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Multisec Builds One of the Largest C-Hooks for Offshore Wind Project

Sep 22, 2025

U.K. engineering company Multisec, in partnership with Durham Lifting, has designed and manufactured one of the largest C-Hooks ever produced for the offshore wind industry.The bespoke lifting tool, developed for SeAH Wind, has a capacity of…

Petrofac Bags $50M Contract Renewal with Ithaca Energy in North Sea

Sep 22, 2025

Provider of services to the global energy industry Petrofac has extended its work in the U.K.’s North Sea with a two-year contract renewal from Ithaca Energy, valued at $50 million.Under the integrated services contract, Petrofac, who has supported Ithaca Energy since 2011…

DEME Orders New Offshore Construction Vessel from China

Sep 19, 2025

Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has ordered a new Offshore Construction Vessel (OCV), which will be built by PaxOcean at the Zhoushan shipyard in China.The new OCV will strengthen DEME’s subsea cable installation capacity to meet the evolving global offshore wind market…

CNOOC Offshore Workers in UK Get Pay Bump

Sep 18, 2025

Around 130 workers have overwhelmingly backed a pay deal with offshore operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) negotiated by Unite, U.K.-based workers' union.The basic pay increase is worth 5.5% with further improvements to allowances worth an additional seven per cent…

Astro Offshore Expands Fleet with Five New Vessels

Sep 17, 2025

Offshore vessel operator Astro Offshore, an Adani Group company, has acquired five offshore vessels en bloc, raising its fleet size to 49 ships and strengthening its presence in West Africa.The deal includes four platform supply vessels (PSVs)…

Intermoor, Jumbo Offshore form Alliance for O&G, Floating Wind Sectors

Sep 15, 2025

Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, and Jumbo Offshore, an offshore transportation and installation specialist, have entered into strategic alliance aimed at jointly delivering fully integrated project management, engineering…

Petrofac to Stay on Duty for ONEgas in UK’s Southern North Sea

Sep 15, 2025

Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a contract extension from ONEgas West, a Shell UK-operated venture, for asset support services in the U.K.’s Southern North Sea.The contract scope provides services across ONEgas West’s Southern North Sea portfolio…

Seaway7 Places Final Monopile at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 12, 2025

Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has installed the final monopile at Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm, part of 3.6 GW Dogger Wind Farm development being built offshore UK.Seaway7’s crane vessel Seaway Strashnov placed the final monopile in the North Sea…

Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm O&M Base Starts Taking Shape in Scotland

Sep 11, 2025

Construction has started on the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm at Montrose Port in Angus, Scotland.The base will expand Inch Cape’s existing presence at Montrose, where its marine coordination center is already located…

Huisman to Deliver Offshore Crane for South Korean Shipbuilder

Sep 11, 2025

Huisman has been awarded a contract from Hanwha Ocean for the design and construction of a 2,600 mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC).The contract award follows the orders for two identical 2,600 mt Leg Encircling Cranes, destined for the wind turbine…

Panoro Energy Hires Ex-Perenco Senior as COO and President

Sep 09, 2025

Oslo-listed oil and gas company Panoro Energy has appointed Eric d'Argentré as its new Chief Operating Officer and President.D'Argentré has extensive expertise in operations, drilling, field development, HSE and project delivery having held…

Marco Polo Picks Salt Ship Design for Next-Gen Offshore Energy CSOV

Sep 08, 2025

Singapore-based marine logistics firm Marco Polo has hired Norwegian ship designer Salt Ship Design to design the CSOV Plus, the next-generation commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.The contract…

Bernhard Schulte Takes Delivery of Second Ulstein-Built CSOV

Sep 08, 2025

Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of its newest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), built by Ulstein Verft in Norway.The vessel, named Windea Clausius, was officially christened on September 4, and will serve the global offshore energy industry…

Giant Jack-Up Vessel Newbuild Starts Decom Work for Perenco in North Sea

Sep 08, 2025

Petrodec’s newly constructed heavy lift jack-up vessel, named Obana, has started decommissioning work in the Southern North Sea for Perenco.Obana is working on the decommissioning of the Galahad platform, after which it will move to the Amethyst field for the removal of the C1D…

Liebherr to Supply Offshore Cranes for HD Hyundai-Built FPU Bound for Mexico

Sep 03, 2025

Crane specialist Liebherr will deliver two BOS 4200 offshore cranes to South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for installation on a floating production unit (FPU) destined for Mexico’s Trion oil field.The BOS 4200 cranes, each with a lifting…

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