A £150 million (around €175.6 million) extreme environment center capable of simulating currents, waves and wind is planned to be built in the UK, enabling the testing of technologies in realistic simulated conditions for the subsea and offshore wind markets, among other things. Being developed by N
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited is continuing its geographical expansion journey with the establishment of a formal corporate presence in the U.S. The wholly owned corporate presence in Delaware, with an immediate commercia
Fugro has secured a three-year contract to deliver remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-based deepwater drill support services for India’s government-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Under the contract secured with Vantage International Management Company, Fugro Survey India will support dri
Greece’s Asso.subsea has reported it was purchasing the inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel Viking Reach from the joint venture of Reach Subsea and Eidesvik Offshore, following the sale announcement from earlier today. It was reported today, August 4, that Eidesvik Reach, in which Eidesv
Bourbon’s new inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) vessel has entered into service and is starting its first long-term contract offshore India. Bourbon Evolution 810 has diesel-electric propulsion, is fitted with two active heave-compensated cranes with lifting capacities of 40 and 150 tons, an
Eidesvik Reach, the joint venture of Reach Subsea and Eidesvik Offshore, is selling its 2009-built, 85-meter-long inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel Viking Reach. The joint venture, in which Eidesvik holds a 50.1% ownership interest and Reach Subsea 49.9%, has entered into a memorandum
Huisman has been selected to deliver advanced lifting and handling systems for an offshore installation vessel being built for the joint venture (JV) of Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Netherlands-based SBM Offshore. Awarded by CIMC Raffles Offshore, the contract will see Huisman deliver an integrate
The first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) that Norwegian shipbuilder VARD is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore has arrived in Norway from Romania for the final phase of outfitting. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the design and constru
Two pipelay support vessels (PLSVs) owned by a joint venture of DOF Group and TechnipFMC have secured long-term contract extensions with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract amendments, Skandi Buzios has been awarded a 516-day extension and Skandi Recife a 550-day extension. Prev
Three vessels owned by Singapore’s offshore marine solutions company PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) have secured new offshore contracts after completing a series of construction support projects said to be beyond their traditional scope. POSH reported on July 30 that its multi-purpose servic
Allseas has secured a contract with Western LNG to install the critical subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline in Canada. Located in the remote waters of north-western British Columbia, near the Alaska border, the subsea pipeline forms the final link in the 700-kilomete
The vessel fleet required for first phase operations of the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway has been completed with the arrival of the fourth liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier from China. Northern Purpose, custom-designed to transport liquefied CO2 as part of the world’s first cross-bord
Singapore’s offshore marine solutions company PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has secured a long-term diving services contract in the Arabian Gulf with an undisclosed client. The company’s diving support vessel (DSV) POSH Mallard will be deployed for the work that includes comprehensive satur
Allseas’ Solitaire, one of the world’s largest pipelay vessels, is heading back to sea following a ten-month renewal and upgrade program that further advances its installation capabilities and production efficiency. It was announced last year that the 397-meter-long vessel, operational since 1998, w
