The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has entered the building phase of its upgraded wave energy converter (WEC), Kaizen 2.0, together with Holland Shipyards Group. The project is said to build on a longstanding collaboration between Weco and the Dutch shipyard, which supported the developer
Fugro has made what it says is an industry-first for pipelay support services, performing a remote survey for a 433-kilometer trunkline offshore Western Australia using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). Fugro conducted a series of survey campaigns said to have played a critical role in
The partially outfitted hull of a new cable-laying vessel (CLV) being built for Nexans has started its journey from Poland to Norway, where it will be finalized. Based on an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an upd
DOF Group has won another set of long-term assignments off the coast of Brazil for one of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel (RSV), with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras and Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro have expanded their decades-long partnership with four multi-year contracts that together have an approximate value of $340 million. Following a tender procedure, Fugro has been awarded four multi-year, day-rate contracts for th
A construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Norway’s shipping player Rem Offshore has begun working for Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor following an extensive rebuild and mobilization project. In pursuit of more sustainable operations, efficiency enhancements, and cost savings, Rem Offsh
A couple of months after securing a contract for an oil project off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro has been appointed to support a deepwater gas project in the Eastern Mediterranean. Italy’s energy company Eni has awarded Fugro with a contract to perform a co
Shortly following the addition of a new Saab remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to its fleet, the UAE-based CCC (Underwater Engineering) has contracted the UK’s Forum Energy Technologies (FET) for the delivery of two work-class ROVs. The FET Perry XLX-C 3,000-meter systems will be used for construction
Aberdeen-headquartered Maritime Developments Limited (MDL) has supported Italian engineering, drilling, and construction services company Saipem during flex-lay campaigns in West Africa. Under its contract, MDL was in charge of providing specialist equipment and operational support to enable Saipem’
Dutch Fugro has been awarded contracts to conduct geophysical and geotechnical site investigations for the development of TotalEnergies and RWE’s two large-scale offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Windbostel Ost and Windbostel West, being developed by a joint venture between RWE and TotalE
Norway’s state-owned energy company Equinor has contracted compatriot marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices to perform a 4D survey over its Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea. Located 25 kilometers southeast of the Åsgard field in water depth of 270 meters, Tyrihans was di
After having undergone upgrades to boost its survey capabilities, DOF Group’s vessel, designed for subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services up to 3,000 meters of depth, has been awarded multiple contracts. The multiple contracts will
Geoquip Marine, a provider of offshore geotechnical solutions, has extended the charter agreement with Norway’s Myklebusthaug for Dina Polaris until 2030, described as one of the world’s largest geotechnical vessels. Also described as one of the world’s most capable geotechnical drilling vessels, th
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has signed an agreement with Kystdesign for the delivery of seven remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), two of which have already been delivered, expanding its ROV fleet of almost 60 units. DeepOcean recently took delivery of two Constructor-series work-class ROVs (WRO
