Saildrone’s new uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) Saildrone Surveyor has arrived in Hawaii after completing its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. During the 28-day voyage, the Saildrone Surveyor sailed 2,250 nautical miles and mapped 6,400 square nautical miles of seafloor. Saildrone stated
Maersk Drilling has secured an extended well intervention scope with Equinor off Norway for the low-emission rig Maersk Intrepid.
Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has installed 50 kilometers of the gas pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea. Approximately 225 kilometers remain to be laid by Saipem’s pipelay trio of Castorone, Castoro Sei and Castoro 10, project developers reported. Castorone began laying the o
Dutch clean technology start-up Ocean Grazer has completed the first live test phase of its Ocean Battery energy storage system, deemed as a ‘missing link’ in the global energy transition movement.
Seismic firm SeaBird Exploration has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a source vessel contract in the Western Hemisphere. SeaBird’s 80-metre long source vessel Fulmar Explorer would carry out the work programme for a “leading operator”. The contract is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2
SEA-KIT’s latest unmanned surface vessel (USV) has received Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certification by Lloyd’s Register, becoming the first-ever to achieve this milestone. The 12-meter X-class USV, delivered to Fugro, received the new UMS certification on 28 June. SEA-KIT said it had worked clos
CNOOC International has confirmed that the heavy lift of the Buzzard Phase II topside module onto the Buzzard ‘P’ platform was completed, using the Pioneering Spirit.
Kongsberg Maritime’s new deep-water multibeam echosounder system has completed its first trials onboard the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer offshore Florida. Okeanos Explorer is the first vessel to be fitted with the EM 304 MKII transmit array, a comprehensive upgrade to the EM 302 deep-water multibeam
Subsea 7 S.A. has agreed to combine its Renewables business unit with Norway’s OHT ASA. Subject to the customary approvals, conditions and relevant employee consultations, the combined company will be renamed Seaway 7 ASA and will initially retain OHT’s listing on Oslo’s Euronext Growth market, with
Norwegian shipowner GC Rieber Shipping has agreed to sell shares in Shearwater Geoservices Holding reducing its ownership from 17% to 8.5%. Gross proceeds from the sale will be $50.5 million. The sold shares had book value of $41.6 million per 31 March, GC Rieber informed. Following the transaction,
ExxonMobil has selected TechnipFMC and Halliburton to provide the Odassea subsea fiber optic solution for the Payara development project in Guyana. The award follows the completion of front-end engineering and design studies and qualifications. According to TechnipFMC, the Odassea service integrates
McDermott International has secured a subsea engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Santos for the Bayu-Undan infill well Phase 3C project in the Timor Sea.
UK’s OGA has revealed that the decommissioning cost estimate has fallen to £46 billion (about $63.7 billion), the fourth year-on-year fall.
Following a sail away from a yard in Verdal, a jacket for the Aker BP-operated Hod B platform has been installed in the North Sea off Norway.
