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Expro Sets Deepwater Casing String Record in Gulf of America

Sep 08, 2025

Texas-based oilfield services provider Expro has achieved a world record by deploying the heaviest casing string to date, using its advanced Blackhawk Gen III Wireless Top Drive Cement Head with SKYHOOK technology in the Gulf of Mexico.The record…

Bernhard Schulte Takes Delivery of Second Ulstein-Built CSOV

Sep 08, 2025

Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of its newest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), built by Ulstein Verft in Norway.The vessel, named Windea Clausius, was officially christened on September 4, and will serve the global offshore energy industry…

Kongsberg Maritime Develops Simplified Mooring System

Sep 07, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has developed a simplified mooring system for offshore floating structures. Building on its patent-pending integrated tensioning and remote pull-in technologies, the company is now focused on reducing cost, complexity, and environmental impact across the mooring system lifecycle…

Ocean Winds Installs Final Turbine at French Floating Wind Farm

Sep 05, 2025

Ocean Winds (OW), an offshore wind joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has completed the installation of the third and final turbine for its Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project.Developed in partnership with Banque des Territoires…

Equinor Extends Stay for DOF’s Two PSVs

Sep 05, 2025

Equinor has exercised its option to extend the firm period of the contract for two of DOF’s platform supply vessels (PSVs).Equinor extended contracts for Skandi Flora and Skandi Mongstad PSVs.The extension is applicable from October 2025, according…

SPIE Secures Cabling Job at Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 03, 2025

SPIE Global Services Energy, through its SPIE Wind Connect, has secured termination and testing job of the inter-array cables for the Taiwan Power Company (TPC) offshore wind farm phase II.SPIE Wind Connect signed the contract with Shinfox Far East Energy (SFE) for the 300 MW TPC phase II…

UK-Brazil Team Unveils Tentacle-Like Robot for Offshore Inspections

Sep 03, 2025

Engineers in the U.K. and Brazil have developed a tentacle-like underwater robot that could change how subsea pipelines and offshore structures are inspected, offering a safer and more precise alternative to conventional rigid systems.The one-meter-long flexible manipulator…

Bourbon to Deliver Next-Gen Crewboats for ExxonMobil Offshore Angola

Sep 03, 2025

French offshore services provider Bourbon has signed a five-year charter contract with ExxonMobil to supply new 34-meter crewboats for oil and gas personnel transfers offshore Angola.The vessels will operate between Soyo and Block 15, about 80 miles offshore…

Principle Power’s Floating Wind Tech Surpasses 1TWh Generation Milestone

Sep 03, 2025

Principle Power has reported that offshore wind farms using its WindFloat technology have delivered more than 1 TWh of cumulative power to the grid since the first pilot was installed in 2011, marking a key step toward scaling floating offshore wind to commercial levels…

Dolphin Drilling Lines Up Work for Borgland Dolphin Semi-Sub Rig

Sep 03, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has signed a letter of intent for a contract for the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.The potential contract would be expected to have a value of approximately $58 million.The scheduled start would take place in the second half of 2026…

OKEA Farms Into Aker BP-Operated North Sea License

Aug 28, 2025

Norwegian oil and gas firm OKEA has entered into an agreement with Harbour Energy Norge to farm-in to a 20% working interest in Alpehumle license, located north of Gjøa, offshore Norway.OKEA’s position in the greater Gjøa area is strengthened by the farm-in of Alpehumle…

International Operator Enlists DOF’s CSV for Asia Pacific Ops

Aug 27, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has secured a long-term commitment from an international operator for the construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Inventor in the APAC region.The contract duration is one year with further extension options…

DFT Freight Predictions Signal End of Oil Era

Aug 26, 2025

The UK’s Department for Transport has today published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, Ro-Ro and container shipping surge…

Windcat Takes Delivery of First Elevation Series CSOV

Aug 26, 2025

Offshore crew transfer company Windcat has taken delivery of the Windcat Rotterdam, the first Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) in its new Elevation Series, developed with Damen Shipyards and CMB.TECH.Built at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam…

New Acquisition Bolsters Straatman's Maritime Manufacturing Expertise

Aug 26, 2025

Straatman has acquired Kraaijeveld Winches, a Dutch company specializing in the design and production of winches and related equipment for dredging, offshore, and maritime applications.The acquisition marks a strategic step in Straatman’s long…

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