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MMA Offshore Officially Becomes Cyan Renewables

Jul 21, 2025

MMA Offshore has rebranded to Cyan Renewables following the acquisition, and opened a Melbourne office to support Australia’s offshore wind sector.The rebrand marks a pivotal step in aligning the business with Australia’s emerging offshore wind…

Dutch Contractor Completes Malaysia’s Largest 'Rig-to-Reef' Decom Project

Jul 21, 2025

Dutch offshore contractor Marine Masters has completed its offshore scope for the decommissioning of the South Angsi Alpha (SAA) platform, operated by Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia, marking a major milestone in the repurposing of retired offshore infrastructure…

Van Oord to Bolster Fleet with Two New Subsea Rock Installation Vessels

Jul 21, 2025

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has ordered two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels, which will built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore in China.Capable of operating on methanol and with a focus on innovation and automation…

High-Voltage Substation for RWE’s Thor Wind Farm Sails Away from HSM Offshore

Jul 17, 2025

HSM Offshore Energy has completed the buildout and delivery oof the Thor offshore high voltage substation (OHVS) for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark.The completed yard constructed and delivery marked the achievement of three major milestones - the load-out of the jacket…

Transocean Scoops $199M in Second Quarter Drilling Rig Deals

Jul 17, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured four new contracts and extensions for its semi-submersible rigs and drillships during the second quarter of 2025, worth approximately $199 million.During the quarter, Transocean secured a contract extension with Equinor…

Australian Engineering Firm Gets Work on Shell’s Crux Gas Platform

Jul 10, 2025

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project.Monadelphous signed a contract with Technip Energies…

COSLInnovator Rig Cleared for Two-Well Drilling Op in North Sea

Jul 09, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea, to be conducted with COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The drilling permit is for wellbores 34/8-20 S and 34/8-20 A in the license 554 E…

Equinor Hires Aker Solutions for Norwegian Oil and Gas Tie-In Scheme

Jul 09, 2025

Aker Solutions has secured a contract by Equinor to prepare the topside of Troll C to receive and process the production from the Fram Sør subsea tie-in project in the North Sea.Fram Sør will be developed as a subsea tie-in to Troll C and will…

JDR to Test Cables on Middle Eastern Offshore Platforms for L&T

Jul 08, 2025

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), part of the TFKable Group, has secured a contract from Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, to assist with offshore umbilical testing in the Middle East.The work will see JDR test 14…

Rotra Futura RoRo Vessel Enters Offshore Wind Operations

Jul 07, 2025

The Rotra Futura Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessel has entered operations, with the transportation of wind turbine blades from Denmark to the United States.The project supply vessel, specifically designed to handle larger and heavier offshore wind turbine components…

Bonaparte CCS Project Awarded Major Project Status

Jul 02, 2025

The Bonaparte CCS project has been awarded Major Project Status by the Australian Government. It is the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to receive the status in Australia.The Bonaparte CCS Assessment Joint Venture is…

Four Jack-Up Drilling Rig Deals Set to Bring In $129M for Borr Drilling

Jul 02, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has singed new contract commitments for four of its premium jack-up rigs, which are set for deployment in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Mexico.The new awards have a combined duration of approximately 1…

Triton Anchor Gets Patents for Floating Renewables Anchoring Tech

Jun 30, 2025

Triton Anchor has secured two patents in the United States for its proprietary offshore anchor and subsea deployment tool, with a notice of allowance for the anchor patent also received in Japan.These newly patented technologies mark an advancement in enabling low-cost…

Salunda Installs Latch Hawk Monitoring System on Semi-Sub Rig

Jun 26, 2025

Salunda, a provider of digitized solutions for safety critical industries, has strengthened its presence in the Americas deepwater region with the deployment of its Latch Hawk monitoring system on a semi-submersible rig.Integrated with the drilling control system on the rig…

Transocean Encourage Rig Up for Norwegian Sea Drilling Job

Jun 26, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, to be drilled with Transocean’s Transocean Encourage rig.The drilling permit is for the wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H in production license 094…

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