CM Energy is progressing work on an integrated cable-handling and marine equipment package for a new Asso.subsea vessel, expanding its involvement in the European offshore wind market.The contract covers specialist cable-handling equipment and associated marine systems for the vessel, with engineering and manufacturing activities underway at CM Energy's facilities in China.Elements of the project also involve the European supply chain…
MEYER WERFT is establishing the organizational and legal framework for the successful development of its offshore converter business. To this end, all activities in this new business segment of the Group will be consolidated in the coming weeks into a separate company…
Subsea7 has agreed to sell its Seaway7 heavy transportation business, comprising six semi-submersible vessels, to HEA Energy in a transaction linked to its proposed merger with Saipem.The sale covers six open-deck semi-submersible heavy transportation vessels…
Often overshadowed by the towering jackup and ultra-deepwater floating rig fleets that dominate offshore headlines, tender-assist rigs are enjoying a resurgence in Southeast Asia. While they represent a relatively small niche of the global offshore drilling market…
Vard has started construction of the UPO Atlantic commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for U-Ming Purus Offshore (UPO), following a steel-cutting ceremony at its Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam.The ceremony, held on November 2, marked the first construction milestone for the vessel…
The tribunal of Brazil's antitrust agency (CADE) has approved the merger of Italian oilfield services company Saipem and Norway's Subsea7, Saipem said on Wednesday.Brazil's green light is an important step towards the completion of the deal…
BOURBON has taken delivery of the first of two new 34-meter crew boats from Grandweld Shipyards in Dubai, expanding its fleet of offshore personnel transport vessels.The first vessel was officially delivered on November 3 following successful sea trials…
Cadeler has signed a firm contract to support turbine transportation and installation at the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind project in the UK, with its newbuild Wind Apex wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) scheduled to join the campaign in the third quarter of 2027…
Britain's Unite union said on Tuesday that about 170 offshore workers employed by US energy company Apache would escalate strike action in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.A 24-hour strike is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. (0600 GMT) on November 4 and end at 5…
Dutch-based Jack-Up Barge, backed by the Van Es Group, has expanded its fleet with the three-legged accommodation and services jack-up unit JB 121, following a naming ceremony in Dalian, China.The ceremony took place on November 3 at Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore…
Stillstrom by Maersk has completed the construction and factory acceptance testing of what it describes as the world's first 11 kV vessel-mounted connection unit designed to charge service operation vessels (SOVs) directly from offshore wind farms…
Saudi state oil giant Aramco is working to expand a crude pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz as the world continues to experience the biggest energy supply shock in history, CEO Amin Nasser said on Tuesday.The effective blockade of the chokepoint that links the Gulf to world markets…
Hornbeck Offshore Services has signed multiple agreements with Shell to provide deepwater well intervention and marine support services in the U.S. Gulf of America, with operations scheduled to begin in 2027.The agreements cover riser-based well intervention…
Oil fell nearly 4% on Monday as talks between Iranian and Qatari officials on a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran raised hopes that Middle East supply disruptions could ease.Iranian negotiators left Doha talks on Sunday, but not due to difficulties in negotiations…
Big Oil is reaping near record cash windfalls from the eight-month-old Iran war, but Western energy producers’ reluctance to ramp up spending reveals persistent doubts about the industry’s long-term outlook.BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell and…