Business Developments & Projects

Seaway7 and Rhenus Port Logistics extend ten-year collaboration for another decade
Following a decade-long collaboration, Seaway7, part of Subsea7, and Rotterdam’s Rhenus Port Logistics have extended their partnership with a new ten-year contract. Under the contract, Seaway7 will remain a long-term customer of the Rhenus Deep Sea Terminal for mobilization and demobilization servic

Scottish firm demonstrates offshore hydrogen bunkering solution
Oasis Marine developed industrial solutions, Oasis Hydrogen Buoy and Oasis Power Buoy, that provide offshore hydrogen bunkering and electric charging.

Petrofac strikes extension deal with ONEgas West in ‘core market’
Petrofac has won a contract extension in the Southern North Sea with ONEgas West, a venture owned by Shell UK and operated by NAM.

WATCH: Global Energy Group delivers Subsea7 fabrication scope for Aker BP’s North Sea field
Global Energy Group (GEG) has finished the fabrication process of two towheads, complete with equipment interface support frames and buoyancy tank interface frame from the Port of Nigg, on behalf of Subsea7 for the Aker BP-operated Valhall PWP-Fenris field in the North Sea off Norway. The 66 ton tow

Shell and Ocean Infinity bolster subsea ties under five-year agreement
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has signed a five-year global framework agreement (GFA) with energy giant Shell concerning subsea data capture services. The GFA encompasses all countries where Shell is currently active or plans to operate in the future and covers the provision o

SolarDuck wins ‘world’s first’ prototype certification for floating solar technology
Bureau Veritas Group has awarded Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck the world’s first prototype certification for floating solar technology. This floating solar technology’s implementation was demonstrated in SolarDuck’s 0.5 MW pilot project Merganser. The certification of the Merganser prototype com

Private equity investors acquire Acteon, new CEO to take over
Offshore energy infrastructure services company Acteon Group has been acquired by private equity investors Buckthorn Partners and One Equity Partners (OEP), with a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) taking the helm. According to Acteon, Buckthorn and OEP are making a substantial investment in the bus

ITM Power’s MW-class PEM electrolyzer installed in Japan
In collaboration with Sumitomo Corporation, ITM Power has completed the delivery and installation of a NEPTUNE electrolyzer at Tokyo Gas’ Yokohama Techno Station.

Stena Drilling’s new drillship to get equipment that allows access to ‘previously inaccessible reservoirs’
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is set to deliver an equipment upgrade for its newest drillship that is expected to make it capable of drilling in previously inaccessible reservoirs. The seventh-generation drillship Stena Evolution is about to undergo an equipment upgrade which

Allseas’ new pipelaying barge preparing for its first project
Allseas’ newly converted shallow-water pipelay barge has begun preparations for its first commercial project, following sea trials offshore Malaysia. The crew is mobilizing the flat-bottomed barge called Sandpiper for its first commercial project which kicks off next month, following a period of 18

PONANT and FARWIND Energy ally on renewable marine hydrogen
PONANT and FARWIND Energy are collaborating on innovative ship refuelling solutions with renewable hydrogen.

Green North Energy’s new plants target Finland’s self-sufficiency in ammonia production
Green North Energy proposes to build green hydrogen and ammonia plants as part of BalticSeaH2 project in Finnish cities Pori and Kemi.

SEA-KIT and Lloyd’s Register set new milestone in USV certification
SEA-KIT International’s latest 12-meter X-Class uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Fugro Blue Essence has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) unmanned marine systems (UMS) certification, which stands as the company’s fifth certificate, and the first LR UMS certificate for a Category 0 certified vessel. T

Great Britain’s longest-ever subsea connection presses ahead
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has given provisional regulatory approval for the Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) subsea connection between Scotland and Yorkshire, with over 500 kilometers said to be the longest ever built in Great Britain. Ofgem gave provisional approval of the expenditure required fo