Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered a 151-meter-long hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japanese Toyo Construction, destined for Japan’s offshore wind market. The vessel, named Discovery, was delivered on June 26 from Vard Langsten in Norway, where it was out
Italy’s energy giant Eni has set the wheels in motion to expand its upstream portfolio with three blocks in Argentina, connected to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project planned for development in the South American country.
Norway’s Ocean Installer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moreld Group, has secured a fast-track engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Vår Energi to execute all subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) installation activities for the Balder Next New Wells p
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has joined forces with Shape Digital, a spin-off of Japan’s MODEC, to advance digital asset performance management by integrating subsurface and surface intelligence through a unified asset view.
Sweden’s Hexatronic Group is investing in a new production line for fiber-optic cables at its largest production site, as part of a long-term supply agreement with Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT. The new production line at the Hudiksvall facility will more than double the
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies and Malaysia’s Petronas have kicked off a multimillion-dollar oil and gas exploration campaign off the coast of Papua New Guinea, Oceania. The duo is said to be drilling the country’s first ultra-deepwater exploration well in the Gulf of Papua.
Norwegian energy services provider Aker Solutions has been hired on a long-term assignment to handle engineering and maintenance work on assets located approximately 350 kilometers east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Oslo Stock Exchange-listed oil services company Archer is involved in negotiations to secure a multi-year plug and abandonment (P&A) assignment.
Singapore’s offshore and shipping company Nortrans Offshore has secured a flotel assignment at Block 15 off the coast of Angola with Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities.
French engineering, advisory, and project management services company DORIS is working alongside Perenco Brazil, part of Anglo-French oil and gas player Perenco, to bring two offshore platforms that have been offline since 2020 back to life, while employing electrification to cut greenhouse gas (GHG
Norway’s oil & gas player Vår Energi has awarded TechnipFMC with an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract for subsea tie-back development projects in the North Sea. TechnipFMC reported on June 25 the iEPCI contract for the Ofelia and Gjøa Nord projects
Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz Group and Poland’s Orlen have teamed up to fortify the liquefied natural gas (LNG) arsenal and efforts to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a bid to bolster Ukraine’s energy security and support its energy transition.
DOF Group has secured a “very large” three-year contract in the North America region for its subsea construction, IRM & ROV services vessel Skandi Involver. The 2017-built, 138-meter-long Skandi Involver is a DP3 vessel outfitted with a 400MT and 100MT crane, and integrated ROV and survey services.
Vantage Drilling, a Bermuda-exempt offshore drilling contractor, has confirmed that its proposed business combination with Eldorado Drilling, an offshore drilling player backed by a group of well-known Norwegian investors, is poised to be wrapped up soon.
