Business & Finance

Intertek gets more work on world’s longest subsea cable
UK’s Xlinks has awarded Intertek with a contract to provide quality assurance and technical advice on marine cable routing, survey specification and procurement for the planned interconnector between Morocco and the UK. Intertek will work with Xlinks to review cable routing, draft survey and technic

IOG marks ‘historic milestone’ as first gas flows from UK project
IOG has kicked off the first production at its Saturn Banks Project – Phase 1, located in the UK North Sea.

Algoma-Nova Marine JV buys 5 ships
Shipping companies Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine have increased investment in their short sea shipping joint ventures, NovaAlgoma, by acquiring five vessels.

Golden Energy PSV back on duty after 16-month warm lay-up
Golden Energy Offshore Services has secured a term contract with a “first-class international operator” for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Energy Scout. The Norwegian company started the reactivation process for the vessel as it had been in warm lay-up for 16 months caused by the downturn in the m

Two rigs getting new names following manager change
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has decided to rename its two rigs following a recent decision to change their manager.

Pipeline installation contractor wanted for Dutch CCS project
The Dutch Porthos Offshore Transport and Storage has issued a tender for the installation of about 20 kilometers of offshore pipeline for what will be one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world. Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) will tr

Scotland’s offshore wind auction winners asked to file formal assurances on no ties with Russia
Crown Estate Scotland has requested the winners of the ScotWind offshore wind auction to submit formal, written assurances that they will adhere, at all times, to the relevant sanctions imposed on Russia. “Crown Estate Scotland is committed to taking all appropriate action to not support trade and i

CoolCo wraps up 4th of 8 LNGC acquisitions from Golar LNG
The newly formed company CoolCo has wrapped four of eight LNG carrier acquisitions from Bermuda-based shipper Golar LNG.

Havfram prolongs Normand Vision charter
Havfram, formerly known as Ocean Installer, has decided to extend the present contract with Solstad Offshore for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Vision. The firm contract will then expire on 31 December 2023 and there are no further options thereafter. Normand Vision was built for th

Aker Solutions to cover maintenance & modifications for OKEA for another seven years
Aker Solutions has secured a seven-year extension of its maintenance and modifications agreement with OKEA.

NRP, Briese buy eco-friendly bulk carrier in resale deal
German shipowner and operator Briese Schiffahrt and Norwegian privately owned investment firm Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP) have together acquired a resale eco-friendly Handysize dry bulk carrier.

OMV taps TechnipFMC for Iris Hades field
TechnipFMC has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, for the subsea production system (SPS & SURF) for the Iris Hades field. The integrated FEED contract for the Iris Hades development project is val

Cyprus Subsea acquires four Seaglider AUVs
Cyprus Subsea Consulting Services has acquired four Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to unlock new long-duration subsea survey and monitoring capabilities for research and commercial organizations. The four M1 Seagliders, acquired in February, make one of the largest privately-owned f

North Sea wildcat well comes up dry
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has found no traces of hydrocarbons in its latest exploration well located offshore Norway.