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Fair Weather Collision Attributed to Distracted Bridge Watch Officers

Jun 06, 2023

The bridge watch officers on a bulk carrier and an offshore supply vessel were not maintaining a proper lookout before the vessels collided last year near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded…

Crewmember Medevaced from Pipelay Barge in US Gulf

Apr 18, 2023

An ailing crewmember was medevaced from an offshore pipelay barge in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The Coast Guard said its watchstanders at Sector Houston-Galveston received a medevac request relay from Coast Guard District Eight at 6:45 a…

World's Deepest Offshore Wind Foundation Installed in Scotland

Apr 12, 2023

Italian energy services firm Saipem has installed what has been described as the world’s deepest offshore wind turbine foundation at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm – Seagreen.Last Friday, Seaway 7 transported the jacket foundation on…

Perdana to Supply Accommodation Work Barge to Petronas Carigali

Mar 28, 2023

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas Carigali has awarded a work order to Perdana Nautika, a subsidiary of Perdana Petroleum, for the supply of an accommodation work barge.The contract started on March 20, 2023, and is for up to two 229 days from the start date…

Floating Wind to Drive U.S West Coast Port Developments

Jan 30, 2023

In recent State of the Port address, the first held since 2020, the Port of Long Beach’s Executive Director Mario Cordero discussed the port’s plan to support California’s emerging floating wind industry.The Port of Long Beach has not yet been identified as a marshalling port for any one project…

TechnipFMC Nets Substantial Subsea Services Deal with Petrobras

Jan 25, 2023

TechnipFMC said on Tuesday that the Brazilian oil company Petrobras had awarded it a large master services agreement for subsea services. For TechnipFMC, a “substantial” contract is between $250 million and $500 million.The three-year contract has an option to extend for two years…

Houlder, Blue Sea Power Developing Floating LNG-to-power Barges for Greek Islands

Jan 17, 2023

Houlder, the design and engineering consultancy, is collaborating with Blue Sea Power, an integrated energy solution provider as a gas-to-power company based in Athens, to develop three innovative floating LNG-to-power barges (FSRPs).According to the partners…

Barge Master Gets EUR7.5M Injection for Offshore Wind Feeder Solution

Oct 07, 2022

Offshore technology company Barge Master, which develops motion-compensating solutions for the offshore industry, said this week it would receive a total capital injection of €7.5 million from the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and the existing shareholders…

ADNOC L&S Wins $1.17B Contract for 13 Jack-up Barges

Aug 12, 2022

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday awarded a $1.17 billion (AED4.3 billion) contract to  ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S) for the hire of 13 self-propelled jack-up barges.ADNOC said the jack-ups would help it drive offshore…

Vietnam Needs $8B -$14B Power Investment a Year Through 2030 - minister

Aug 10, 2022

Vietnam will need investment of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year through to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand its grid, its deputy industry minister said on Wednesday.Of the amount, 75% would be spent on new power plants, with priority given to renewable sources…

DEME Offshore, Barge Master Develop Feeder Solution for U.S. Offshore Wind Farms

May 04, 2022

Belgian offshore installation firm Deme Offshore and Dutch company Barge Master, which specializes in offshore motion compensation systems, have partnered up to further develop a U.S. Jones Act-compliant feeder solution for the upcoming offshore wind projects in the U…

Vantage Hires Perdana's Accommodation Work Barge

Apr 21, 2022

Malaysia's Perdana Petroleum has, through its subsidiary Perdana Nautika, received a work order award from Vantage Well Services for the provision of an accommodation work barge.The 90-day contract for the Sarawak Offshore 2022 facilities work…

Acteon's Claxton to Acquire Oceaneering's Decommissioning Personnel and Assets

Mar 16, 2022

Claxton, a brand within Acteon’s drilling and decommissioning segment, has agreed to acquire decommissioning personnel and assets from Oceaneering.From the anticipated closure date of March 30, 2022, certain Oceaneering staff based in Norway will transfer to Claxton…

Offshore Wind: Heerema to Install Baltic Eagle Offshore Substation

Mar 16, 2022

Dutch offshore installation firm Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Offshore Substation (OSS) for Iberdrola's Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany.The Baltic Eagle wind farm site is located 30 kilometers northeast of Rügen island off the coast of Pomerania (Germany)…

Steady Lifting for Offshore Wind

Feb 28, 2022

Offshore wind in the United States is moving forward at pace, thanks in large part to a number of positive developments for the newly emerging industry over the last year or so. For one, the Biden administration at the start of 2021 revealed…

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