Offshore News


Technip Energies Acquires 16.3% Stake in Floating Wind Tech Start-up X1 Wind

Feb 08, 2022

Engineering and technology group, Technip Energies has acquired a 16.3% stake in X1 Wind, a startup that has designed 'an innovative and disruptive' offshore wind turbine floater.Technip Energies is the lead investor in this funding round, which…

Harvey Gulf Operates First Carbon Neutral PSV

Feb 07, 2022

U.S. offshore vessel owner Harvey Gulf International Marine said it is the first in the world to operate a carbon-neutral platform supply vessel (PSV).The company announced on Monday that one of its tri-fuel vessels has started operating exclusively…

At Least Three Dead After Trinity Spirit FPSO Blast in Nigeria

Feb 07, 2022

At least three people died in Nigeria when the oil storage and production vessel, FPSO Trinity Spirit, exploded last week and four crew are still missing, the operating company said on Monday.The vessel had 10 crew on board when it exploded on Wednesday…

Hornbeck Offshore Buys Hi-Spec OSV Trio from MARAD

Feb 07, 2022

U.S. offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services said Monday it had has acquired three high-spec new generation offshore supply vessels ('OSVs') from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration ('MARAD') for an undisclosed amount of cash…

ABB Secures $27M Order to Equip Eneti's WTIV Duo

Feb 07, 2022

ABB has secured an order of around $27 million to supply Eneti’s two newbuild vessels with advanced power, automation, and control systems for improved safety and performance.The two $330 million wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV) will…

BSEE Inspects Murphy Oil’s New King’s Quay Platform Ahead of First Oil

Feb 07, 2022

U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) inspectors and engineers last week carried out an offshore regulatory pre-production inspection of Murphy Oil’s King’s Quay floating production system (FPS) platform. The facility, a semi-submersible FPS…

Gallery: Damen's 'Ground-breaking' Fast Crew Supplier Almost Ready for Launch

Feb 07, 2022

Dutch shipbuilder Damen is putting finishing touches on its 'ground-breaking' Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 vessel class – the Aqua Helix - with Ampelmann gangway recently installed and integrated with the ship’s systems, and the vessel undergoing the final stages of sea trials…

Exploded Nigerian FPSO was 'old, badly maintained' - Sources

Feb 07, 2022

An oil vessel used for storage that exploded off the coast of Nigeria last week had not been maintained for some time and had technical issues, two sources and an environmental group said on Friday, as its wreckage lay in the sea after the fire was put out…

Oil Hits Seven-year High

Feb 04, 2022

Oil prices surged to seven-year highs on Friday, extending their rally into a seventh week on ongoing worries about supply disruptions fueled by frigid U.S. weather and ongoing political turmoil among major world producers.Brent crude rose $2…

NOV's GustoMSC to Design and Equip Eneti's Second WTIV

Feb 04, 2022

NOV's GustoMSC subsidiary has secured a contract for the equipment and design of a GustoMSC NG-16000X wind turbine installation jack-up vessel for Eneti.Eneti is a new offshore wind player born out of a pivot into offshore renewables by what used to be a bulk carrier specialist Scorpio Bulkers…

DOF Subsea Bags Three-year MPSV Charter with Exxon in Australia

Feb 04, 2022

ExxonMobil has awarded a long-term contract to offshore vessel owner DOF Subsea for the provisions of multi-purpose supply vessel services in Australia.The contract is for three years firm plus two one-year extension options. Under the contract…

Rystad on Nigerian FPSO Explosion: 'No Impact on Oil Price. Environmental Implications Still Hard to Quantify'

Feb 04, 2022

The Trinity Spirit FPSO, operated by Nigeria's SEPCOL, exploded Wednesday and started burning, and, according to videos shared on social media, sinking. However, according to Rystad Energy, the incident is not expected to have an impact on Nigerian…

Solstad Offshore Offloads Anchor Handling Trio, Nabs UK Work for PSV Duo

Feb 03, 2022

Offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore said Thursday it had sold three anchor handling vessels to undisclosed buyers, and also secured work for two platform supply vessels in the UK North Sea.Haugesund, Norway-based company said Thursday it…

Cranes: Mammoet Investigating Potential Patent Infringement by Huisman and BMS

Feb 03, 2022

Update (April 29, 2022): A court has ruled that Mammoet unlawfully accused Huisman of crane patent violation. Read more here:  https://bit.ly/3y1bmeFDutch heavy lifting and transportation company Mammoet said Thursday it was investigating a…

Demand for Vessels Capable of Installing Giant Offshore Wind Turbines to Outpace Supply by 2024, Rystad Says

Feb 02, 2022

Offshore wind turbine makers have been working to build increasingly bigger turbines, and the likes of GE, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, and MingYang have in the past two years or so unveiled designs for giant 14-16MW rated units.It has been said that larger turbines…

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