Norway’s Reach Subsea is collaborating with compatriot state-owned energy giant Equinor to carry out a technology qualification program for the Reach Remote uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that aims to validate remote operations for various tasks. Reach Remote 1 and 2 have entered the final testing
Prysmian has confirmed the start of its vessel’s journey to Norway, where outfitting completion and trials will take place before the cable layer embarks on its inaugural job at a high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable connection in the UK.
The UAE-based CCCUWE has disclosed a revised schedule for the arrival of the newest member of its subsea fleet to its base.
A number of industry partners have kicked off the next phase of the On Demand Ocean Bottom Node (OD OBN) development project which aims to provide a versatile, lower-cost, more resilient solution for time-lapse seismic and subsidence monitoring of producing reservoirs. The project, which began in 20
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has placed an order with compatriot Kystdesign for two remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. Under the new contract, Kystdesign will deliver two complete Constructor Compact ROV systems, a newly developed compact version of the Constructor ROV, to DOF. “We are ple
U.S.-headquartered Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has delivered the first set of WAM-V uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to subsea specialist Sulmara as part of the largest single order of WAM-Vs to date. According to OPT, the WAM-V is designed to adapt to various marine environments and applications
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured contract extensions for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs). Subsea7 has exercised the 2025 optional charter period for the Normand Subsea, with the contract now firm until December 31, 2025, with no further options thereafter. The 2
French cable laying and repair operations company Orange Marine has renewed and expanded its service contract with a compatriot provider of data integration and analysis services for the maritime and offshore industry as part of its move to advance fleet digitalization and operational efficiency. Th
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order it describes as “large” for the delivery of a crane for MMA Offshore’s 11-year-old multi-purpose platform supply vessel. MacGregor’s 50-tonne active heave compensated (AHC) crane will be installed on board the 83.6-meter-long MMA Valour, which provi
Allseas has secured a contract with Norwegian state-owned Equinor to perform the installation of pipeline and integrated structures at a huge oil and natural gas field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Under the contract, Allseas will install the pipeline and integrated structures for the se
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contract awards with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras that have a combined value of approximately NOK 2.6 billion (around $245 million). Petrobras has contracted the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Poseidon and anchor handling tug supply
Dutch survey company Deep BV has expanded its survey capacity with the conversion of a multi-purpose support vessel, built in 2016, into a survey vessel. Deep BV announced it had completed the conversion of the multi-purpose support vessel Miranda from Van Laar Maritime into a survey vessel, with fo
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa, sister ship to Leonardo da Vinci, coming a step closer to delivery in 2025. VARD has completed steel cutting, keel laying, generator installation, and hull erection on the 171-meter Monna L
Building on the joint delivery of several large data campaigns, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Ireland-based XOCEAN have set up a strategic collaboration to provide integrated data solutions to the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind markets. The collaboration will combine Shearw
