Vessels & Vehicles
DeepOcean charters Glomar vessel to expand offshore wind and oil & gas capabilities
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a time charter agreement with Glomar Offshore for a 2009-built multipurpose support vessel to enhance its survey and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) offering in the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. Glomar Supporter will join DeepOcean’s
DOF continues its winning streak with Petrobras with two new contracts
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured two new long-term contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy company Petrobras that have a combined value of approximately $200 million. Skandi Chieftain and Skandi Olympia have been awarded four-year charters, with both vessels to operate with one work-c
Fincantieri subsidiary to equip Jan De Nul’s new vessel with advanced rock placement system
Remazel Engineering, a company of Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri, has secured a contract for the delivery of a high-capacity rock placement system for Jan De Nul’s recently ordered subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). Jan De Nul reported some ten days ago that it had ordered the new SRIV,
Vard starts building industry’s ‘first’ energy construction vessel
Vard has cut the first steel for Norwind Offshore’s energy construction vessel (ECV), the first vessel of this category, according to the two companies. A steel-cutting ceremony was held on October 6 at Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam, kicking off the construction of the vessel, which Norwind Offs
Damen on construction duty for vessel pair destined to support Woodside’s Gulf of Mexico ops
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group is in charge of building two next-generation offshore support tugs (OSTs) for work in the Gulf of Mexico with Woodside Energy, an Australian energy giant.
AKOFS vessel secures more work with Petrobras under $246 million contract
AKOFS Offshore, an Oslo-headquartered provider of vessel-based subsea well construction and intervention services, has secured a firm contract for one of its vessels that ensures it will continue working for Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras. Following a competitive tender process that resulted in
DOF orders work-class ROV for its Brazilian operations
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has placed an order with UK’s Forum Energy Technologies (FET) for a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a supporting tether management system. The equipment, expected to be delivered late this year, will support DOF’s subsea operations in Brazil. Accordin
DOF gets project awards for three vessels to keep working in North America
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured several project awards in the North America region that have a combined contract value of over $60 million. The awards will use vessels already in the region, securing over 300 days of firm vessel utilization, with further options available. Skandi Skanse
Prysmian’s Monna Lisa to connect Italy and Tunisia
Italy’s transmission system operator (TSO) Terna and Tunisian counterpart STEG have selected Italian cabling giant Prysmian for the construction of a submarine power interconnection between the two countries. The Elmed project will be the first direct current connection between Europe and Africa and
Jan De Nul orders rock installation vessel for protection of subsea infrastructure
Jan De Nul has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) in response to the growing global demand for the protection of underwater infrastructure. The vessel will primarily focus on projects in the energy sector, with the North Sea and Southeast Asia regions being the core of its operatio
Solstad Maritime’s CSV stays with DeepOcean for another year
Norway’s Solstad Maritime has secured a contract extension for one of its construction support vessels (CSVs) with DeepOcean. The one-year contract extension for the CSV Normand Ocean commences on January 1, 2026, in direct continuation of the current contract. The vessel will begin a firm contract
Tripartite partnership set up for global survey-augmented ROV services
French underwater robotics company Forssea Robotics has entered into an agreement with Mauritius-headquartered Deep Ocean Search (DOS) and its French sister company The Deep Company (TDC) to deploy survey-augmented remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services globally. Forssea said that this shall boost
Saipem reinforces Guyana ties with $500 million job on ExxonMobil’s seventh oil project
Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has received the green light to move forward with its multimillion-dollar assignment on an offshore oil project in the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana from ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ExxonMobi
DOF pulls off $390 million hat trick for Petrobras’ subsea oil & gas inspections
Norway’s vessel owner DOF Group has secured three assignments off the coast of Brazil, enabling it to undertake subsea inspections of underwater facilities operated by Petrobras, the South American country’s state-owned oil and gas giant.