Deepwater Installation
‘Pragmatic’ offshore energy investment policy key to ensure UK’s supply chain stays put
With research showing that nine out of ten companies perceive business playgrounds in other countries as better suited for investment and growth, Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has warned the UK government about the looming uncertainty surrounding
Enshore Subsea wins cable installation gig for one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind projects
UK-headquartered Enshore Subsea has secured an export cable installation contract for one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind projects, the 1.1 GW Inch Cape. The Inch Cape offshore wind farm will feature two 85-kilometer, 220 kV, three-phase export cables, each delivered in three sections and requir
Wheels up to up hydrocarbon production ante at giant gas field offshore Türkiye
Trillion Energy is working on implementing solutions to bolster and maintain natural gas production in the long run at its giant field offshore Türkiye, with a gas lift compressor system.
DOF picks up FPSO installation gig with mystery client
Norway’s vessel owner DOF Group has won a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) installation assignment with an undisclosed operator.
Offshore cabling work kicks off at EnBW’s He Dreiht wind farm in Germany
EnBW is laying the first submarine cable of the internal wind farm cabling that connects all 64 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines of the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. Seaway7 has been commissioned with the task. In 2022, EnBW awarded the company an engineering, procurement, installation, and commi
Techano Oceanlift cranes for two new construction support vessels
Sefine Shipyard has contracted Techano Oceanlift, a subsidiary of Oslo-listed Nekkar, to deliver 150-tonne cranes for two newbuild construction support vessels (CSVs) ordered by Norwegian offshore energy vessel and service providers. One of the cranes is already in production for a CSV ordered joint
Offshore Energy Amsterdam 2025 exhibition floor 70% booked
This is an article by Navingo, owner of the Offshore-Energy.biz media brand and the organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in Amsterdam. The year has just started but the exhibition floor for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2025 in November is filling up quick
Allseas preps for huge subsea pipeline job at Brazil’s supergiant ultra-deepwater oil field
Switzerland-headquartered contractor Allseas has put the wheels into motion to get ready for its new assignment at Brazil’s second largest oil field.
Eidesvik, Agalas, Reach Subsea order new jointly owned construction support vessel
Three Norway-based offshore energy vessel and service providers, Eidesvik, Agalas and Reach Subsea, are building a new construction support vessel (CSV) for subsea and offshore wind operations. The vessel will be two-thirds owned by an entity owned by Eidesvik and Agalas, controlled by Eidesvik, and
Global Underwater Hub, Scottish Enterprise team up to support floating wind supply chain
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Scottish Enterprise have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on establishing a subsea supply chain ecosystem as a global centre of excellence for floating wind. The partners said on February 18 that the floating wind market was estimated to be wo
Van Oord wins seabed protection work on Polish offshore wind farms
The Dutch company Van Oord has signed a contract with Equinor and Polenergia to perform seabed protection work at the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The contract covers the supply, transport, and installation of stone ripraps on the seabed to protect the cables and foundations.
AIS’ subsidiary to deliver installation buoys for offshore project in Brazil
A subsidiary of UK-based AIS, AIS do Brasil, has secured a contract with what is described as a “leading Brazilian national oil and gas company,” to supply installation buoys for offshore operations in an oil field development in Brazil. According to AIS, the installation buoys are designed for deep
McDermott completes east Malaysia deepwater project ahead of schedule
U.S.-headquartered offshore engineering and construction player McDermott has completed offshore installation and commissioning activities for a project offshore East Malaysia ahead of schedule. The contract, awarded by PTTEP Sabah Oil (PTTEP) in early 2024, involved deepwater work at approximately
Vattenfall and BASF gather tier 1 contractors for German offshore wind project
Vattenfall and BASF have signed contracts with EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC) and CS Wind Offshore for component supply and with DEME and Jan De Nul for installation services for the Nordlicht 1 and Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farms in Germany. Germany’s EEW SPC will manufacture 112 monopile