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RWE Hires Semco Maritime for Maintenance of German Offshore Substations

Sep 25, 2025

RWE and Semco Maritime have entered into services frame agreement for the maintenance of offshore substations in Germany.The frame agreement runs until end of 2027, with an option for a two-year extension.It covers scheduled and unscheduled…

Cadeler Welcomes First A-Class Offshore Wind Jack-Up Vessel to its Fleet

Sep 25, 2025

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has taken delivery of its first A-class wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Wind Ally, designed to transport up to six sets of XXL monopile foundations per round trip.Wind Ally has become the…

Russia Targets 2028 for Sakhalin-3 Gas Project Start Up

Sep 25, 2025

Russia is expected to start natural gas production at the new Sakhalin-3 project in the Pacific Ocean in 2028 to supply gas to China and for domestic needs, Russian news agencies said on Thursday, citing the local governor.The governor, Valery Limarenko…

Seatrium Secures ABS Backing for Deepwater FPSO Design

Sep 24, 2025

Seatrium has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its proprietary FLEXHull 1500K-M floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) design.The AiP underscores Seatrium’s ability to deliver advanced solutions for deepwater oil and gas production…

Ecowende, Van Oord Start Eco-Friendly Offshore Works at Hollandse Kust West

Sep 24, 2025

Offshore construction has started at the Hollandse Kust West wind farm, where Van Oord and developer Ecowende are installing eco-friendly scour protection designed to improve marine biodiversity.Van Oord’s subsea rock installation vessels Nordnes…

Aker Solutions, Kongsberg Discovery Partner on Offshore Drone Detection

Sep 24, 2025

Aker Solutions and Kongsberg Discovery have teamed up to deploy a drone detection system aimed at protecting offshore infrastructure, beginning with a demonstrator at Aker Solutions’ site in Stavanger.The system uses Kongsberg’s Drone Detection…

Bowdun Offshore Wind Opens Supply Chain Doors to Scottish O&G Firms

Sep 24, 2025

Bowdun offshore wind farm, developed by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), has launched an initiative to unlock a $1.35 billion (£1 billion) offshore wind opportunity for Scottish oil and gas supply chain companies to diversify into renewables.Bowdun…

TotalEnergies, RWE Win France’s Largest Offshore Wind Tender

Sep 24, 2025

The consortium formed by TotalEnergies and RWE has won the Centre Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind tender to develop 1.5 GW project off the coast of Normandy. However, RWE has expressed its wish to exit the consortium, while TotalEnergies remains committed to pursue the project…

Reach Subsea Orders Two More USVs from Kongsberg Maritime

Sep 24, 2025

Reach Subsea has exercised the first in a series of exclusive options with Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of the next two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Reach Remote 3 and 4.The contract terms have been mutually agreed and remain confidential between the parties…

TotalEnergies Prolongs Stay of Skandi Patagonia CSV in Argentina

Sep 24, 2025

TotalEnergies has renewed the contract with the Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group for its Skandi Patagonia construction support vessel (CSV), which will remain on duty in Argentina.The new contract will see the Skandi Patagonia…

DOF Sells 2002-Built AHTS Vessel

Sep 24, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has signed an agreement to sell the Skandi Handler anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel.The sale has been made through DOF Group’s Danish subsidiary DOF Denmark. The company did not disclose the name of the buyer or the value of the transaction…

EnQuest Reports Half-Year Loss, Keeps Production Outlook

Sep 24, 2025

North Sea-focused oil producer stuck to its full-year production forecast on Wednesday encouraged by its operational strength, despite reporting a first-half post-tax loss due to lower output and higher taxes.The company, like its peers, is…

Oil Firms Urge Brazil to Review Subsea7 - Saipem Merger

Sep 24, 2025

Exxon Mobil, Brazilian state-run Petrobras and oil services provider TechnipFMC petitioned the country's antitrust regulator Cade to intervene in a merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem, public documents seen by Reuters show.In filings submitted on Thursday…

NextGeo Signs Eight-Year Deal with 50Hertz for Seabed Survey Services

Sep 23, 2025

Italian offshore services provider Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has signed an eight-year framework agreement with German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz to deliver geotechnical seabed survey services for offshore substations (OSS) projects…

Equinor Gets Clearance to Use Deepsea Bollsta Semi-Sub for North Sea Ops

Sep 23, 2025

Norway’s offshore industry safety watchdog Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has given Equinor consent to use the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig for operations in the North Sea.The rig will be used for plugging, drilling and completion of wells on the Visund Sør field…

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