Nexans has completed the manufacturing and factory acceptance testing (FAT) of 100 kilometers of subsea cable for the second electrical interconnector between Malta and Italy, with the cable now ready for load-out and installation. The IC2 interconnector will consist of a new 122-kilometer-long, 225
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has delivered a 151-meter-long hybrid construction and cable laying vessel (CLV) to Japanese Toyo Construction, destined for Japan’s offshore wind market. The vessel, named Discovery, was delivered on June 26 from Vard Langsten in Norway, where it was out
Norway’s Ocean Installer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moreld Group, has secured a fast-track engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Vår Energi to execute all subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) installation activities for the Balder Next New Wells p
Sweden’s Hexatronic Group is investing in a new production line for fiber-optic cables at its largest production site, as part of a long-term supply agreement with Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT. The new production line at the Hudiksvall facility will more than double the
Norwegian energy services provider Aker Solutions has been hired on a long-term assignment to handle engineering and maintenance work on assets located approximately 350 kilometers east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Oslo Stock Exchange-listed oil services company Archer is involved in negotiations to secure a multi-year plug and abandonment (P&A) assignment.
Singapore’s offshore and shipping company Nortrans Offshore has secured a flotel assignment at Block 15 off the coast of Angola with Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities.
Texas-headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). GLDD ordered the vessel from Philly Shipyard, Inc. in 2021, with the first steel cut in July 2023 and the keel laid in Ma
Norway’s oil & gas player Vår Energi has awarded TechnipFMC with an integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI) contract for subsea tie-back development projects in the North Sea. TechnipFMC reported on June 25 the iEPCI contract for the Ofelia and Gjøa Nord projects
DOF Group has secured a “very large” three-year contract in the North America region for its subsea construction, IRM & ROV services vessel Skandi Involver. The 2017-built, 138-meter-long Skandi Involver is a DP3 vessel outfitted with a 400MT and 100MT crane, and integrated ROV and survey services.
Dutch offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have secured a €3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to develop an offshore floating power hub for remote subsea assets. The Steady Seas research program will advance t
Following contracts awarded to Saipem and TechnipFMC, Azule Energy, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and the UK’s BP, has selected Baker Hughes to deliver subsea production systems for its ultra-deepwater development in Angola. The Greater PAJ project is described as Angola’s first integrated cro
Hitachi Energy has secured a contract worth approximately €770 million for the construction of converter stations for the submarine power interconnection between Italy and Tunisia. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and will run from the Partanna
Norway’s marine construction and operations player Ocean Installer, part of the Moreld Group, has won a contract with TotalEnergies that includes the recovery of around 1,000 tons of subsea infrastructure. Awarded for the Byggve, Skirne and Atla fields in the North Sea, the project covers engineerin
