Offshore News


Solstad Offshore Scoops $54M in New Vessel Contracts in Brazil

Oct 25, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contract awards with clients in Brazil for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and one construction support vessel (CSV).Solstad’s Normand Topazio and Normand…

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Construction Well Underway

Oct 25, 2024

Van Oord has installed over a quarter of the foundations which will support Sofia offshore wind farm’s 100 wind turbines in the North Sea since the start of operations in May.The Dutch contractor Van Oord is using the Port of Tyne’s Clean Energy Park as a storage and marshalling base…

Some Vineyard Wind Blades to be Removed After Quality Checks

Oct 24, 2024

GE Vernova will remove some turbine blades installed at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts following quality checks prompted by the failure of a blade in July, the company said on Wednesday.Progress on the still…

BOEM Wraps Environmental Review for New York Bight

Oct 24, 2024

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized an extensive environmental review concerning wind development activities across six lease areas in the New York Bight, covering more than 488,000 acres off the coasts of New York and New Jersey…

OSV 2Q Recap: Entering the Capital Distribution Phase

Oct 24, 2024

The OSV sector has concluded its second quarter earnings season, marking another quarter with strong profitability and favorable market conditions. However, negative oil market sentiment, with the Brent price down by 19% since the start of July…

Two DDW Offshore’s AHTS Vessels Set to Sail for Australia Job

Oct 24, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DDW Offshore, a subsidiary of Akastor, has secured work for two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with an international oil company offshore Australia.DDW Offshore has secured two one-year contracts…

Oil Firm Hires DOF Group’s PSV for Work Offshore Australia

Oct 23, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured a multi-million dollar contract with international oil company for the platform supply vessel (PSV) Skandi Feisten.The vessel will continue with the current client on a new 18-months firm contract with a further 18-months extension option…

French Firm Secures Service Contract for Coral Sul FLNG Off Mozambique

Oct 22, 2024

GTT, the technology expert in membrane containment systems for the transport and storage of liquefied gases, has signed a service contract with Coral FLNG for Eni-operated Coral Sul FLNG unit.Under the agreement, GTT will provide technical support…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip 10-Strong Fleet of Capital Offshore’s PSVs

Oct 22, 2024

Kongsberg Maritime has secured $73.3 million contract from Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China to supply range of equipment for a new fleet of 10 platform supply vessels (PSVs) being built for Greek shipowner Capital Offshore.Under the contract…

Did You Know? Email Remains First 'Go-To' for Cyber Attack

Oct 21, 2024

During the first half of the year, Marlink’s Security Operations Center actively monitored more than 1800 vessels across the maritime industry, including cargo ships, cruise liners, research vessels, superyachts, tankers, and offshore support vessels…

Offshore: Feedering for the Win(d)

Oct 17, 2024

With clean energy projects maturing in U.S. waters, the nation’s offshore wind industry is poised to grow substantially, requiring a robust industrial base. A feedering model using domestic tugs and barges to transport turbines to offshore wind sites…

UK Introduces Sanctions on Russian Oil and LNG vessels

Oct 17, 2024

Britain has imposed sanctions on 18 further Russian oil tankers and four liquefied natural gas vessels, the largest batch of sanctions to date against the country's so-called 'shadow fleet,' the government said on Thursday.Britain says the 'shadow…

Russia Looks Into Nuclear-Powered Submarines as Alternative for Gas Export

Oct 17, 2024

Russia has begun designing nuclear-powered submarines to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Arctic to Asia to try to nearly halve the journey time along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), a senior state official has said.Russia already uses…

Guyana Production Sharing Agreements Accepted

Oct 16, 2024

Energy firms TotalEnergies, Qatar Energy, Petronas, Cybele Energy, Delcorp and International Group Investment have reached agreements with Guyana over terms of production sharing deals to explore five oil and gas offshore blocks, the energy ministry said on Wednesday…

Santos Optimistic About 2024 Output

Oct 16, 2024

Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer Santos estimated its full-year production to be at the top half of its forecast range on Thursday, and said its Pikka project could start oil production as early as 2025.The company expects to…

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