Decom Engineering has completed the first deployment of its largest subsea Chopsaw to date, achieving substantial time savings of almost 300% on a decommissioning job in the North Sea.Following the $1.2 million (£1 million) investment to develop…
Dutch companies Sif and Ballast Nedam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a joint venture for the decommissioning of offshore wind farms under the name of BNS Decom.BNS Decom intends to revolutionize the decommissioning process for offshore wind farms…
Danish offshore wind turbine maker Vestas has announced plans to establish a new offshore wind blade factory in Poland.The factory, to be located at Szczecin, is planned to produce blades for Vestas’ flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15…
The grid connection for Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha offshore substation is officially ready for commissioning after receiving grid readiness certificate three months ahead of schedule.This means that wind farm operator Ecowende can connect the wind turbines…
PSW Technology has signed a contract to divest well control equipment to an international oil and gas company.The transaction is expected to be conducted through a cash settlement and is of substantial value, with the sales amount at the higher end of the value range…
Engineering company Wood has been awarded a major contract to deliver topside modifications in support of BP’s latest subsea tieback in the UK North Sea.Wood’s operations business will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning…
Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured approximately $1.14 billion in new contracts and contract extensions for its drillships and jack-up rigs across the Americas, Europe and Australia.The $1.14 billion worth contracts were awarded in the last two months of 2023…
Norway's parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of allowing Arctic seabed mineral exploration, in line with a deal reached between the government and key opposition parties last month, overcoming objections from environmental campaigners.The decision…
France-based CGG and Dutch CO2 storage specialist C-Questra have signed a commercial cooperation agreement for carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) projects.CGG has more than 15 years of experience supporting a number of high-profile CCUS projects worldwide…
Every single turbine at Vattenfall’s 168 MW offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd has now delivered power to the Danish electricity grid.The offshore wind farm is now completely connected to the Danish power grid, following the supply of power from the first turbines back in November 2023…
FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics has announced the deployment of the hydrogen-powered dual fuel crew transfer vessel (CTV) in Germany for 50Hertz transmission system operator, marking the beginning of a joint operation in various wind farms in the German Baltic Sea…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has agreed to charter a converted, battery-powered vessel to further enhance its subsea offering to the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries.DeepOcean has entered into a long-time charter agreement…
Bourbon Subsea Services has installed a floating electrical hub (FEH) at the Eolmed floating offshore wind farm in France, completing the first stage of the 30 MW project.The FEH for the pilot floating farm was installed off Portla-Nouvelle in southern France in fall 2023…
Investment company McIntyre Partners has purchased the core business of Norwegian offshore energy and marine services provider Moreld Group, consisting of Moreld Apply, Moreld Ross Offshore and Moreld Global Maritime.McIntyre Partners has entered into an agreement with HitecVision…
Offshore LNG infrastructure company Energos Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) from the affiliates of Greek Dynagas.The two 174,000 m3 closed-loop FSRUs, built in 2021, will be renamed Energos Force and Energos Power…