Deepwater Installation
BP tasks OneSubsea with subsea boosting at deepwater project in US Gulf
UK-headquartered energy giant BP has hired OneSubsea, a joint venture between SLB (formerly Schlumberger), Aker Solutions, and Subsea7, on a subsea boosting quest at its deepwater development in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico).
Saipem makes inroads at African offshore gas project with ‘major milestone’ (Gallery)
Saipem has reported a new achievement in the execution phase of a gas project off the coast of Libya, which is operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas Libyan Branch, a consortium formed by National Oil Corporation of Libya and Eni North Africa.
Subsea7 scoops up new multimillion-dollar US Gulf tie-back
Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has landed a new oil and gas assignment in the U.S. Gulf with Murphy Exploration & Production Company, an affiliate of Houston-based Murphy Oil Corporation.
BP, ExxonMobil set on ramping up production at US Gulf oil & gas platform
UK-headquartered energy giant BP and its U.S.-based partner ExxonMobil have embarked on a quest to boost output at an offshore platform in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico), thanks to a subsea pump development.
China puts ‘world’s first’ offshore wind-powered underwater data center into operation
An underwater data center (UDC) connected directly to an offshore wind farm has been put into operation off the coast of China’s Lingang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Chinese media reports. The project, said to be the world’s first of this kind, was officially launched in J
Subsea7 rakes in over $1.25 billion for Brazilian oil & gas job
Luxembourg-domiciled Subsea7 has been tasked with work in the Santos Basin on a field development project, which is described as one of the largest pre‑salt expansion phases off the coast of Brazil.
Consortium developing subsea noise reduction system for floating, jacket offshore wind foundations
Chantiers de l’Atlantique, EDF power solutions, Heerema Marine Contractors, Menck, RTE, Sealence and Smulders have formed the Searénité consortium to develop a dedicated solution designed to limit underwater noise generated during offshore construction, particularly for floating wind and substation
Seabed preparation starts ahead of construction of new Dutch offshore wind farm
The first preparations ahead of offshore construction work at the OranjeWind project site in the Netherlands have begun, as Jan De Nul has started the filter layer installation campaign. In the coming weeks, the rock installation vessel Simon Stevin will install the first layer of erosion protection
Global Maritime to decommission TetraSpar floater offshore Norway
The consortium behind the TetraSpar Demonstrator, consisting of TEPCO Renewable Power, RWE, and Stiesdal Offshore, has appointed Global Maritime to support the decommissioning of the demonstration project in Norway. The TetraSpar Demonstrator, which has been in operation at the Marine Energy Test Ce
Malaysian firm orders more TCP jumpers from Strohm
Dutch thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm has won a contract to supply two insulated production jumpers for oil production as part of a field extension project offshore Malaysia. Strohm will deliver two insulated carbon fibre PA12 (CF/PA12) large bore 7-inch internal diameter TCP
Offshore construction on Polish Bałtyk 2 & 3 wind farms starts with subsea rock installation
Offshore construction has begun on the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in Poland, developed by Equinor and Polenergia, which will together have 100 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 1.4 GW. The 2026 offshore construction campaign will see the installation of 100 monopiles, tran
Final caissons for world’s first artificial energy island readying for spring installation
Jan De Nul has constructed and floated the remaining concrete structures for the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Energy Island at the Vlissingen site in the Netherlands. The concrete caissons are now at the Scaldia terminal, where they will undergo final works before being installed offshore this spring.
North Sea countries to ink pact with offshore wind industry, TSOs
Government officials from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK are set to sign a declaration confirming the ambition to build 300 GW of offshore wind in the North Seas by 2050, and an investment pact with the offshore wind industry and transmissi
Subsea work for US Gulf’s oil project drops in KOIL’s lap
Houston-based subsea energy equipment and services specialist KOIL Energy Solutions, formerly Deep Down, has lined up a new deepwater assignment for a hydrocarbon project in the Gulf of America (the U.S. Gulf of Mexico) with an undisclosed oil company.