
James Fisher Renewables has completed the first part of a two-phase campaign to investigate unexploded ordnance (UXO) and potential archaeological features at the site of RWE’s Sofia offshore wind project in the UK, ahead of the installation of export cables.

Woodside has filed its environment plan for the Scarborough drilling and completions operations and the plan is now under assessment.

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has appointed Principia as lead contractor on detailed design and engineering of the floating platform that will support both wind and wave energy generating devices.

Philly Shipyard, Inc. has won a contract from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company to construct one Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel – the first such ship to enter the US market. Great Lakes retains a right of first refusal on a second ship, the Philadelphia-based shipbuilder said. T

SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of intent (LOI) for the provision of two source vessels for an ocean bottom node (OBN) project.

TechnipFMC has secured a contract by Exxon Mobil Corporation affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana to supply the subsea production system for the Yellowtail development in the Stabroek block.

Dutch gas infrastructure company Nederlandse Gasunie is calling interested parties to apply for a tender seeking survey services for the subsea gas pipeline between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

MJR Power and Automation has secured a contract with offshore equipment supplier Osbit to assist with the design and construction of a 1200 kW offshore power van for the Swordfish subsea trenching vehicle.

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded DNV and Arcadis with contracts totaling EUR 1.7 million, under which the two companies will support RVO in managing offshore wind farm site studies at the six sites within the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ). DNV, whose contract is worth €561,

Saipem has been awarded two new offshore contracts for transportation and installation activities for a total amount of over $600 million.

Fugro has opened a new Remote Operations Center (ROC) in India, set to provide support to a variety of projects, starting with remote anchor positioning and remote client solutions.

Saab Seaeye has signed a contract with launch customer Ocean Infinity for ten of its new electric work remotely operated vehicles (eWROVs).

Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has begun installing the 500 kV HVDC subsea interconnector cable between the island of Crete and mainland Greece.

In this week’s In Focus, we put spotlight on COP26 and energy transition updates which include biggest polluters pledging to joint action against climate change, oil majors joining forces for decarbonisation of energy and industry, and governments proposing phasing out coal and fossil fuel subsidies