Mermaid Subsea Services UK has secured a multi-well contract to be carried out on behalf of a North Sea operator, said to represent the company’s largest contract to date. The two-year contract includes the decommissioning of 22 wells and will see the creation of 12 new roles at Mermaid’s Aberdeen h
German and Belgium transmission system operators (TSOs), 50Hertz and Elia, have issued a tender for offshore unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, identification, and clearance campaign in the cable installation corridor(s) in the Baltic and North Seas. Since this joint procurement involves different co
Fugro and Gardline have been awarded a contract to carry out preliminary geotechnical investigations for the future offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea, Kattegat, and Danish Baltic Sea. The tender, which was published by the Danish transmission operator (TSO) Energinet, was divided into two
Van Oord and Demcon unmanned systems have signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate in accelerating the developments in the field of uncrewed remote operations for marine purposes. The two companies have already collaborated for several years in the field of uncrewed surface vessel (US
Subsea 7 has reported an order intake of over $7 billion for the full year of 2022, representing the highest order intake since 2013, with a backlog of over $9 billion, said to have resulted in high revenue visibility for 2024 and beyond. In 2022, Subsea 7 reported revenue of $5.1 billion, which is
N-Sea Group has finished a series of benthic and geophysical surveys for Llŷr 1 and Llŷr 2 floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea. N-Sea conducted the offshore surveys using its N-Sea Spirit vessel, establishing a baseline ground model which will be developed as the project matures, Flove
Following the resignation of Duncan Eley, marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has appointed Tony Bowman from Schlumberger as its new CEO. Bowman comes from Schlumberger where he held a number of senior roles across multiple geographical locations, including President of WesternGeco, which oper
Offshore energy clients have been spoiled over the last 7-8 years with all types of vessels being always available at a low price, however, this could quickly change, Solstad Offshore’s CEO Lars Peder Solstad stated as the company had reported its highest-ever quarterly order intake for the fourth q
Boskalis has secured a multidisciplinary role in the development of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. On behalf of its client, Boskalis will carry out a large number of activities contributing to the development of this renewable energy project in the coming twelve months, the Dutch com
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is busy with bringing forward its Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), a floating wind and wave energy technology test site which has been in development for several years now.
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has won a tender to provide support on the geotechnical detailed design investigation for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm (BAL02), located in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. The contract was awarded by Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 2 sp z o.o. OWC will act a
Fugro has reported a revenue of €1.76 billion for the whole year of 2022, representing a 14.8 per cent growth in comparison to 2021, said to be due to a 42 per cent increase in offshore wind. Infrastructure and oil & gas were also up, with 7 per cent and 9 per cent respectively. Marine […]
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro is acquiring two platform supply vessels (PSVs) which will be repurposed into geotechnical vessels. Fugro announced the purchase of 2015-built PSVs Topaz Endurance and Topaz Energy as part of its net zero 2035 roadmap. According to the company, these vessels are signi
Eidesvik Offshore and Reach Subsea have formed a joint venture for the ownership and operation of the subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) vessel Edda Sun, with Eidesvik as the majority stakeholder. Through the formation of the JV, the Norwegian companies have partnered up to acquire the
