Offshore News

 

Heerema Taps Techcross for Ballast Water Treatment System

Dec 28, 2020

South Korean ballast water treatment system provider Techcross has won a contract to install its ElectroCleen System (ECS) aboard six vessels and barges owned by offshore installation giant Heerema Marine Contractors.According to info on Techcross' website…

Fortuna Pipelayer Leaves Nord Stream 2 German Site, Indicating Project Progress

Dec 28, 2020

The Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna has left the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction site in the Baltic Sea, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday, indicating that the 2.6-km stretch of the project in German waters may have been completed…

Kremlin Says New U.S. Sanctions Could Complicate Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Completion

Dec 28, 2020

The Kremlin said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions targeting Nord Stream 2 could complicate the completion of the stalled Russian gas pipeline to Germany, but that Moscow and European nations had an interest in it being built.Senior Trump…

U.S. Readying Fresh Round of Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Dec 24, 2020

The United States is urging European allies and private companies to halt work that could help build the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and is preparing wider sanctions on the Russian project in coming weeks, senior Trump administration officials said on Wednesday…

Esvagt SOV Rescues Injured Fishermen in the North Sea

Dec 23, 2020

Last Tuesday, the crew of the service operations vessel (SOV) Esvagt Njord helped save seven fishermen in distress near the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the U.K. North Sea.Esvagt Njord is a wind turbine ship assisting Equinor in the operation…

Huisman Crane for First Jones Act Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Dec 23, 2020

Dutch offshore equipment provider Huisman has signed a contract with Keppel AmFELS for the delivery of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for what will be the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel - Dominion Energy’s Charybdis…

SBM Offshore, Shell Extend Brazil FPSO Term. SBM in Talks with Exxon Over Guyana Extensions

Dec 23, 2020

Oil giant Shell has extended the contract for the lease of SBM Offshore's Espirito Santo FPSO in Brazil. SBM Offshore is also in talks with ExxonMobil to extend the FPSO terms in Guyana.The Dutch FPSO operator said Wednesday that the lease and…

Nord Stream 2 to Start Laying Gas Pipes in Danish Waters

Dec 23, 2020

The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 consortium is expected to start laying gas pipes in Danish waters after construction was suspended for a year owing to the threat of sanctions from the United States, according to a Danish maritime regulator.Nord Stream 2…

Rem Offshore Nets Long-term Charter for Newly Ordered Offshore Wind Vessel

Dec 22, 2020

Rem Offshore, a Norwegian offshore vessel owner which last week ordered an offshore wind construction service vessel, has secured a long-term charter contract for the vessel.The company on Tuesday announced a long-term charter contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for its newbuild CSV…

AqualisBraemar Completes LOC Takeover. Targets 50% of Revenues from Renewables

Dec 22, 2020

Offshore energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar has completed the acquisition of the marine and engineering consulting firm LOC Group (London Offshore Consultants).Oslo-listed AqualisBraemar announced the completion of the transaction on Tuesday…

Edison Chouest Inks Deal for Battery-equipped PSV

Dec 21, 2020

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has entered into a contract with an oil major to install battery systems aboard one of its Jones Act platform supply vessels (PSV), the U.S.-based shipowner announced Monday. With the long-term deal in hand, ECO…

Safeway Wins W2W Deal with Heerema to Support Huge Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 20, 2020

Safeway won a contract from Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) to supply a Safeway Seagull type motion compensated gangway system for installation on the CSV Normand Baltic.The contract is significant for Safeway as it is the first contract for HMC…

Flurry of Charters for DOF Subsea

Dec 18, 2020

Offshore vessel operator DOF Subsea has said it has secured several new contracts in the North Sea, Mediterranean, and Africa, however, without sharing the clients' identity.DOF Subsea said Friday that contracted work included a number of turnkey…

Havyard Delivers Offshore Wind Service Vessel to Esvagt

Dec 18, 2020

Norway's Havyard has delivered the Esvagt Schelde offshore wind service vessel, built for the Danish shipowner Esvagt.The vessel that was handed over on Friday is the last in a record series, but also the first in a new series to be delivered to Esvagt…

SEACOR Marine Sells Windcat Workboats to CMB

Dec 18, 2020

New York-listed offshore vessel operator SEACOR Marine has agreed to sell its Windcat Workboats and its crew transfer vessel (“CTV”) business to the Belgian shipping and logistics group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).Windcat Workboats owns and operates a fleet of 46 offshore crew transfer vessels…

Current News

Equinor Renews Subsea Inspection Deal with Subsea 7

Equinor Renews Subsea Inspecti

Saipem Gets DNV Certification for Offshore Asset Lifecycle Management

Saipem Gets DNV Certification

Archer to Remain North Sea Drilling and Maintenance Duty for Aker BP

Archer to Remain North Sea Dri

Tekmar Secures Over $9M Offshore Wind Cable Protection Deal

Tekmar Secures Over $9M Offsho

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine