Fugro and TGS have been awarded contracts for detailed site investigations at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) site, where Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm will be built by a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments. Fugro, which already performed surveys at
Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor has entered into an agreement with compatriot energy data and intelligence company TGS to advance the digitalization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) operations under which TGS’ technology will be integrated into the Northern Lights CO2 transport and s
Norway’s subsea services provider Argeo has postponed its decision to file for bankruptcy after receiving an indication of interest from an industrial player. It was reported on July 7 that Argeo and its Norwegian subsidiaries Argeo Survey, Argeo Robotics and Argeo Multiclient had resolved to file f
LS Marine Solution has been selected as the preferred bidder for the submarine cable installation work at the Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea. The 390 MW offshore wind farm is being developed by a consortium led by Hanwha Ocean and SK Eternics. Construction is scheduled to begin in 20
Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has held the keel-laying ceremony for its second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV), being built at a shipyard in Vietnam. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February, will once delivered from Myklebust Verft in 2027 begin operat
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has secured a contract under which it shall supply bespoke subsea infrastructure technology for a pipeline project in the Middle East. The scope covers the design and manufacture of specialist reinforced concrete support structures for a large-diameter gas pipeline, wit
Norway’s energy giant Equinor has selected compatriot Aker Solutions for work on a subsea development that will combine multiple discoveries in the northern part of the North Sea.
Equinor has hired Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), a strategic alliance combining the strengths of SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7, to handle an assignment related to the next stage of its operated oil field off the coast of Brazil.
Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), a state-owned company that finances Swedish exporters, their subcontractor, and foreign customers, has agreed a €800 million loan facility with National Grid Electricity Transmission to fund a portion of what is said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity tr
UK-based manufacturer of subsea and power cables, JDR Cable Systems, part of TFKable Group, has secured a service contract with an Indian multinational enterprise engaged in engineering, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), to test 14 umbilical cables for offshore platforms in the Middle East. According to JDR Ca
TechnipFMC and Vår Energi have struck a deal related to the model that will be used to bring to life future subsea developments in the Gjøa area in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway.
Rosenxt UK, part of Swiss technology group Rosenxt Holding, has acquired selected assets and talent from subsea robotics and engineering firm Beam, which ceased operations earlier this year. Beam, formed by the merger of UK-based providers of tech-powered offshore wind solutions Rovco and Vaarst in
The hull of Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, marking the start of its outfitting and completion phase. Based on an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an updated version o
Belgian GeoXYZ will be kicking off site investigations this month for a 750 MW electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The MaresConnect interconnector will comprise a cable route of approximately 245 kilometers under the sea and underground between Dublin in Ireland and Bodelwyd
