Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group is in charge of building two next-generation offshore support tugs (OSTs) for work in the Gulf of Mexico with Woodside Energy, an Australian energy giant.
AKOFS Offshore, an Oslo-headquartered provider of vessel-based subsea well construction and intervention services, has secured a firm contract for one of its vessels that ensures it will continue working for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process that resulted in
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has placed an order with UK’s Forum Energy Technologies (FET) for a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a supporting tether management system. The equipment, expected to be delivered late this year, will support DOF’s subsea operations in Brazil. Accordin
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured several project awards in the North America region that have a combined contract value of over $60 million. The awards will use vessels already in the region, securing over 300 days of firm vessel utilization, with further options available. Skandi Skanse
Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO) Terna and Tunisian counterpart STEG have selected Italian cabling giant Prysmian for the construction of a submarine power interconnection between the two countries. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and
Jan De Nul has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) in response to the growing global demand for the protection of underwater infrastructure. The vessel will primarily focus on projects in the energy sector, with the North Sea and Southeast Asia regions being the core of its operatio
Norway’s Solstad Maritime has secured a contract extension for one of its construction support vessels (CSVs) with DeepOcean. The one-year contract extension for the CSV Normand Ocean commences on January 1, 2026, in direct continuation of the current contract. The vessel will begin a firm contract
French underwater robotics company Forssea Robotics has entered into an agreement with Mauritius-headquartered Deep Ocean Search (DOS) and its French sister company The Deep Company (TDC) to deploy survey-augmented remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services globally. Forssea said that this shall boost
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has received the green light to move forward with its multimillion-dollar assignment on an offshore oil project in the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana from ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobi
Norway’s vessel owner DOF Group has secured three assignments off the coast of Brazil, enabling it to undertake subsea inspections of underwater facilities operated by Petrobras, the South American country’s state-owned oil and gas giant.
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has won a new contract for its vessel Eagle Explorer in the Western Hemisphere. Eagle Explorer will be deployed for ocean bottom node (OBN) source work under a contract that has a firm duration of approximate
Rotterdam-based CSL OWL Subsea Rock Installation (CSL OWL SRI), a partnership between The CSL Group and Offshore Wind Logistics (OWL), has commenced construction of its first subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel. The company announced in November 2024 that it had placed an order for the constructio
With the first two units delivered and already in commercial operations, Norway’s Reach Subsea has exercised the first in a series of exclusive options with Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of the next two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Reach Remote 3 and 4. The specifications for Reach Remote
The Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has announced a reduction of 300 jobs and the withdrawal of its financial guidance for 2025 as a wide range of projects has been affected by postponements due to market uncertainties, mainly seen in oil and gas. Fugro reported on September 22 that although the sec
