As part of its goal to become a full-service partner across the energy lifecycle, Dubai-headquartered engineering and services company Kent has signed a binding agreement to acquire Exceed (XCD) Holdings Limited, a Scottish provider of well management, subsurface and decommissioning engineering serv
A flexible, large subsea construction vessel owned by Norwegian DOF Group has been contracted on a four-year term charter with Brazil’s oil & gas company Petrobras. Under the contract valued at approximately $165 million, Skandi Salvador will operate with two work-class remotely operated vehicles (R
Norway’s Reach Subsea has performed a subsea inspection campaign at TotalEnergies’ fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) using its Reach Remote 1 uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The annual inspection of subsea production systems and Xmas trees also included integrity checks, assessment of a
Brazil’s state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has awarded compatriot OceanPact with four new contracts worth approximately BRL 3.2 billion (around $640 million) for the charter of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessels (RSVs). Founded in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, OceanPact offers services fo
Norway’s Kongsberg Discovery, Kongsberg Gruppen’s business area for robotics and sensor technology, is set to acquire active and passive electromagnetic sensing capabilities from Argeo’s bankruptcy estate. To remind, it was reported on July 7 that Norwegian subsea services provider Argeo and its Nor
The next stage of seabed preparation for the construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm has begun with the arrival of Boskalis’ BOKA Falcon vessel in Polish waters. The task of BOKA Falcon, equipped with two plows, T-Rex and Megalodon, will be to remove large boulders along the planned
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an infrastructure investor part of BlackRock, has entered into a definitive agreement with Italy’s energy giant Eni for the acquisition of a co-control 49.99% interest in the latter’s carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) business. The partners in May
UK-based subsea technology and services company SMD has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO), after the previous one spent a decade in the role. The new CEO, Kenny Liu, is succeeding Julian Zhu, who led the establishment of SMD’s innovation division and oversaw the expansion of UK facilitie
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has secured two offshore grouting contracts in Qatar with a total value of approximately $1.6 million, supporting subsea infrastructure inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaigns. The contracts, awarded by two existing customers, cover the provision of pipeline
An unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign has commenced at Ocean Winds’ 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm site in Poland. The aim of the work is to ensure safety during the future installation of transmission cables connecting the BC-Wind offshore wind farm with the mainland. Thanks to these test
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has secured multiple project awards in the Middle East that have a combined value of approximately $430 to $500 million. The awards cover the delivery of a comprehensive suite of services, in
A nearshore geophysical survey and a drop-down video survey are starting this month at the two Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind sites, located 50 to 80 kilometers off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, where RWE plans to build offshore wind farms with an installed capacity of 1.4 GW each. The environment
Electromagnetic Geoservices’ (EMGS) vessel Atlantic Guardian has completed the second of two proprietary surveys in India and started its journey toward Norway where it will perform a multi-client campaign. The Norwegian company received a letter of award (LoA) for a controlled-source electromagneti
Green Marine (UK), founded in 2012 in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, has strengthened its renewables-focused offshore subsea service offering with the acquisition of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), survey equipment, vessel, personnel and contract agreements from Orkney-based Roving Eye Enterprises
