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Kongsberg Maritime, Seadrill, Hanwha Drilling to Develop Remote Dynamic Positioning Technology

Mar 04, 2026

Seadrill Limited, an offshore drilling contractor, Kongsberg Maritime AS, a global technology leader, and Hanwha Drilling, a provider of offshore drilling services, announced a strategic alliance to develop the next generation of remote Dynamic Positioning (DP) technology in offshore drilling…

DOF Orders Four ROVs from FET

Mar 04, 2026

Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) Subsea product line has secured a contract to provide four of its new generation work class remotely operated vehicles (ROV), the XLX EVO III, to long-term client DOF.The contract, signed in late August 2025…

Sonardyne Launches Intelligent Subsea Monitoring Tool

Mar 03, 2026

Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne has launched Observer, a new advanced monitoring system for real-time integrity management of subsea infrastructure across the offshore energy industry.Observer combines high and low frequency motion and position monitoring…

Shell Troubleshoots Subsea Equipment at Ormen Lange Oil Field

Feb 26, 2026

Shell is currently troubleshooting parts of the subsea system at its offshore Ormen Lange gas field in the Norwegian Sea, where output has been curtailed since February 16, the company said on Thursday.Shell Norway has mobilised a vessel with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV)…

Eldorado Outbids Saipem for Deep Value Driller Drillship

Feb 26, 2026

Deep Value Driller has agreed to sell its seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller to Eldorado Drilling for $300 million in cash, scrapping an earlier agreement to sell the vessel to Saipem for $272.5 million.The Oslo-listed company has…

Odfjell Technology to Buy Majority Stake in Well Intervention Firms

Feb 26, 2026

Odfjell Technology has agreed to acquire a 70% ownership stake in Kaseum Holdings and Razor Oiltools, two companies focused on lightweight intervention and plug and abandonment (P&A) services.The acquisition is aimed at strengthening Odfjell Technology’s position in technology-led…

OceanTools Celebrates Recent Project Successes

Feb 25, 2026

OceanTools is celebrating two projects that highlight their engineering expertise and versatility. From designing subsea pressure housings for a well-known space technology company to creating solutions for the world’s deepest oceans, their…

Worley Gets Denmark’s Hydrogen Transmission Network Job

Feb 25, 2026

Worley Limited has been awarded a five-year engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services contract by Energinet Brint to support Phase 1 of Denmark’s Hydrogen Backbone pipeline.The Danish Hydrogen Backbone 1 project will…

Saipem Rolls Out AI-Based Maintenance System on Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Feb 23, 2026

Saipem has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive maintenance system onboard its ultra-deepwater drillship Saipem 12000, aiming to improve operational efficiency and offshore safety.The system uses real-time data and artificial…

Tidewater to Acquire Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore in $500M

Feb 22, 2026

All-Cash Deal, Expanding Brazil FootprintTidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. and its affiliate Atlantic Offshore Services S.A. (collectively, WSUT) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million…

Meet VideoRay’s new Mission Specialist Wraith

Feb 22, 2026

The new Mission Specialist Wraith from VideoRay is a next-generation compact ROV that sets a new standard in subsea agility, power, and operational versatility. Featuring a ten-thruster design with true six-degrees-of-freedom control, Wraith…

AKOFS Offshore Inks New Vessel Deal with Petrobras

Feb 20, 2026

Norway-based subsea well intervention and installation services company AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract with Petrobras for its Aker Wayfarer vessel.AKOFS Offshore, majority owned by Akastor, said the 2010-built vessel will continue…

DOF Upgrades AHTS Fleet

Feb 19, 2026

DOF Group has entered into an agreement to purchase the very high-end AHTS vessels Aurora Saltfjord and Aurora Sandefjord.The vessels are 2011-built and feature a bollard pull of almost 400 metric tonnes, making them among the most powerful AHTS vessels globally…

TVO Adds to Project Management Team

Feb 19, 2026

Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO) added Jeff Bockmiller and Mike Tricarico to its project management staff.Bockmiller has spent more than a decade in project management and has 17+ years of experience in the energy industry. Before joining TVO…

MISC Secures Long-Term Charter for Papua New Guinea's First FSO

Feb 19, 2026

Malaysia’s MISC has secured long-term bareboat charter and operations and maintenance contracts with ExxonMobil PNG (EMPNG) for Papua New Guinea’s first floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit.The contracts comprise a firm 15-year charter with extension options of up to an additional 15 years…

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