DOF Group has entered into an agreement to purchase the very high-end AHTS vessels Aurora Saltfjord and Aurora Sandefjord.The vessels are 2011-built and feature a bollard pull of almost 400 metric tonnes, making them among the most powerful AHTS vessels globally…
Kongsberg Discovery has upgraded its Kongsberg Listen electromagnetic sensor system, enhancing data processing and visualization capabilities for inspections, surveys and knowledge acquisition in complex underwater environments.The system, formerly known as Argeo Listen…
Japan's top power generator JERA has begun construction of its offshore wind project in Akita, northern Japan, and is on schedule for a 2028 start-up, President Hisahide Okuda said on Wednesday.The move comes despite soaring material and construction costs…
Dolphin Drilling Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolphin Drilling, and Sapura Drilling Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vantris Energy, have entered into a marketing agreement for the semi-submersible drilling unit Blackford Dolphin…
Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well on the Vikingskipet prospect in the Barents Sea.Wildcat well 7018/5-2 was drilled in production license 1236, about 190 kilometers west of Hammerfest and about 140 kilometers southwest of the Snøhvit field…
Saipem has reached agreement on the main terms and conditions to acquire the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller for $272.5 million.The Deep Value Driller is a high-specification ultra-deepwater drillship built in 2014, featuring GustoMSC P10000 design and able to accommodate 210 people…
THREE60 Energy, Innovair and Oil States have formed a strategic alliance to deliver integrated caisson integrity management services for the global oil and gas sector, targeting ageing offshore assets in mature basins such as the North Sea.The collaboration combines inspection…
DOF Group ASA announced the award of a substantial contract for a project in Argentina. The project is scheduled for offshore operations across two campaigns in Q2 and Q3-Q4 of 2026 and will encompass mooring pre-lay, pipeline end manifold installation/construction management…
Norwegian offshore support vessel owner Havila Shipping has secured contract with Equinor for its platform supply vessels (PSVs).The contract has been signed for Havila Herøy PSV, for an operation planned to be 136 days.The start is expected to be in first half of March…
Island Offshore’s new hybrid Ocean Energy Construction Vessel (OECV) has been launched to the water at Vard Shipyards Romania in Brăila.The 120-meter vessel, labeled NB 977, is designed to support offshore operations with reduced environmental impact…
Jumbo Offshore has completed mooring pre-installation activities for the Errea Wittu floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit at ExxonMobil Guyana’s Uaru Field in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.The work, carried out on behalf of MODEC…
Martens en Van Oord, a contractor in roadworks, civil and hydraulic engineering, is taking a step toward further sustainability and modernization of its fleet by investing in the latest generation of the V4000 autonomous unmanned survey vessel (USV) from Demcon unmanned systems…
Tree C, a Dutch virtual and augmented reality specialist for the offshore and remote handling industry, has announced it will develop a training simulator for Fleeming Jenkin, described as the world’s largest cable laying vessel (CLV), owned by Jan De Nul…
Energy data and intelligence TGS has started the Ultra Profundo multi-client 2D survey offshore Angola.The survey covers approximately 12,600 line kilometers, with Ramform Victory having already started operations earlier in 2026.Data acquisition…
ORLEN Upstream Norway has agreed to acquire a 25% interest in production license PL293 in the North Sea from Vår Energi, which covers the unconventional Afrodite gas discovery.The Afrodite gas discovery has the potential to deliver nearly 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas net to ORLEN…