Construction Support Vessel News


Delfin LNG Project Moves Closer to FID as SHI Gets Extension

Jan 12, 2026

Delfin Midstream has extended a letter of award with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and placed orders for critical liquefaction equipment, as the company moves toward a final investment decision on the first floating LNG vessel for its Delfin LNG project…

Vantris Energy Sells Heavy-Lift Vessel Interest to Larsen & Toubro

Jan 12, 2026

Vantris Energy, formerly known as Sapura Energy, has divested its 40% equity stake in L&T-Sapura Shipping to joint-venture partner Larsen & Toubro for total consideration of about $30.5 million, as part of a broader portfolio optimization strategy…

OceanMight Gets Petronas’ Offshore Construction Job in Malaysia

Jan 12, 2026

OceanMight, a subsidiary of KKB Engineering, has secured a contract from Petronas for construction services at greenfield development project offshore Malaysia.The letter of award signed by the companies is for the provision of minor engineering…

Vard to Build Four New Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels for Ocean Infinity

Jan 12, 2026

Vard, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a new contract with existing customer Ocean Infinity for the design and construction of four Multi-Purpose Robotic Vessels (MPVs).The contract, whose value exceeds $230 million (€200 million)…

New York Sues Trump Administration Over Halt on Two Offshore Wind Projects

Jan 11, 2026

New York's Attorney General sued the Trump Administration on Friday for suspending the construction of two major offshore wind project that the state says it needs to power a million homes and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.Letitia J. James…

Ulstein Verft Launches First of Two JP Morgan’s CSOV Newbuilds

Jan 09, 2026

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Verft has launched first of the two offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) under construction at its yard for J.P. Morgan.On January 2, Ulstein Verft towed the CSOV yard number 322 from the dock hall to the outer dock…

Drydocks World to Convert LNG Carrier into FSU for Gabon Project

Jan 09, 2026

Drydocks World, a unit of Dubai-owned ports and logistics group DP World, has signed a contract with Dixstone Lower Gulf FZCO to convert an LNG carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU) for use in Gabon’s offshore gas development.The engineering…

SMD Books ROV, Trencher Orders for Asia’s Offshore Wind Sector

Jan 08, 2026

Subsea technology and services firm SMD has secured a multi‑vehicle contract in Asia’s emerging offshore wind sector, marking a milestone with the region’s first electric work‑class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) purchase.The deal will see…

Vantris Energy Lands Petronas Job on Malaysia’s Offshore Fields

Jan 07, 2026

Vantris Energy Berhad said it has been awarded offshore transportation and installation work orders in Malaysia by Petronas Carigali under existing long-term contracts.The awards were secured by Sapura Offshore, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Vantris Energy…

Ørsted to Challenge US Stop-Work Order for Another Offshore Wind Project

Jan 07, 2026

Ørsted will file a complaint and seek a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging U.S. government’s lease suspension order issued for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project, after it instigated…

Halliburton Launches Shankless Matrix-Body Drill Bit to Cut Well Time

Jan 06, 2026

U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton has introduced the HyperSteer MX directional drill bit, a shankless matrix-body bit designed to improve durability, enhance directional control, and reduce well construction time.The new bit delivers longer drilling runs…

Equinor Hires ABL to Support Northern Lights CCS Expansion

Jan 06, 2026

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has secured a contract by Equinor to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to the Northern Lights Phase 2 carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Norway.The Northern Lights project is part of the…

Chevron Delivers First Oil from New Platform Offshore Angola

Jan 06, 2026

Chevron has delivered first oil from its South N’dola platform offshore Angola, marking a major project milestone just over two years after construction began.Located in Block 0, which accounts for around 12% of Angola’s daily energy output…

TechnipFMC Awarded Tiber Contract

Jan 05, 2026

TechnipFMC has been awarded a large integrated engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (iEPCI™) contract by bp for its greenfield Tiber development in the Gulf of America.The direct award leverages the engineering and equipment in progress for bp’s first 20…

W2W Vessl Acta Pegasus Delivered

Jan 05, 2026

Acta Pegasus was delivered to Acta Marine, its fourth Walk-to-Work (W2W) vessel, a DP2 Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV).Acta Pegasus is one of four newbuild vessels currently under construction for Acta Marine at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey…

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