Malaysia-based offshore drilling contractor Velesto Energy has terminated the sale of its jack-up drilling rig NAGA 3 to Indonesia's PT Indonesia Drilling Energy after the transaction failed to complete within the agreed timeframe.The company said its subsidiary…
Heerema Marine Contractors has reduced the North Atlantic transit time of its semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir by 2.5 days following a voyage optimization pilot with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite.The data-driven pilot…
Saudi Arabian drilling contractor Arabian Drilling has received approval to resume operations for three offshore drilling rigs that had been temporarily suspended earlier this year, with the units expected to return to work within weeks.The suspensions…
Eni Muara Bakau, a subsidiary of Eni-Petronas joint venture Searah, has extended a drilling job for Ventura Offshore’s SSV Catarina semi-submersible rig, operating offshore Indonesia.Eni Muara Bakau has exercised an option for a fourth well and a tophole in Indonesia for the the SSV Catarina…
Well-Safe Solutions has been appointed lead contractor for Apache North Sea’s Beryl Field decommissioning project, expanding the combined scope of its work for Apache to more than 260 wells.The award is the second contract Apache has given Well-Safe Solutions this year…
Australia's competition regulator said on Friday the proposed merger of energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem would face a second-phase review over concerns it could reduce competition in key offshore oil and gas services.Here are a few details…
Belgian marine contractor DEME has ordered a next-generation trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) as part of a fleet expansion aimed at improving efficiency in dredging, land reclamation and offshore seabed preparation.The new vessel will have a hopper capacity of 22…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has signed a conditional agreement with Equinor for the use of three harsh-environment semi-submersible rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf, adding more than $1 billion to its contract backlog.The agreement…
The general superintendence of Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE approved the proposed merger between energy contractors Subsea7 and Saipem without restrictions, a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.The merger between two of the leading…
The shareholder in offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling have approved its proposed merger with Norway-based Eldorado Drilling, advancing a transaction that values Vantage's equity at approximately $258 million.The approval was secured at a special general meeting held in Bermuda on June 18…
A new engineering design and commercial advisory company focused on offshore wind, subsea transmission and marine infrastructure projects has launched in Ireland under the name of Insight Marine, targeting growing demand for specialist support across the global maritime sector…
Norway has launched the first expedition of a newly acquired autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed to improve mapping and understanding of the country's deep-sea areas.The HUGIN Superior vehicle began operations in the northern Norwegian…
EnerMech has completed an offshore cleaning and preparation campaign on the Bass Strait pipeline system in Australia's Gippsland Basin, supporting offshore assets operated by Esso Australia Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil…
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured new contracts for two of its harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rigs, adding approximately $185 million in firm backlog.The largest award was for the Transocean Norge, which received…
Offshore wind installation contractor Cadeler has completed the installation of all 100 wind turbines at RWE's 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea.The installation of the final turbine concludes Cadeler's turbine installation…
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