Deepwater Installation
Agreement signed for first offshore wind-powered underwater data center in China
A newly launched project in China is set to build what the project partners say will be the world’s first commercial underwater data center powered by offshore wind. The project will be developed in two phases, with the first phase being a demonstration facility and the second phase scaling up the c
Aphrodite spurs gas boost: Shell taps Subsea7 to breathe life into its new project
Subsea7 has won a new multimillion-dollar assignment with Shell for a recently green-lighted gas project off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago.
Denmark’s Project Greensand hires NOV for CO2 transfer solution
INEOS and its partners in Project Greensand, an initiative that aims to set up a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain offshore Denmark by 2026, have selected a provider of an offshore CO2 injection system for the project.
DEME acquires stake in German offshore wind drilling company
DEME Group has acquired a 50% stake in Germany-based Bauer Offshore Technology, which provides drilling services for the construction of offshore wind foundations. DEME Group’s wholly owned subsidiary DEME Offshore Holding acquired a stake in the Schobenhausen-based company. Bauer Offshore Technolog
SBM Offshore’s Suriname-bound FPSO for TotalEnergies $12.2B oil project starts taking shape
TotalEnergies is making strides in the development of the first-ever offshore oil field in Suriname. Progress has also been achieved in the construction of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel destined for this project.
Trendsetter’s 20K intervention solution gets its first action on Gulf of America oil project
Trendsetter Engineering has tucked a new milestone under its belt with the first delivery of its flagship 20,000 psi (20K) intervention system, which has been deployed from Transocean’s drillship at a deepwater oil project operated by the U.S.-headquartered Beacon Offshore Energy in the Gulf of Amer
N-Sea lands another cable repair contract for 576 MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm
The Dutch company, N-Sea Group, has been awarded a contract to repair one of the four export cables that connect the 576 MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in the UK to the National Grid. N-Sea will be responsible for replacing a five-kilometer section of 132 kV export cable from the onshore transiti
Bubble curtain used for first time in UK as RWE deploys noise abatement tech at Sofia offshore wind farm
RWE, in collaboration with Hydrotechnik Offshore, a Germany-based bubble curtain developer, has deployed the underwater noise abatement technology during monopile installation at the Sofia offshore wind farm, marking the first time the technology has been used in the UK. Currently under construction
Middle East and Guyana on schedule for Saipem under two contracts worth $720M
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services company Saipem has secured two new offshore contracts in the Middle East and Guyana for a total amount of approximately $720 million. The first contract covers engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities for the r
Petrobras and NOV looking to develop CO2-resistant flexible pipes for deep water
American oilfield services company NOV and Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras have signed a pre-commercial agreement for the development of flexible pipes designed for high CO2 deepwater applications. The collaboration, formalized with the signature of an agreement in February, focuses on c
Nexans secures €1 billion framework agreement for HVDC cables in France
Nexans has secured a major framework agreement, valued above EUR 1 billion, with Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the design, manufacturing, and supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for offshore wind farms in France. The framework agreement covers the supply, installation,
Hellenic Cables, Asso.subsea land Dunkirk cable contract in France
Hellenic Cables, in a consortium with Asso.subsea, has been awarded a turnkey contract by the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) for the Dunkirk offshore wind farm. Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, and supply 32 kilometers of submarine cables f
TenneT awards retrofit contract for German offshore converter station
Bluestream Offshore, a subsidiary of OEG Energy, has been awarded a contract by transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the retrofit installation of a corrosion protection system on the SylWin alpha offshore converter station for the SylWin1 offshore grid connection in Germany. The award is fo
‘Large-scale’ multi-million subsea job taking DOF vessel sextet to Africa
DOF Group has tucked a new subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) assignment under its belt, which will enable it to work on an energy project off the coast of Africa.