Tendering process for one of the offshore wind areas the Dutch Government planned to auction this year has been postponed and will be launched at a later time, with the specific timeline expected to be announced later this year.
Thailand-headquartered subsea services provider Mermaid Maritime has established an indirect 50%-owned subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates. The primary activity of the subsidiary designated as Millennium 3 Ship Management and Operations DMCCO will be managing and operating the DP2 construction su
German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has issued a tender seeking boulder removal services on the cable route of the Ostwind 3 project. The contract covers, but is not limited to, the provision and operation of all assets necessary for the works, removal of boulders, and reporti
Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into a contract with an undisclosed client for its offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Siem Spearfish for work in the UK sector. The scope of work consists of walk-to-work (W2W) operations for accommodation support during a maintenance campaign. The contract
DOF Subsea has secured multiple contracts for the 2010-built multi-role construction support vessel Ross Candies for activities in the Gulf of Mexico. The 94-meter long vessel will be utilized well into the third quarter of the year, undertaking jumper installations, span remediation, pre-commission
Ireland’s XOCEAN is set to soon commence non-intrusive unmanned subsea surveys of the inter-array cables and turbine locations at the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm in the UK. XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) X14 will begin the operations on 20 April for a duration of about 7 days on
DOF Subsea has achieved a 99% rate for the combined recycling and repurposing of recovered materials on its decommissioning project at the Buchan and Hannay fields in the Central North Sea. The offshore works, carried out using Skandi Acergy and Skandi Skansen, included the recovery of 135 concrete
IKM Testing UK has secured a multi-year contract with BP to deliver well integrity services across the oil and gas giant’s portfolio of North Sea assets. The agreement is the first well services contract between the two companies and covers well integrity remediation services, including sustained ca
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice for the provision of integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to the Energy Island projects. Denmark plans to build an artifical Energy Island in the North Sea and another Energy Island on the existing Bor
TGS has commenced a new 3D reprocessing project offshore Malaysia, the first stage of which will cover a 16,957 square kilometer area, integrating existing 3D seismic data off Peninsular Malaysia. Thirty-six 3D seismic surveys of varying vintages covering a key part of the Malay Basin will be proces
N-Sea Group has entered into an agreement with DOF Subsea Rederi to acquire the multipurpose support vessel Geosea with the aim of strengthening its subsea services. The vessel has been under management by N-Sea on a long-term vessel agreement with DOF Subsea Rederi for the last few years and has wo
Belgium-based geo-data specialist GEOxyz has acquired a new hybrid survey vessel, stating that the move comes as the company focuses on delivering the next generation of geo-data acquisition solutions. GEO OCEAN VI is said to be a green, versatile and multi-disciplined offshore survey vessel, fitted
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has accepted Woodside Energy’s plan to remove subsea infrastructure from the Echo Yodel field. The Echo Yodel subsea infrastructure includes a pipeline with a pig launcher connected, an electrohydraulic u
Shearwater GeoServices has won its first contract with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) to deliver two 3D seismic surveys offshore South Korea, including seismic data processing and imaging. The Myungtae 3D survey, in Block 6-1 Central & East, covers approximately 2,575 square kilometers. The d
