Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore, formerly known as Siem Offshore, is selling its 11-year-old offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) as part of its fleet renewal program. Sea1 Offshore has signed an agreement to sell the 2014-built OSCV Sea1 Spearfish, currently on contract with PXGEO, to
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has received a notice of award to supply oil country tubular goods (OCTG) to Algeria’s national oil & gas company Sonatrach. Vallourec will deliver carbon steel OCTG threaded with its VAM connections, set to be manufactured across several of the company
RWE, in collaboration with Hydrotechnik Offshore, a Germany-based bubble curtain developer, has deployed the underwater noise abatement technology during monopile installation at the Sofia offshore wind farm, marking the first time the technology has been used in the UK. Currently under construction
A joint venture company of Subsea7 and Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract extension with Subsea7 that could keep a 2013-built subsea vessel busy until 2028. As part of the agreement with the joint venture company Eidesvik Seven Chartering, Subsea7 has extended the firm option for the 106.5-met
UK energy market regulator Ofgem is considering whether to grant a penalty exemption for the joint venture (JV) developing the Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) subsea electricity superhighway due to a 16-month delay said to be caused by supply chain constraints. The 2 GW EGL1 HVDC multi-directional cable
ConocoPhillips is laying the groundwork to kick off seabed surveys this month ahead of exploration drilling activities for which a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean has arrived in the Otway Basin to find commercially viable natural gas reserves to keep fears of shortfalls at bay.
ZTT Submarine Cable & System (ZTTSC) has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Yangjiang Fanshi II offshore wind project in China. As part of this initiative, ZTTSC will deploy a 500 kV three-core AC submarine cable system, stretching 92 kilometers to tran
Luxcara has signed an inter-array cable contract with Twentsche Kabelfabriek BV (TKF) for the Waterkant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Under this contract, TKF will be responsible for the 66 kV inter-array aluminum core cables and accessories, totaling 130 kilometers. The supply scope i
Jan De Nul Group has decided to implemented the use of Wirescan Digital, a real-time subsea cable monitoring system, to its entire cable-laying fleet. The technology, developed by Wirescan AS, enables the continuous monitoring of cable integrity from the factory through handling and installation. “W
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group is staying with its multi-purpose vessel Skandi Hercules in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to perform subsea mooring installation services. The new substantial contract, worth between $25 million and $50 million, will see Skandi Hercules provide related moorings and
Valaris’ rig has come to the North Sea to help a gas field and its infrastructure to get a new lease on life off the coast of the Netherlands as the first CO2 transport and storage project in the European Union (EU).
A joint venture of Perenco UK, Carbon Catalyst and Harbour Energy has concluded the UK’s first-ever CO2 injection test, carried out at a carbon capture and storage (CCS) license in the North Sea that encompasses what is deemed the UK’s largest depleted gas field. The test started in February and inc
UK energy solutions provider OEG Energy Group has unveiled what it says is the offshore industry’s first dedicated vessel dimensional control assurance solution for survey and positioning systems onboard vessels and subsea vehicles to feature calibration software. GEOBASE provides an independent res
NKT’s expansion of its high-voltage submarine power cable factory in Karlskrona, Sweden, has been recognized as the first European net-zero strategic project under the EU Net-Zero Industry Act, providing it with a national priority status for accelerated administrative treatment and faster permittin
