Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has opened a new entity in the Middle East, described as a strategic initiative as part of the company’s expansion plan, aimed at strengthening its operational capacity in a “region of crucial importance for the oil & gas sector”. Next Geosolutions Middle East (FZ
Marco Polo Marine has contracted Norway’s Salt Ship Design to develop what the Singapore-based company says is a next-generation commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV), dubbed CSOV Plus, set to serve offshore wind and oil & gas markets. The new vessel is expected to enter service in 2028. Th
A UK-Brazilian partnership has developed a tentacle-like underwater robot that could remove the need for large vessels and human divers for offshore inspections and enable smaller underwater vehicles to perform sophisticated inspection tasks, thereby reducing operational costs and improving personne
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
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
Denmark’s NKT has finalized the installation of a 320 kV high-voltage DC (HVDC) power cable system at the 900 MW BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany. The pull-in work to the offshore platform was carried out by the company’s NKT Victoria vessel. NKT was responsible for the delivery and insta
Following the contract for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services announced at the end of 2024, Subsea7 has now been selected to deliver subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) for Türkiye’s largest natural gas field. The SURF engineering, procurement, construction and installation
Global energy consultancy Xodus, an autonomous Subsea7 subsidiary since 2018, has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) as the company founder decided to step down from the role. Xodus Founder Steve Swindell is stepping down from the CEO role after 20 years with the firm, set to be succeeded
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has reached a new depth record of 2,300 meters underwater with its fully electric-operated autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The Aquanaut Mark 2 AUV reached the record depth during its qualification testing,
Two cable-laying vessels (CLVs) owned by Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group have begun work on two submarine power interconnections in Spain, as part of contracts together worth approximately €250 million, announced in 2022. Prysmian is in charge of the design, supply, installation and commissioni
Following the announcement about a deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Angola from earlier today, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices has now reported the award of Ghana’s first deepwater OBN seismic survey. The OBN seismic survey will cover the Jubilee and TEN fields operated by Tullow Oil, a
