The U.S. White House and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released a national strategy for marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) research, which outlines how research could be safely and effectively accelerated, helping determine if emerging approaches are viable climat
UK-headquartered energy technology provider TechnipFMC has secured a contract it describes as major for an oil project offshore Suriname for which France’s TotalEnergies recently reached the final investment decision (FID). TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construc
McDermott has lined up its next multimillion-dollar decommissioning assignment off the coast of Australia, which is said to represent the firm’s largest secured project of this kind.
Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured its first 3D streamer contract for the 2025 summer season, set to be performed in Northwest Europe. According to TGS CEO Kristian Johansen, the company is experiencing higher bidding activity for this region compared to recent years,
McDermott has completed an offshore segment of its scope of work on a project, encompassing multiple gas fields, which Sarawak Shell, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, operates off the coast of Malaysia.
Ross Offshore, part of ABL Group’s AGR, has performed the first geotechnical project with Ross Eagle, following the completion of the first phase of upgrades on the vessel that was built as a platform supply vessel (PSV). Owned by Eagle Offshore Bømlo, the 2003-built Ross Eagle was constructed at Br
SSEN Transmission has broken ground on a new electricity substation that is part of the subsea link that will connect the Orkney Islands to the UK mainland for the first time. The start of work at the Finstown Substation is said to mark a major step forward for the Orkney-Caithness 220 kV Subsea Lin
Dutch shipowner and operator Royal Wagenborg and INEOS Energy, a London-based E&P business, have signed an agreement on the delivery of a new CO2 carrier.
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group is set to spend 150 days in the Asia–Pacific (APAC) region in 2025 as part of an inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) and associated subsea services contract award. The scope includes project management, engineering, logistics support and all related subsea acti
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean and Scotland-based well management company EXCEED have entered a partnership to deliver vessel-based well plug and abandonment (P&A) services to the global decommissioning market. According to DeepOcean, the collaboration leverages the company’s subsea
Great Britain’s energy market regulator Ofgem has approved five new undersea energy links, with two creating Great Britain’s first-ever offshore hybrid assets (OHAs), all expected to be operational by the end of 2032. The approved OHA projects include the up to 1.8 GW LionLink, which will connect Du
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has performed what it says is the largest vessel-based UK North Sea decommissioning campaign ever. The project included the plugging and abandonment (P&A) of 21 wells spread across the Northern and Central North Sea over a duration of two years, carried out on behalf of
Ørsted has awarded MMA Offshore an offshore wind site survey contract off the coast of Australia. On behalf of its client, Ørsted, the scope is said to be one of the first reconnaissance site surveys taking place in the Gippsland offshore wind zone since the award of feasibility licenses. The compan
Denmark’s subsea specialist NCT Offshore is planning to carry out sea trials for its new cable-laying vessel (CLV) constructed by Norway’s ship designer and shipbuilder VARD later this month. NCT placed the order for the 95-meter-long CLV Freja with VARD in early 2023, with Vard Design in Ålesund, N
