Norwegian oil major Equinor has hired compatriot data solutions company Nordic Unmanned to conduct a study on how remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) could be used in an offshore setting.
Back-deck equipment specialist Maritime Developments MDL has completed a SURF decommissioning project in the UKCS for Helix Robotics Solutions. The work scope covered the retrieval of 7 cables, umbilicals, flowlines and jumpers connected to an FPSO in the UK North Sea, using an MDL equipment spread
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the United States has issued the first marine renewable energy research lease in federal waters off the west coast for a wave energy project.
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot has secured a charter deal for its newbuild LNG tanker with Total.
London-based Energean has taken the final investment decision on the North El Amriya and North Idkunea (NEA/NI) concession subsea tieback project offshore Egypt. The NEA concession contains two discovered and appraised gas fields (Yazzi and Python) while the NI concession contains four discovered ga
About 750 containers have fallen overboard from a Denmark-flagged containership in rough weather in the North Pacific.
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz and Danish TSO Energinet have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the Bornholm Energy Island project in the Baltic Sea. The Bornholm Energy Island would connect Germany and Denmark to an offshore hub with around 2,000 MW of wind power capacit
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has launched GasLog-s LNG carrier newbuild.
JDR has won a contract with UMD Energy to manufacture and supply a 2.7 kilometres long subsea production umbilical for the Ledang Redevelopment Segment 2 project, offshore Malaysia. The umbilical will provide connection from the unmanned remote platform to the subsea production control system. JDR w
Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly bought two Valaris rigs last year to convert them into floating launchpads for its Starship rocket.
Norsepower, a Finland-based provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, has successfully installed two 35-metre tall Rotor Sails for SEA-CARGO, a logistics provider in the North Sea market.
PacWave and the Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC) have released a Request for Information (RFI) focused on understanding the testing needs of future PacWave clients and marine energy stakeholders.
Australian oil and gas company BHP has confirmed that one of its highly expected wells offshore Trinidad and Tobago came up dry.
UK-based Tekmar Energy has secured a new subsea cables protection contract on a ‘major’ operational offshore wind farm project. The contract also includes work for Tekmar Energy’s sister companies Subsea Innovation and AgileTek Engineering. The deal, which follows Pipeshield’s largest-ever contract
