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DOF Selects Kongsberg Listen for HUGIN AUV Survey Platform

Mar 12, 2026

Kongsberg Discovery has secured the first commercial order for its Kongsberg Listen electromagnetic sensing solution, with subsea services provider DOF selecting the technology for deployment on a HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).The new HUGIN vehicle…

ABL Gets Work on ExxonMobil’s Seventh Guyana Oil Project

Mar 11, 2026

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been contracted to provide marine warranty survey services for marine operations and installation activities on ExxonMobil’s Hammerhead development offshore Guyana.The Hammerhead project is expected to be the seventh development in the Stabroek Block…

Exail Supplies LBL Positioning Systems for Deepwater Projects in Brazil and Angola

Mar 10, 2026

Exail is supplying over 70 acoustic transponders and integrated navigation suites for two major deepwater energy projects in Brazil and Angola. These contracts mark a significant milestone in the global adoption of Exail’s Long Baseline (LBL) subsea positioning technology…

Jan De Nul Selects Ulstein Design for New Trenching Vessel

Mar 10, 2026

Jan De Nul has selected Ulstein Design & Solutions to provide the vessel design for a new subsea trenching vessel that will be added to the company’s offshore fleet.The vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be based on a proven subsea…

Aramco Warns of Severe Oil Market Fallout from Hormuz Blockade

Mar 10, 2026

Saudi Arabia's Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, said on Tuesday there would be 'catastrophic consequences' for the world's oil markets if the Iran war continues to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.Oil shipments have been largely blocked from traversing through the shipping artery…

MOL Enters European Offshore Wind CSOV Market

Mar 09, 2026

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has agreed to jointly own two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) with Cyprus-based shipping company Schoeller Holdings, marking the Japanese company’s first entry into the European offshore wind support vessel market…

Lamprell Secures ONGC Deal for Subsea Pipeline Replacement Project

Mar 05, 2026

Lamprell has secured a contract by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to deliver the Pipeline Replacement Project PRP-IX covering multiple offshore fields in India.The contract includes the replacement and installation of about 285 km of subsea…

Sonardyne Launches Intelligent Subsea Monitoring Tool

Mar 03, 2026

Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne has launched Observer, a new advanced monitoring system for real-time integrity management of subsea infrastructure across the offshore energy industry.Observer combines high and low frequency motion and position monitoring…

Worley Gets Denmark’s Hydrogen Transmission Network Job

Feb 25, 2026

Worley Limited has been awarded a five-year engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract by Energinet Brint to support Phase 1 of Denmark’s Hydrogen Backbone pipeline.The Danish Hydrogen Backbone 1 project will…

Kuwaiti National Oil Firm in Talks with Global Funds Over $7B Pipeline Stake Sale

Feb 24, 2026

National oil company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has held early stage talks with a large group of potential investors over a $7 billion stake sale in its crude oil pipelines, three sources familiar with the matter said, following similar…

Saipem Awarded $500 Million Contract by Aramco

Feb 23, 2026

Saipem has been awarded an additional offshore contract (Contract Release Purchase Order or CRPO) in Saudi Arabia under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Aramco.Saipem’s scope of work includes the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a 48inch trunkline…

UK Trade Body Challenges Government View on North Sea Gas Decline

Feb 20, 2026

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) said on Thursday that recoverable gas reserves on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) amount to 456 billion cubic meters (bcm), more than double the 226 bcm production projection between 2025 and 2050 cited by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)…

ExxonMobil Reviews Gas Mix at Guyana’s Stabroek Block Amid Expansion Plans

Feb 20, 2026

Exxon Mobil is continuing work to determine the size of natural gas resources at Guyana's prolific Stabroek Block, Guyana's energy minister said, as the company pursues broader development of the resource in the South American country.The U…

MISC Secures Long-Term Charter for Papua New Guinea's First FSO

Feb 19, 2026

Malaysia’s MISC has secured long-term bareboat charter and operations and maintenance contracts with ExxonMobil PNG (EMPNG) for Papua New Guinea’s first floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.The contracts comprise a firm 15-year charter with extension options of up to an additional 15 years…

Kongsberg Discovery Upgrades Kongsberg Listen Electromagnetic Sensor

Feb 19, 2026

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…

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