Norwegian offshore shipping company Solstad has entered into two letters of intent (LoIs) for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs). Solstad Maritime signed a LoI with an international subsea contractor for Normand Navigator, with the contract to start in the second quarter of the year and
Major systems have been installed, powered and progressively brought online on board Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra, the French cable systems designer and manufacturer reported. Based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexa
Switzerland-based StreamTec Solutions has joined Worley in the execution team for an offshore pipeline that will connect green hydrogen obtained in the North Sea with the European mainland and onshore hydrogen infrastructure. The gigawatt-scale AquaDuctus hydrogen pipeline to be located in the Germa
MacGregor will supply a 400-ton active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for a new floating wind construction vessel (FWCV) that Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry is building in China for the South Korean company HANA Shipping. MacGregor is scheduled to deliver the crane at the end of 2027, with the v
Four North Sea gas production wells have officially been converted to CO2 injection wells as part of the Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) project in the Netherlands, marking their readiness for CO2 injection, expected in autumn. This first large-scale CO2 transport
Dutch Fugro has commenced integrated site investigations for a power transmission link that will connect the Scottish Western Isles to the UK national electricity transmission network for the first time. Fugro is carrying out nearshore surveys for SSEN Transmission’s 1.8 GW Western Isles high-voltag
Both onshore and offshore enabling works have commenced for the development of the 2 GW Spittal to Peterhead subsea cable link project in Scotland, which will support national clean power and energy security ambitions. The 203-kilometer high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link will connect the Bannis
The Danish Energy Agency has received two final bids for the DKK 28.7 billion (around €3.84 billion) fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) aimed at helping the country reach its climate goals. Sixteen projects applied to be prequalified for this third CCS pool, of which ten were prequalified in
A 2010-built seismic source vessel owned by Norway’s Sanco Shipping, recently converted from a seismic research vessel, is performing its sea trials ahead of delivery. Sanco Shipping purchased Sanco Sailor in July 2025, at the time named PGS Apollo, after which the 106.6-meter-long vessel set sail d
TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) on behalf of the German State to sell a 25.1% equity interest in TenneT Germany for approximately €3.3 billion. The agreement with the German State was reached some four months after three major institutional investors
Tenaris, a Luxembourg-headquartered manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products and related services, has scored a double win for the third phase of Türkiye’s largest natural gas field development, building on its work on the earlier phases of the project. As part of two contracts secured with
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured two new contracts in the North Sea, following the announcement of its second ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe for the 2026 season. TGS has won a 4D streamer acquisition contract offshore Norway, with a Ramform vessel scheduled
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has secured a 3D seismic acquisition contract with Italy’s energy giant Eni for work in the Timor Sea. The two-month survey will be performed by Shearwater’s high-capacity vessel SW Bly, with commencement expected late in the first quarter of this year. The project c
TotalEnergies has contracted Fugro to perform geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 (NSE1) offshore wind farm at the N-12.1 site in Germany, where survey work is already underway. Investigations will be carried out at around 140 locations, reaching depths of up to 50 meters below the seabe
