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NextEra CEO Positive About Dominion Offshore Wind Project

May 18, 2026

The chief executive of NextEra Energy said on Monday that his company felt good about Dominion's investment in offshore wind, a technology he has disparaged in the past.CEO John Ketchum made the remarks on a call with investors to discuss NextEra's $66…

Ulstein Delivers Cable Layer Newbuild to Nexans

May 18, 2026

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has delivered Nexans Electra, a DP3 cable‑laying vessel (CLV), to Nexans, strengthening its capacity to install advanced subsea power and communication cable systems.The CLV Nexans Electra is a sister vessel to the CLV Nexans Aurora…

Boskalis Orders High-Capacity CLV for Offshore Wind Market

May 18, 2026

Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has decided to invest in a new high-capacity cable laying vessel (CLV) to support growing demand in the offshore wind and interconnector markets.The vessel, expected to enter service in 2029, will target long-distance cable installation projects…

Ocean Winds Gets Full Onshore Approval for Caledonia OW Project

May 15, 2026

Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has secured full planning consent from Aberdeenshire Council for onshore cable infrastructure linked to its 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland.The company said the approval…

Solstad’s Arbitration Win Unlocks $14.5M Payment for its Largest Vessel

May 15, 2026

Solstad Offshore has informed the arbitration proceedings related to disputed 2024 charter hire for Normand Maximus construction support vessel (CSV) had concluded in favor of the company.The company said it would receive approximately $13 million in charter hire…

Taihan Buys Cable Laying Vessel from DOF

May 14, 2026

Taihan Cable & Solution has acquired a second cable laying vessel (CLV) from DOF Group to strengthen its offshore wind and subsea power cable installation capabilities amid growing global demand for grid interconnection infrastructure.The South…

FOS Picks Incat Crowther to Design Fast CTV Fleet for Shell’s Brunei Ops

May 12, 2026

Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) has selected Incat Crowther to design a fleet of 10 new DP2 fast crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for offshore operations supporting Brunei Shell Petroleum, a joint venture between Shell and the Government of Brunei.The…

NextGeo Scores $11.7M Mediterranean Subsea Job

May 12, 2026

Italian offshore services provider Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has been awarded a contract worth about $11.7 million (€10 million) for geophysical survey and unexploded ordnance (UXO) activities linked to a subsea energy infrastructure project in the Central Mediterranean…

Siemens Energy Delivers All 14 Transformers for UK-Germany Energy Link

May 12, 2026

Siemens Energy has completed delivery of 14 transformers for the NeuConnect subsea electricity interconnector linking the United Kingdom and Germany, marking another construction milestone for the $3.26 billion project.NeuConnect, backed by investors including Meridiam…

Solstad’s Normand Maximus CSV In Line for Two-Year Subsea Work

May 07, 2026

Solstad Offshore has signed a letter of intent with an international subsea contractor for the charter of construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Maximus.The contract is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and run through the first quarter of 2029…

SPIE Nets Offshore Wind Cable Work for Polish Baltic Projects

May 06, 2026

SPIE Global Services Energy, via its SPIE Wind Connect unit, has secured a contract by Seaway7 to provide high-voltage cable termination and testing services for the Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind farms in Poland.The contract covers…

AGR Adds Offshore Vessel to Boost North Sea Ops

May 05, 2026

Multidisciplinary consultancy AGR has entered into a partnership agreement to onboard the offshore support vessel Aquaman II, expanding its capacity for subsea operations, plug and abandonment (P&A) and decommissioning work in the North Sea…

Guyana Opposes Venezuela's Claim on Oil-Rich Esequibo Region

May 04, 2026

Guyana has asked judges at the International Court of Justice to rule that Venezuela does not have a legitimate claim on the potentially oil-rich region around the Esequibo river, which has been the subject of a dispute between the Latin American neighbours since colonial days…

Romanian Neptun Deep Black Sea Gas Project Begins to Lay Pipeline

May 04, 2026

Work has begun to lay pipelines for Romania's Neptun Deep Black Sea gas project, one of the European Union's most significant energy deposits with an estimated 100 billion cubic meters of recoverable gas.Once it starts producing gas in 2027…

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