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Valaris Lifts Contract Backlog for its Drilling Rigs to $4.2B

May 01, 2025

Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured over $1 billion of new contracts and extension for its drilling rigs since its previous fleet status report published mid-February 2025.Valaris’ contract backlog, excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements, increased to approximately $4.2 billion from approximately $3.6 billion as of February 18, 2025.Floater Contract AwardsValatris secured two-year contract offshore West Africa for drillship VALARIS DS-10…

Steerprop Launches Largest Retractable Thruster

May 28, 2025

Finland's Steerprop expanded its range of retractable thrusters with its biggest unit to date. Designed for offshore vessels and workboats that need high-performance station-keeping or thrust boost capabilities, the SP 45 R will be introduced on several offshore…

DEME Acquires 50% Stake in BAUER Offshore Technologies

May 15, 2025

DEME Offshore Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEME Group, has acquired a 50% stake in BAUER Offshore Technologies, a BAUER Group company.BAUER Offshore Technologies specializes in drilling services for the installation of foundations for offshore wind farms…

Strategic Marine Delivers Another Fast Crew Boat to Truth Marine Services

Apr 21, 2025

Singaporean aluminum boat builder Strategic Marine has delivered another fast crew boat (FCB) to Truth Maritime Services (TMS) in Thailand.Following the successful handover of the first two Gen 4 FCBs, TMS RANOD and TMS RAMAN, in 2024, these…

WindPort, Port Esbjerg Team Up for Norwegian Offshore Wind

Apr 08, 2025

One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The partnership focuses on joint…

Former Shell Executive to Lead Nigeria’s State-Run Oil Firm

Apr 03, 2025

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Bayo Ojulari, a former Shell executive, to head the state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd as the country seeks to raise oil production and revitalise its refining capacity, the presidency said on Wednesday…

NYK Group’s N-O-G Buys its First SOV From Edda Wind

Mar 27, 2025

Northern Offshore Group (N-O-G), an NYK Group company, has purchased Mistral Enabler service operation vessel (SOV) from Edda Wind.The 81-meter-long Mistral Enabler SOV, with an onboard capacity for 60 people, will be renamed Northern Ocean…

Shell to Focus on Deepwater as it Exits Nigeria's Onshore Oil Production

Mar 14, 2025

Shell has completed the sale of its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to Renaissance as part the $1.3 billion agreement announced early in 2024.The divestment of SPDC aligns with…

Italian and Norwegian Associations Deepen Offshore Wind Ties

Mar 06, 2025

Norway’s offshore wind association Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ANEV, the Italian National Wind Association to increase offshore wind cooperation.The signing of the MoU sets a framework for extensive…

Oceaneering Orders 100 Exail's Octans 9 Systems to Bolster Offshore Ops

Jan 27, 2025

U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering has placed an initial order for a minimum of 100 units of Exail’s new Octans 9 Attitude Heading Referencing Systems (AHRS), as it aims to enhance capabilities for offshore survey and positioning projects…

JDR Secures Cabling Work at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Dec 03, 2024

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has secured a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.JDR's comprehensive…

A-O-S Welcomes Its Third CTV for Offshore Wind Market

Nov 29, 2024

American Offshore Services (A-O-S) has taken delivery of a hybrid-ready ready Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV), the third G-Class vessel for the company in 2024, which will support the development of offshore wind industry on the United States’ East Coast…

Türkiye Offshore Wind Roadmap Outlines Up to 7GW Potential by 2040

Nov 08, 2024

World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Republic of Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, has launched a new roadmap today which outlines the opportunities and challenges to deliver viable offshore wind projects in Türkiye…

Australia Grants Major Project Status for Gippsland Dawn Offshore Wind

Nov 06, 2024

BlueFloat Energy’s Gippsland Dawn offshore wind project has been granted Major Project Status (MPS) by the Australian Government, one of 16 diverse projects nationwide to receive this recognition and only the second offshore wind projects being developed to hold this status…

Sea1 Offshore Orders Two Offshore Energy Support Vessels

Nov 04, 2024

Sea1 Offshore, formerly Siem Offshore, has entered into shipbuilding contracts with Cosco Shipping (Qidong) Offshore for two new offshore energy support vessels.Based on ST-245 design, the vessels will have capabilities to serve both oil and gas and renewable energy markets…

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