Subsea infrastructure is critical to the energy security in Europe and with the world not looking so bright there is a real urgency to get something going to protect this infrastructure, but the solution is not easy to find, panelists said at a discussion on seabed security organized by IRO, the Ass
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has kicked off the construction of its third cable-laying vessel (CLV) for Italian cabling giant Prysmian with a steel-cutting ceremony at its shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. According to VARD, the new vessel is the evolution of the Leonardo da Vinci / Monna
U.S.-headquartered offshore energy services provider Helix Energy Solutions has secured a new multi-year contract with Shell Offshore Inc. to continue providing well intervention services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. As part of the contract set to start in 2025, Helix will provide an increased minimu
Rana Diving and Bourbon have assisted in wrapping up subsea work off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal at a project that is said to be the biggest one in the portfolio of BP.
DOF Group has won a new subsea deal in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region for one of its multi-purpose subsea vessels with construction support vessel (CSV) features.
DOF has secured additional job opportunities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region for one of its purpose-built dive support vessels (DSVs) equipped to come to grips with subsea infrastructure challenges and deepwater systems.
U.S.-based Woocheen’s Seas Geosciences has signed a multi-year agreement with Britoil Offshore Services to charter and convert a platform supply vessel (PSV) into a geotechnical drilling vessel, which is expected to be available for work in the offshore wind market from January 2025. The 2015-built
DME Systems, a subsea engineering firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, has merged with U.S.-based deepwater geosciences firm, Woocheen, broadening the latter’s expertise and capabilities. DME focuses on the telecommunications and offshore wind sectors by building and modifying subsea vehicl
NKT has wrapped its assignment on a 260-kilometer high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea link, which is envisioned to lend a helping hand in ensuring Shetland’s supply of clean, low-carbon power, enabling 600 MW of renewable generation as remote North Sea islands connect to Britain’s main grid in
Island Offshore has taken steps to enlarge its fleet by placing a new order with VARD, covering the design and construction of another hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) three months after ordering the first one.
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has confirmed the end of an assignment for one of its diving support vessels (DSVs), which recently finished its first decommission work in hybrid mode. Boskalis’ saturation divers worked on subsea infrastructure for Harbour Energy in the North Sea, where th
Helix Energy Solutions has picked up multimillion-dollar long-term assignments off the coast of Brazil for two vessels, which will carry out well intervention work for the country’s energy giant, Petrobras.
Equinor has set its cap on bolstering its hydrocarbon arsenal by injecting tens of billions of dollars over the next decade into the oil and gas developments on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Shearwater GeoServices has signed up for further carbon footprint cuts thanks to an upgrade of main engines at one of its seismographic research ships, which is envisioned to result in more sustainable and efficient operations.
