JUB Pacific, a Singapore-based provider of specialized offshore liftboat services, has acquired one of the largest liftboats in Africa, said to be perfectly suited for servicing major players in the oil and gas sector within the Africa region…
Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has completed its activities in support of the development of Ocean Winds’ 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.As part of its multidisciplinary role in the project, Boskalis deployed six vessels…
The final pieces of subsea system equipment that will support the production from Enauta’s floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta at Brazil's Santos Basin have been shipped.The final pieces of subsea system equipment…
Vår Energi and its wholly-owned subsidiary Vår Energi Norge, formerly Neptune Energy Norge, have agreed a joint merger plan for an intra-group merger of the two companies.The purpose of the merger is to simplify the corporate structure in the…
Lighting solutions specialist Glamox has secured three separate orders for LED lighting for the turbine foundation transition pieces for fixed offshore wind farms in Taiwan and South Korea.The contracts Glamox secured are for Hai Long Wind farm 2 and 3…
U.S.-based engineering company Bardex has introduced the Barmoor Quick Connector, a novel mooring connector for use in the offshore wind and oil and gas industries.The Barmoor Quick Connector is built without high precision machined parts and features a lightweight design…
The Port of Skagen and Maersk’s offshore vessel-charging venture Stillstrom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the integration of offshore power and charging solutions into the anchorage zone of the Danish port known as Skagen Anchorage…
Norwegian firm Brunvoll has been selected as a supplier of the propulsion and maneuvering system for one of Esvagt’s new offshore wind service operation vessels (SOV).Esvagt’s new SOV will be controlled by Brunvoll’s propulsion and thruster control system…
China’s state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made major oilfield discovery in Bohai Sea, which adds over 100 million tons of oil equivalent proved in-place volume.The field, Qinhuangdao 27-3, is located in the north-central waters of the Bohai Sea…
Esgian reports that drilling contracts have been announced this week for operations in Brazil and the Philippines, and new discoveries have been confirmed in the UK and Namibia in its Week 11 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.ContractsCOSL Drilling…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate the environmental review of a proposed wind energy project offshore New Jersey.At its closest point, the approximately 81,129-acre lease area, OCS-A 0549, known as Atlantic Shores North…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized its designation of a Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The Final WEA has the potential to support generation of 32GW of clean energy, surpassing current state goals for offshore…
An official launch ceremony was held to celebrate the commissioning of a new Jones Act compliant crew transfer vessel (CTV) built for American Offshore Services (A-O-S)—the company's first.Constructed by Blount Boats in Warren, R.I., the 100…
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has developed a new subsea vessel - ULSTEIN SX232 – designed to service the offshore wind market for floating and fixed installations as well as offshore oil and gas industry.Designed for walk-to-work operations in the offshore energy market…
Offshore drilling contractor Dolphin Drilling has secured a $154 million drilling contract from Oil India for its Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig.Under the terms of the final agreement, Dolphin Drilling will deploy the Blackford…