Shortly after securing a 100-day project charter for the subsea vessel, Norway-headquartered Reach Subsea has extended the charter for Olympic Taurus due to a “solid backlog and substantial tender pipeline for the coming periods”. In mid-February, Reach Subsea announced a 100-day project charter for
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has supplied its first order of adaptive power cable joints, which can serve as a spare joint for a broad range of HVAC offshore cables, to the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet. According to NKT, the Adaptive Rigi
TenneT and Nexans, which signed framework agreements for three offshore grid connections last year, have now signed a call-off contract for the BalWin3 and LanWin3 projects, each of which will have a capacity of 2 GW and will link offshore wind farms to the German grid. In May 2023, TenneT awarded N
OneSubsea, a joint venture backed by SLB, Aker Solutions and Subsea7, has secured a contract with a company in the Philippines to deliver subsea equipment for an offshore gas field. Under the contract signed with Prime Energy Resources Development, OneSubsea will deliver wellheads, Christmas trees (
Italian oilfield services company Saipem and compatriot shipbuilding giant Fincantieri have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of evaluating opportunities for cooperation in subsea robotics for surveillance and control of critical underwater infrastructure. With the MoU, signed
Siem Offshore has secured a contract extension for its 2009-built diesel-electric driven multipurpose support vessel (MPSV). The 93.6-meter-long MPSV Siem Dorado has been awarded a contract extension for utilization for a period reaching towards the end of Q4 2024. Commencement will be in direct con
Spain’s GONDAN Shipbuilders has cut the first steel for an advanced unmanned surface vessel (USV) that will perform subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work. GONDAN Shipbuilders started the construction of the USV in collaboration with USV A/S, an alliance of DeepOcean, Solsta
Boskalis has completed the work the company was contracted to perform on the Moray West offshore wind farm. While the Dutch offshore construction company has now wrapped up its part of the job, work on Ocean Winds’ 882 MW project offshore Scotland continues with the installation of foundations and i
The French Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating the opportunity for a new electricity interconnection between France and the UK, in addition to three that are currently operating. France’s Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) launched a public consultation on March 5 concerning the o
Final subsea system components destined for Enauta’s field development project in the Santos Basin are on their way from the UK to Brazil. Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta reported on March 15 that the flexible pipeline system, the last pending subsea system equipment for the FPSO Atlanta product
Jan De Nul Group has purchased an electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from UK subsea engineering and technology company SMD for what is said to be the world’s largest cable-laying vessel (CLV). SMD’s Quantum EV will be integrated into Jan De Nul’s new CLV Fleeming Jenkin and deployed to offshor
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has developed a new subsea vessel for floating and fixed installations in the offshore wind market, as well as for offshore oil & gas. Ulstein said that the SX232 is based on three core principles, including an optimized hull design based on the Ulstei
BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies have selected nine contractors for engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, with a combined value of around £4 billion, for two projects being developed in Teesside that are said to be vital for the UK’s decarbonization journey. Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT
Italian cabling giant Prysmian in 2023 delivered what it says was a “remarkable performance” with “outstanding” financial results, record backlog in Transmission, as well as increased 2030 emission reduction ambition. For the financial year 2023, Prysmian’s adjusted EBITDA rose by 9.4% to €1,628 mil
