Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DO) has started construction of a new fleet of construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs), with the first steel cut for the lead vessel DO Joule at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China.The vessel is the first in a series of four ships ordered by Schoeller Holdings, with all vessels to be built to identical specifications.Columbia Shipmanagement will provide technical management of the vessels…
Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV). The Windea Carnot, which was built at Ulstein Verft in Norway on behalf of an institutional investor, was handed over to its new owner…
CHC do Brazil, part of CHC Helicopter, has been awarded a contract by Equinor to provide crew change support for the Bacalhau field offshore Brazil.The contract began at the start of February 2026. Under the agreement, CHC is operating an S…
Oil and gas firms Equinor and Vår Energi have awarded Bristow a new, long-term contract for helicopter transportation and search and rescue (SAR) services for their Barents Sea assets.The new helicopter contract, with fixed period for three years and two one-year extension options…
Offshore helicopter services firm NHV Group has started offshore wind crew change operations in Poland using an Airbus H175 helicopter, marking the first deployment of a super-medium helicopter to support offshore wind activities in the country…
Hansen Protection, part of Survitec, has secured a multi-year contract to supply life-protection equipment to offshore helicopter operator Lufttransport, as activity expands across Norway’s offshore energy sector.The agreement, initially set for three years with an option to extend…
The UK offshore renewables sector has been put through its paces in a major emergency response exercise designed to test coordination among industry, government, and emergency services during a large-scale offshore incident.Organized by the Offshore Renewable Energy Emergency Forum (OREEF)…
Equinor has awarded new contracts for crew transportation services to CHC Helikopter Service and Lufttransport RW, to serve its oil and gas installations offshore Norway.The two companies will operate a total of five helicopters, serving such as Troll…
Aker Solutions has become the first company in Europe to secure certification for unlimited beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations, further advancing autonomous inspection for offshore platforms, onshore yards, process plants and…
Equinor’s Johan Castberg field, Norway's northernmost oil field in Barents Sea that came on stream earlier in 2025, was officially opened by the country’s top officials.Johan Castberg field will produce for at least 30 years, delivering 220…
Equinor has selected CHC Helicopter, a crew transportation and search and rescue operations specialist, for a three-year contract to support its Mariner and Rosebank fields in the North Sea.CHC will provide sole-use S92 support for Rosebank for three years…
Flylogix, the operator of next generation unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has secured contracts with several leading oil and gas operators to help tackle the industry’s methane emissions.Worth seven figures accumulatively, the contracts include…
Aker Solutions has installed an autonomous drone system on Aker BP’s Edvard Grieg platform in the North Sea, enabling remote inspections from shore.The company recently completed the first offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation…
Offshore Helicopter Services UK (OHSUK) has taken delivery of a new bespoke Airbus H175 to supplement its helicopter fleet.The aircraft was handed over following test flights in the south of France on last week and will shortly go into service in the North Sea…
A 12-month North Sea trial will start this summer to test the widescale use of drones flying alongside other aircraft, such as helicopters, which could unlock the potential of using drones to boost the security of oil and gas platforms.The trial is run by the Civil Aviation Authority…
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