Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe.The company's node-on-a-rope crew is scheduled to begin acquisition early April 2025.The contract has a duration of approximately 35 days, TGS said, without revealing any additional details…
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a long-term subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) contract from Equinor, its largest contract on record.The eight-year contract will set a new benchmark for digitalized and environmentally friendly IMR operations…
Norway's Equinor is trimming 20% of the staff from its renewable energy division and will compete for a smaller number of new projects as it streamlines the business unit, the company told Reuters on Thursday.The global offshore wind sector…
The Netherlands plans to temporarily enlist additional personnel and equipment from private companies to strengthen security in its part of the North Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, confirming media reports.The decision follows…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of five Walk-to-work vessels with an international customer, which will be put to service for offshore oil and gas platforms.The vessels are of VARD 3 32 design…
AST Reygar has introduced its BareFLEET remote monitoring system, a solution designed to optimize Service Operation Vessels (SOV) performance in real-time, while providing long-term operational insights.BareFLEET delivers actionable insights across key areas…
NOV has introduced the Quick Connector, developed by its subsidiary GustoMSC, to enhances the safety and efficiency of offshore lifting operations across the offshore energy industry.As countries seek to increase their renewable energy capacity and reduce carbon emissions…
HSM Offshore Energy has rolled out the Thor Offshore High Voltage Substation (OHVS) and lifted the GIS modules for RWE at its Schiedam yard in the Netherlands.Upon completion, Thor will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, with a planned capacity of 1058 MW…
UK-based oil firm EnQuest has terminated rig contract with Dolphin Drilling for its Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig as the joint venture partners in the Kraken field fail to reach agreement on the asset’s 2025 drilling program…
The French government has selected a new joint venture between Octopus Energy and Skyborn Renewables to bid in next year’s offshore wind tender.The French government’s decision follows a rigorous pre-qualification process to choose the best companies to enter its ninth offshore wind tender round…
Gasgrid, the Finnish gas TSO, has selected StreamTec Solutions as its owners engineering partner to support development of hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea.These hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects are…
TotalEnergies and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ AUSEA technology at OIL sites in India.Mounted on a drone, the AUSEA gas analyzer…
The CEO of an independent British oil producer which is buying North Sea assets owned by Shell and Exxon Mobil is being sued by his former employer for allegedly forging documents to steal substantial sums.Viaro Energy CEO Francesco Mazzagatti…
DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design, with key focus on floating offshore energy solutions.Under the MoU…
Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal over 100 XL monopile foundations for RWE’s offshore wind farms Nordseecluster A and Thor.The Nordseecluster, with a planned capacity of up to 1.6 GW, is one of the largest offshore wind…