard in Türkiye, while NSK Ship Design is in charge of
Subsea Integration Alliance, the partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, has won a contract to support the development of BP’s Cypre gas development project located offshore Trinidad and Tobago. Subsea 7 is in charge of delivering the concept and design, engineering, procurement, construction an
BW Energy is setting the wheels into motion to drill the first well in its drilling programme for an oil development project off Gabon.
Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Nexus has rescued 49 refugees offshore Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. Nexus was contacted on the night of 16-17 November by the Malta Rescue Coordination Centre to give support in the worsening weather conditions. The 123-meter-long cable-laying vessel, with 27 crew m
Conenergy, a Germany-based investor in the European energy industry, has joined the Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project with a multi-million-pound investment. Xlinks and Conenergy have entered into a financial and strategic partnership to collaborate on the link that will offer an exclusive supply of re
Verlume, a specialist in clean energy system integration, intelligent energy management and energy storage, has appointed Robert Heron to the new role of product manager to help position the business for growth at scale.
Irish energy provider Energia Renewables has finished seabed surveys for the North Celtic Sea offshore wind project, located off the coast of Waterford, Ireland. Following the award of a Foreshore Licence in September 2021, the geophysical and geotechnical surveys started in April 2022 and were comp
Subsea 7 has reported a revenue of $1.4 billion for the third quarter of 2022, a decrease of $47 million or 3% compared to Q3 2021, mainly due to a drop in revenue in the Subsea and Conventional business unit. Revenue for the third quarter of the Subsea and Conventional unit was $990 million, a [&he
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022 (OEEC) will open its doors in less than two weeks. On the 29 & 30 November, the entire industry comes together in RAI Amsterdam to connect, discuss, share knowledge, meet and network. Content program Different markets meet under one roof to foster bus
Malaysian energy company Petronas has confirmed that a fire incident occurred at the Sabah-Sarawak gas pipeline (SSGP) nearby Lawas, Sarawak. As informed, the incident occurred on 16 November and, according to local media reports, it is the first fatal incident at the SSGP. Based on the reports from
UK-headquartered well integrity and production optimization firm Coretrax has completed a multi-product project for a “major” North Sea operator said to have eliminated the need for a casing string to be replaced. The project, which saw the delivery of a casing integrity solution, included the ident
Argeo has secured the first contract for its vessel Argeo Searcher and both SeaRaptor autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) which will see them deployed for ultra deep-water work in the North Atlantic. Work is scheduled to commence directly after the vessel conversion is finished in January, with a
The crew onboard Jan De Nul’s offshore installation vessel Simon Stevin has rescued 15 refugees off the coast of Algeria that had been drifting for several days in the Mediterranean Sea. The crew noticed a sloop with eight men, two women and five children on the evening of 10 November during a sea j
