UK energy market regulator Ofgem has revoked the license for a planned UK-Netherlands electricity interconnector in response to the developer’s request, submitted after not securing a cap and floor license. A gas interconnector license was granted to NU-Link Interconnector UK Ltd in February 2023, a
DEME’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) Viking Neptun is scheduled to start installing the first inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm site in the UK on or around September 7. The vessel will lay the inter-array cable onto the seabed, where the cable will remain exposed until trenching
Around one month after reaching financial close, the developer of the 1.5 GW Marinus Link power interconnector project in Australia has issued notices to proceed to contractors for cable and converters. The 345-kilometer project, to be built in two 750 MW stages, will link North West Tasmania and th
The Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has won two contracts with Brazil’s offshore energy services company Constellation to support responsible deepwater exploration activities in two regions in Brazil. Under the two three-year contracts, Fugro’s scope includes deploying advanced remotely operated veh
UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has secured two subsea contracts with Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras for the delivery of flexible pipe to be deployed in multiple basins. Defined as a substantial contract, meaning it is worth between $250 million and $500 million, the firs
Italian cabling company Prysmian Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s state-owned energy giant Sembcorp Industries and Italy’s export credit agency and insurance and finance group SACE, controlled directly by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, to explore opport
Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has awarded a contract to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, for the transport and installation of 35 inter-array cables at the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with offshore work expected to commence in 2028. Announcing the contract award, Subsea7 said this was
Ireland-headquartered and AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has secured a license off the coast of Jamaica, which is set to lend a helping hand in unleashing the hydrocarbon potential of the firm’s offshore asset.
Energy and marine consultancy ABL Group has made changes to its executive management team with the appointment of a new chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding the company’s co-founder in the role. The new CEO, Hege Marie Norheim,. brings experience in oil & gas and renewables from roles of Senior
Skyborn Renewables has signed preferred supplier agreements (PSAs) for monopiles, transition pieces, foundation installation and inter-array cable supply and installation for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. EEW Special Pipe Construction (EEW SPC) has been select
The Netherlands-headquartered Boskalis has added a new construction support vessel (CSV) to its fleet, following the purchase from Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore, formerly known as Siem Offshore. The 120-meter-long Spearfish CSV is equipped with a heave-compensated deck crane capable of lif
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), has completed the decommissioning of what it says is the oldest tension leg platform (TLP) in the Gulf of America. The 2014-built multipurpose support vessel (MSV) Island Venture put its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), cranes and back d
U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has secured multiple subsea robotics contracts with Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras that have an anticipated aggregate revenue of approximately $180 million. Following a competitive tender, Oceaneering’s Brazi
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured a long-term commitment in the Asia Pacific region (APAC) for a construction support vessel (CSV) designed for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services up to 3,000 meters of depth. The contr
