China’s oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has rolled out the country’s first locally-made subsea Xmas tree. CNOOC reported that the first China-produced subsea Xmas tree was officially put into use on February 6. The subsea tree is 3.5 meters long, 3.2 meters wide, and 3 me
The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Minesto with 2.8M SEK (approximately $267,000) to support the development and testing of a mooring system for ocean energy deployment. The grant co-funds a project through which Minesto will advance the performance of the next-generation tether system that moors
Greece and Saudi Arabia have officially established a special purpose company for exploring the feasibility of an electricity interconnector between the two countries. The special purpose company Saudi Greek Interconnection was established by the Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Tra
Seaway7 and Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on collaboration in the Taiwanese offshore wind market that will focus on cable installation. According to Seaway7, the MOU outlines the intention of the two companies “to collaborate in an exclusive manner and furt
Scottish subsea surveys and inspections provider Sulmara and Greek Asso.subsea have signed a master service agreement to collaborate on cable installation operations globally.As part of the multi-year collaboration, Sulmara will support Asso.subsea during cable installation operations and will provi
Sweden has decided to close its investigation concerning the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines that occurred in September 2022. Germany, Sweden and Denmark each initiated respective national investigations into the incident after four gas leaks were found on the Nord Stream 1 and 2
UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere have partnered to purchase a 25-year-old cable-laying vessel (CLV) in a newly created joint venture. Herbosch-Kiere and Enshore Subsea have purchased the 1999-built, 88-meter-long Topaz Installer vessel, set to be renamed CMOS Installer. The vessel is m
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured over $12 million in funding, part of a second tranche of investment, to execute 2024 goals, including augmented autonomy for subsea robots. Nauticus Robotics secured the first tranche of financing be
Helix Energy Solutions has secured the extension of its decommissioning contract with Trident Energy do Brasil at rates said to be in line with the improved well intervention market. The contract extension, expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024, is for an additional 12 months and is in dir
Oceaneering International has secured multiple contracts during the fourth quarter of 2023 with an anticipated aggregate revenue of approximately $200 million. The anticipated revenues from these contracts in Oceaneering’s Manufactured Products segment range in value from less than $10 million to gr
Fugro has been awarded the geophysical survey contract for the development of the Doordewind offshore wind zone in the Netherlands. Fieldwork is planned to commence in April 2024 and will be conducted with Fugro’s geophysical vessel Fugro Pioneer. Onboard are customized digital streamers and process
Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has given its approval for the Adriatic Link submarine power line, set to facilitate the integration of renewable sources and support energy transition goals in Italy. The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security authorized, through a de
Norwegian energy services company AGR has secured a long-term contract for the provision of blowout and well control studies and associated services to Vår Energi’s activities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Under the framework agreement, AGR is set to provide services within blowout conti
International marine environmental consulting and survey company CSA Ocean Sciences has been granted a non-exclusive General Offshore Geophysical Survey permit which allows it to conduct low-energy marine surveys within a three-mile zone from the mean high tide line along California’s coast. The per
