As part of its development of remote subsea capabilities, ocean services provider DeepOcean has performed its first subsea intervention project with offshore management based onshore. The operation was performed at Aker BP’s Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea and included a work-class remotely ope
Norwegian DOF Group is set to construct four ROV support vessels (RSVs) that will be deployed for respective 12-year charter/service contracts with Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process, DOF has been awarded the long-term contracts with Petrobras, with a value c
DOF Group has secured a contract valued at between $25 million and $50 million for subsea commissioning services in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region which will begin next year. The contract, defined as substantial, will see the deployment of the construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Inventor for th
Texas-headquartered offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions is divesting its shallow water abandonment business, stating that the move furthers its strategic focus on deepwater operations. Helix Energy Solutions is selling all of the equity interests of its Gulf of America-focused Sh
Norway’s Reach Subsea is set to charter a Solstad construction support vessel (CSV) for deployment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region as part of its commitment under a newly secured letter of intent (LOI). Reach Subsea’s new LOI is for a contract covering inspection, maintenance, and repair (
Aker Solutions, Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), a joint venture of Knutsen Group and NYKLine, and Vår Energi CCS AS, the project’s operator, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the Trudvang CO2 transportation and storage project in the Norwegian North Sea. The partnership
Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has secured an expansion of its work scope at a gas project in North Africa under a contract awarded by compatriot engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem at the end of 2025. NextGeo announced today, May 4, that the contract awarded by Saipem
Italy-headquartered Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has exercised the call option to acquire a further circa 7.1% of Rana Subsea, a compatriot subsea services company established in 1964, bringing its share capital to 82.5%. NextGeo signed a sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of 75.4% of th
EnBW has awarded framework agreements for subsea inspection services across its offshore wind fleet in the Baltic Sea and North Sea, with RS Diving Contractor selected for both of the two lots covering the company’s assets in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The contracts, signed on April 7, cover
DNV has been selected as the independent certifier for Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, and will verify that the project’s construction and operation comply with the carbon dioxide transport and storage licence (CO2 T&S license)
Geotechnical survey works are scheduled to start at the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm site in the UK on May 12, with activities expected to continue until June 15, subject to weather and sea conditions. According to a Notice to Mariners, the campaign will involve a range of geotechnical investigatio
Van Oord’s first uncrewed survey vessel (USV) specialized for operations at sea has completed its first multi-day offshore operation. VO:X Barentsz was deployed at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm where it supported the monopile and cable installation works carried out by installati
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has awarded Fugro a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Fengmiao 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, Fugro will deliver a full suite of geotechnical investigation services to support the design and development of the wind farm, wi
Swedish offshore survey company Njord Survey has signed a framework agreement with Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor for the delivery of pipeline inspection and integrity services offshore Europe. Under the three-year framework agreement, Njord Survey said it would deliver high-resolution ge
