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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…

Petrobras Signs Up TechnipFMC for Subsea Production Systems Delivery

Sep 24, 2025

TechnipFMC has secured a significant contract, following a competitive tendering process, for subsea production systems by Petrobras.TechnipFMC will design, engineer, and manufacture subsea production systems to be deployed in an array of greenfield developments…

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…

Orsted Shares Rise After Court Win Against Trump Administration

Sep 23, 2025

Orsted shares rose on Tuesday after a U.S. federal judge ruled it could resume work on an almost completed offshore wind project in the United States, delivering a win for an industry under sustained attack from President Donald Trump.But the victory may prove short-lived…

SLB Acquires Reservoir Tracer Specialist RESMAN Energy Technology

Sep 23, 2025

Global technology company SLB has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RESMAN Energy Technology, a specialist in wireless reservoir surveillance solutions.The acquisition enhances SLB’s portfolio with world-class production and reservoir tracer technologies…

Seatrium Divests US AmFELS Yard for $50.7M

Sep 23, 2025

Seatrium has divested its AmFELS Yard located at Brownsville in Texas, in the United States, for a consideration of $50.7 million (S$65 million).The accretive divestment will allow Seatrium to enhance capital and operational efficiencies, while unlocking value from one of its surplus facilities…

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…

Asso.subsea Places Order for Next-Gen Trenching Support Vessel

Sep 23, 2025

Subsea cable services company Asso.subsea has ordered a next-generation trenching support vessel (TSV) from China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) Shenzhen Shipyard, scheduled for delivery at the end of 2027.The vessel, named Avra, is the second…

MDL Secures Cable Laying Job in Asia Pacific

Sep 23, 2025

Maritime Developments (MDL) has secured a subsea installation project in the Asia-Pacific region, covering the lay of two cables and two umbilicals.The work will be done in water depths between 800 and 1,200 meters.For the 60-day campaign, scheduled to mobilize from Singapore in 2026…

Equinor’s Askeladd Vest Field Brings More LNG for Europe

Sep 23, 2025

Equinor has started production from the Askeladd Vest subsea field in the Barents Sea, contributing to continued high and long-term production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the processing plant at Melkøya.Askeladd Vest consists of two…

Norway's Oil and Gas Production Exceeds August Forecasts

Sep 23, 2025

Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 2.6% in August, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Tuesday.Norway is Europe's largest supplier of natural gas and a major producer of oil. Output varies…

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