The hull of Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra has been launched from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft in Norway, marking the start of the finalizing phase of testing and tuning before delivery next year. The vessel is nearing the completion of the outfitting phase, which has include
Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has secured two contracts with consortia led by Brazilian oil & gas company Petrobras for the provision of seismic acquisition offshore Brazil. The projects will be carried out consecutively in 2026, with PXGEO deploying its proprietary MNode 4C ocean bottom
Odfjell Drilling, a 52-year-old offshore drilling player, has landed a new assignment for one of its semi-submersible rigs, which will enable the unit to be booked until the second quarter of 2029.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has issued a Fisheries Act Authorization to Eauclaire Tidal to deploy up to three Orbital Marine Power O2-X tidal turbines at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE). According to FORCE, the deployment is the first project to move forward under Canada’s r
France’s wave energy developer Seaturns has started phase II of its full-scale trials in the Gironde estuary, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The site was chosen for its technical and maritime conditions, which the company said are “ideal for validating our demonstrator.” According to Seaturns, Région No
A construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Norway’s Solstad Maritime is set to return to work for DeepOcean in 2027 instead of beginning a five-year contract with Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group as announced in 2024. Under a contract defined as very large, meaning it is worth between $50 mill
OroCarbo has selected Haffner Energy’s renewable syngas solution, SYNOCA, for integration into a 100-tonne/day biomass-to-biomethanol project in California, using Maverick Synfuels’ syngas-to-methanol conversion technology.
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has established a joint venture company in Equatorial Guinea with the African country’s national oil company GEPetrol S.A for services in the oil & gas industry. The primary activity of the j
Spain-based Velto Renewables has completed the acquisition of what is described as “Europe’s largest” 74.3 MWp Les Ilots Blandin floating solar power plant from renewable energy developer Q Energy, becoming the sole owner of the facility located in Perthes, Haute-Marne, France. The company previousl
One of the largest construction support vessels (CSVs) in the Solstad fleet has won a contract award that will keep it fully committed until the end of 2027. As Solstad Maritime (SOMA) reported, the CSV Normand Sentinel secured the award with an international subsea contractor for operations worldwi
U.S.-based provider of ammonia-to-power solutions Amogy and South Korea’s shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a multi-year strategic contract for the manufacturing of Amogy’s ammonia-to-power systems.
Norway’s state-owned oil & gas giant Equinor has awarded DeepOcean with a contract for subsea construction and installation activities for a project that aims to extend the production life of an oil & gas field operational since 1992. DeepOcean’s scope of work includes the installation of a subsea s
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy has received a €351,471 payment under its EuropeWave contract, following the completion of the system integration review for the ACHIEVE program. “Thank you to the EuropeWave Project Buyers Group for their continued support!” the company said in
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract extension for its source vessel for work in the Western Hemisphere. The three-month contract extension for the 2009-built Fulmar Explorer, which joined the company’s fleet in 2019, will
