Subsea News


Vard Delivers CLV Newbuild to Danish Subsea Specialist

4 hours ago

Vard has delivered a new cable laying vessel (CLV) to Denmark’s subsea specialist NCT Offshore less than two years after the contract was signed.The newly delivered vessel, based on the VARD 9 01 design, has been specially designed and equipped for subsea cable laying operations…

Jan De Nul Nets Export Cables Installation Job for French Floating Wind Farms

5 hours ago

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in partnership with Greek cable maker Hellenic Cables, has entered into a framework agreement to supply and install export cables for two 750 MW floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany in France…

Shearwater to Proceed with 4D Survey for Petrobras in Campos Basin

6 hours ago

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has been given a go-ahead from Petrobras to start one of the two 4D projects covering the Jubarte and Tartaruga Verde fields in the Campos Basin area.Under the eight-month contract, announced in January 4…

Solstad Offshore Bolsters Ownership Stake in Omega Subsea

Dec 20, 2024

Solstad Subsea, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solstad Offshore, has agreed to acquire a 35.8% shareholding in ROV and subsea services provider Omega Subsea for an undisclosed amount.Following completion of all transactions, Omega Subsea will own 100% of Omega Subsea Robotics…

US Imposes New Set of Sanctions for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Dec 20, 2024

The United States issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday on several Russia-based entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the State Department said, including new measures against the operator of the project.The U.S. State…

US Firm to Supply Subsea Equipment for West Africa Oil and Gas Project

Dec 19, 2024

Houston-based subsea equipment and services specialist Koil Energy has secured a contract to supply electrical and hydraulic distribution manifolds for a project in West Africa with an undisclosed oil and gas company.The manifolds will play…

Toyo Buys SMD’s ROV Trencher for Japan’s Offshore Wind Sector

Dec 19, 2024

Toyo Construction has acquired a trenching ROV from underwater technology and services company SMD, as part of its investment strategy aimed at Japan’s emerging offshore wind sector.The ROV will form part of Toyo’s expanding fleet of assets…

Ocean Kinetics, Green Marine UK complete OpenHydro Decommissioning

Dec 19, 2024

Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine completed the decommissioning of OpenHydro’s pioneering tidal energy platform at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.A joint venture partnership was formed in April to deliver the decommissioning contract…

Brunvoll Thrusters for REM Offshore

Dec 19, 2024

Brunvoll won another contract with Myklebust Shipyard for the delivery of a comprehensive thruster package, an additional vessel for REM Offshore, the option originally announced in May 2024. Like the previous contract, this agreement also includes an option for a third additional vessel…

Allseas Set to Embark on Australia’s Largest Ever Decom Job

Dec 19, 2024

Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia, has hired Allseas for the removal of up to 12 retired oil and gas platforms from the Gippsland Basin in the Bass Strait, with a combined weight of approximately 60,000 tonnes.Allseas’ removal…

ASN to Supply Equipment for UK CCUS Project

Dec 18, 2024

Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has received a notice to proceed from Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture between BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, for the previously announced contract to supply and install a standalone DC/FO submarine cable infrastructure at Teesside (UK)…

Inyanga Unveils Tidal Energy Tech Design for 20MW Project in Wales

Dec 18, 2024

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has presented the design blueprint for its 20 MW HydroWing tidal energy technology, set for deployment at Morlais site in Wales.The tidal energy array will incorporate the Tocardo T3 turbine, rated at 600kW, for the first time…

Fugro to Perform Fully Remote Subsea Surveys for Petrobras Off Brazil

Dec 18, 2024

Petrobras has signed a 175-day addendum to Fugro’s current inspection, repair and maintenance services contract, performed by the Fugro Aquarius, to include fully remote subsea inspection surveys of shallow-water infrastructure in Brazil.Work will begin in January 2025…

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Production System for Shell’s Nigerian Deepwater Project

Dec 18, 2024

Oilfield services company TechnipFMC has secured a contract with Shell’s subsidiary, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) to supply its Subsea 2.0 production systems for the Bonga North development offshore Nigeria…

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