U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International and Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petrobras have expanded their collaboration with a four-year contract for remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services. Following a competitive tender process, Oceaneering’s Brazilian sub
Norway’s DOF Group is set to commence a subsea construction and pre-commissioning support services contract in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region in the fourth quarter of 2026. DOF reported the award of the contract described as large, with value between $50 million and $100 million, today, July 7, for
A Liberian upstream subsidiary of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies (TTE) and BluEnergies (BLU), a Canadian-based international oil and gas exploration and development company with a focus on operations in West Africa, are conducting a work program to confirm and advance drillable prospects in the
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has through its subsidiary secured a contract for a 2D seismic survey offshore India. The company’s Eagle Explorer will begin mobilization in mid-July, with the project expected to keep the vessel utilized th
Boskalis has christened its new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, described by the company as the largest in the industry, following a year and a half of conversion work. Windpiper, whose purchase Boskalis announced in January 2025, was developed by converting an existing vessel into an SRI ves
Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics has closed the acquisition of the UK’s Covelya Group for approximately CA$615 million, resulting in geographic expansion and improved business diversification, among other things. Covelya Group designs, manufactures, sells and supports hi
Norway’s DOF Group has won a contract it describes as large for subsea construction, mooring, disconnection of an existing floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) and connection of a replacement FSO for TotalEnergies. DOF will deliver engineering, transportation and installation of mooring system
Føn Energy Services Poland has signed a long-term, multi-million-euro agreement with the joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power to provide integrated operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Under the agreement,
Oceaneering has begun executing a multi-discipline offshore survey campaign using its Ocean Intervention II (OI2) vessel offshore Trinidad and the U.S. Gulf on behalf of a “large international operator”. The program started in April and includes OI2 delivering integrated geophysical, geotechnical, a
UAE-headquartered offshore survey and positioning data provider Geosonic has secured an expanded scope in Turkmenistan, supporting a subsea survey and inspection program described as major. Sharjah-based Geosonic reported that it had secured a further contract in Turkmenistan supporting a program th
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered a 151-meter-long hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japanese Toyo Construction, destined for Japan’s offshore wind market. The vessel, named Discovery, was delivered on June 26 from Vard Langsten in Norway, where it was out
Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first steel cut in July 2023 and the keel laid in Ma
DOF Group has secured a “very large” three-year contract in the North America region for its subsea construction, IRM & ROV services vessel Skandi Involver. The 2017-built, 138-meter-long Skandi Involver is a DP3 vessel outfitted with a 400MT and 100MT crane, and integrated ROV and survey services.
Norway’s marine construction and operations player Ocean Installer, part of the Moreld Group, has won a contract with TotalEnergies that includes the recovery of around 1,000 tons of subsea infrastructure. Awarded for the Byggve, Skirne and Atla fields in the North Sea, the project covers engineerin
