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Beacon Offshore’s Shenandoah FPS Reaches US Ahead of Deepwater Installation

Feb 28, 2025

The Shenandoah floating production system (FPS) has been transported to the Gulf of America ahead of wet tow and offshore installation at the Shenandoah deepwater field at Walker Ridge project site, developed by Texas-based exploration and production company Beacon Offshore Energy…

Equinor Renews Facility Management Contract with Coor

Feb 27, 2025

Facility management services firm Coor has secured an extension contract with Equinor for facility management services on its offshore oil platforms in the North Sea.Coor has delivered facility management services to five of Equinor’s oil platforms since 2015…

First Steel Cut for North Star’s Hybrid-Electric SOV for EnBW

Feb 26, 2025

North Star and its shipbuilding partner Cochin Shipyard have cut first steel on EnBW’s new hybrid-electric service operations vessel (SOV), which is on decade-long minimum charter to service the He Dreiht wind farm off the coast of Germany from the end of 2026…

BS Offshore, Ulstein Verft Launch CSOV Newbuild (Photos)

Feb 24, 2025

Germany-based Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BS Offshore) and Ulstein Verft have launched a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), the Yno 320.The launch followed an extensive outfitting phase that included the installation of electrical and mechanical systems…

Eurazeo Provides Over $70M for MPC OSE Offshore’s New SOVs

Feb 19, 2025

Investment group Eurazeo has made a $73.1 million investment in MPC OSE Offshore, a joint venture established by MPC Capital and German offshore services firm O.S. Energy, with the aim of building and managing new service operations vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind farms…

EnerMech Nets Long-Term Job at Qatar’s Largest Offshore Oil Field

Feb 19, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has secured a five-year contract extension to provide North Oil Company (NOC) with leak testing and flange management services at Al Shaheen oil field, offshore Qatar.The contract extension for the Al Shaheen Oil Field for NOC…

Louis Dreyfus Picks Chinese Shipyard to Build Three New SOVs for Vattenfall

Feb 19, 2025

French ship owner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has selected SALT as the naval architect and Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) as the shipyard for the construction of three new service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered by Vattenfall…

Vuyk Engineering Debuts New SWATH SOV

Feb 18, 2025

Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam launched its new Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) series.A standout projects in the Vuyk Engineering portfolio is the Groenewind, the world's first DP2 twin-hulled SWATH SOV…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Bibby Marine’s Fully-Electric CSOV

Feb 17, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), the world’s first fully-electric offshore vessel.Kongsberg Maritime will provide…

Subsea Global Solutions Appoints Eric Smith as CCO

Feb 14, 2025

Subsea Global Solutions, an underwater maintenance and repair services specialist, has named Eric Smith as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).With a career spanning leadership roles in maritime operations, commercial management, and strategic business development…

Ocean Installer Extends Charter for North Sea Giant Subsea Construction Vessel

Feb 12, 2025

Ocean Installer, a subsidiary of Moreld, has executed an 18-month option, extending the charter-party with ship owner North Sea Shipping for the advanced multi-purpose offshore construction vessel North Sea Giant.The charter has been extended…

SOV/CSOV Shipbuilding Market: Strong Growth, Volatility in Coming 5 Years

Feb 10, 2025

As offshore wind farms grow larger and further offshore, the demand grows for bigger, more capable vessels. Enter the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) and Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) segments, which according to Phil Lewis, Director of Research…

Baker Hughes Launches All-Electric Subsea Production System

Feb 06, 2025

Energy technology company Baker Hughes has launched its new all-electric subsea production system, the industry’s first fully electric topside-to-downhole solution for offshore operations.The modular system allows for existing tree designs to be seamlessly updated for electric operations…

Corvus ESS Powers the World's First Fully Electric Offshore Vessel

Feb 04, 2025

Corvus Energy will deliver a mega-size battery system for the first fully electric offshore vessel ever to be built. The vessel is an electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in Spain for UK-based shipowner Bibby Marine Ltd…

Interocean Nets Marine Services Contract for Three UK Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 04, 2025

Specialist provider of offshore support services Interocean Marine Services has secured a three-year contract to provide marine vetting and assurance to the Morgan, Mona and Morven offshore wind projects.The offshore wind farms are being developed…

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