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Borr Drilling Confirms Fourth Death in Gabon Rig Sinking, One Missing

Nov 02, 2026

Borr Drilling has confirmed the recovery of a fourth body following the sinking of its Prospector 5 jack-up rig offshore Gabon, with search operations continuing for one person still missing.The company said on November 2 that the body of a…

Huisman Gets Crane Supply Order for Siem's Subsea Newbuilds

Oct 30, 2026

Huisman has secured a contract from Siem Industries to supply four knuckle boom cranes for two offshore subsea construction vessels under construction at Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, with deliveries of the vessels scheduled for 2029 and 2030…

Solstad's Normand Australis Wins 250-Day Subsea Campaign

Oct 30, 2026

Solstad Maritime has secured two contracts for its Normand Australis construction support vessel (CSV) in the Asia Pacific region, with a combined firm duration of 250 days.The contracts will be executed consecutively, with operations expected to begin in December 2026…

Fugro Arms Survey Fleet Against GPS Jamming After $28M Earnings Hit

Oct 30, 2026

Dutch geological data specialist Fugro said on Friday that Iran war-linked disruptions had dented its earnings by €25 million ($28 million) this year, including €10 million in the third quarter alone, while GPS jamming and restrictions on vessel…

Tullow Oil Taps DeepOcean for Subsea Riser Job off Ghana

Oct 29, 2026

DeepOcean has secured a contract from Tullow Ghana to carry out subsea gas lift riser retermination work at the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, using its recently upgraded Orient Adventurer subsea construction vessel.The project involves a gas…

DNV Finds Aker BP, Höegh Evi's Offshore CO2 Injection Concept Feasible

Oct 29, 2026

DNV has issued a Statement of Feasibility for Aker BP and Höegh Evi's concept to transport liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) by shuttle carriers and inject it directly into subsea wells for permanent storage at the Atlas project offshore Norway…

Vard Launches New Energy Construction Vessel for Norwegian Owner

Oct 29, 2026

Shipbuilder Vard has launched a new energy construction vessel (ECV) being built for Wind Energy Construction, a Norwegian company partly owned by the founders and owners of Norwind Offshore, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2027…

Subsea Vessel Market: Shifting Dynamics + Fleet Expansion

Oct 29, 2026

We are entering in interesting period in the subsea vessel market, as contract backlog among the EPCs continue to rise to new all-time highs, existing long-term contracts are coming up for renewals, and a wave of newbuilds are closing in on delivery…

Three Bodies Found in Sunken Borr Drilling Rig Off Gabon, Two Still Missing

Oct 29, 2026

Three bodies have been located inside the wreck of Borr Drilling's Prospector 5 jack-up rig, which sank offshore Gabon on October 24, with search and rescue operations continuing for two people still missing.The bodies were discovered during…

Fraunhofer IFAM Establishes Validation Chain for Autonomous Systems in Offshore Wind

Oct 28, 2026

With USD$9.87 million (8.85 million euros) in funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), Fraunhofer IFAM is establishing a new research infrastructure for wind energy. The FOKUS-Wind project will create Germany's…

Germany Welcomes Back Offshore Wind Companies Despite Increasing Costs

Oct 28, 2026

Germany's Economy Minister Katherina Reiche on Wednesday said companies may return previously auctioned offshore wind farm sites, provided they pay a penalty to transmission system operators, as mounting economic pressures continue to batter the sector…

Damaged Tanker Leaks Oil Across UAE Waters as Spill Widens

Oct 28, 2026

An oil spill from a damaged tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates has widened, satellite images showed, triggering more beach closures and raising environmental concerns.Images from the European Union's Copernicus satellite observation…

Seaway7 Wraps Up Cable Installation at 1.4GW Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 27, 2026

Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, has completed the final inner-array cable lay at the 1.4 GW East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm, developed by ScottishPower Renewables and Masdar, marking another milestone in the project's offshore construction…

Siem Orders Two Subsea Construction Vessels from China

Oct 27, 2026

Siem Industries has ordered two offshore subsea construction vessels (OSCVs) from Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in China, with deliveries scheduled for 2029 and 2030.Each vessel will be equipped with a 400-tonne active heave compensated (AHC) subsea…

Fugro Secures UXO Survey and Clearance Work for German Offshore Grid Links

Oct 27, 2026

Fugro has secured a contract from 50Hertz to carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, identification and clearance work for the LanWin3 and LanWin6 offshore grid connection projects in the German sector of the North Sea.The work will help…

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