Just as the oil and gas industry was starting to get back on its feet, COVID-19 and plummeting oil prices have affected the market across the board, including well intervention. But players in this space are optimistic, with new vessels and…
CDWE, a joint venture company between Taiwanese company CSBC and Belgian offshore contractor DEME has taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the construction of ‘Green Jade’, which is the first DP3 heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan…
There were 268 offshore drilling rigs active in the world in January 2020, oilfield services giant Baker Hughes said in its monthly rig count report released Friday.This is a slight increase compared to 266 offshore rigs actively exploring for oil and gas counted in January 2019…
Remote operated vehicles (ROV) have become standard workhorses for the offshore industry, providing vital support to underwater operations, from drilling to servicing the latest subsea processing technologies. But, they’re now undergoing a transformation…
The offshore wind parks specialist Fred Olsen Windcarrier won its first major deal in the Asian market after being picked to install the 8MW Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) turbines at the Yunlin offshore wind farm off Taiwan.Fred. Olsen…
The first turbine of the 1,218-MW Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm in the North Sea, the world’s biggest such facility, has been installed and is now generating power.Matthew Wright, UK managing director of Danish energy group Ørsted A/S, described…
Diversified marine and port services company TAMS Group has expanded outside of Western Australia with the acquisition of two Queensland-based marine services firms.TAMS announced Tuesday it has purchased marine services company MIPEC and diving-focused Taylored Offshore Services…
IKM Subsea said it has been selected to provide remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) services as part of AKOFS Offshore's five + three year light well intervention (LWI) services contract on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) from Equinor…
Norwegian investment firm Akastor and Japan's Mitsui have entered into a memorandum of understanding which could see the Japanese firm, together with potential partners, invest in oilfield services firm AKOFS Offshore. The move could…
BGP Marine started a 2D multiclient survey, offshore Cuba, after signing a contract with Cuba-Petroleo Co. (CUPET). Map from BGP. The project comprises 25,000 km of 2D long-offset…
Drones can enhance the safety and efficiency of offshore oil and gas operations – but they require a strong, secure communications network to do so. Josh Parker of Rajant Corp. explains. Image…
Norwegian oil service firm Akastor has agreed to form a joint venture with Mitsui and its subsidiary AKOFS Offshore. The joint venture has already agreed to acquire the Skandi Santos hull from DOF Subsea Rederi and the Skandi Santos topside from AKOFS…
Bibby Offshore has entered into a multimillion dollar agreement for two of its vessels to provide first gas and construction support on its assets in the Southern North Sea. The contract, with an unnamed global energy provider, is due to be executed between Q3 and Q4 2016…
Almost 7000 visits were made to this week's Subsea Expo - Europe’s largest subsea event, held in Aberdeen, despite the industry facing its toughest year ever. The exhibition and conference, organized by Subsea UK, attracted just under 5000 individual delegates…
Allspeeds has supplied Webtool Emergency Disconnection Tools (EDT) to AKOFS Offshore for its subsea equipment orientation system (SOES) used to install subsea trees, the firm revealed at Subsea Expo, Aberdeen, today. The Webtool EDT is…