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COSLInnovator Rig Cleared for Two-Well Drilling Op in North Sea

Jul 09, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for two wildcat wells in the North Sea, to be conducted with COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig.The drilling permit is for wellbores 34/8-20 S and 34/8-20 A in the license 554 E.The license is operated by Equinor with 40% stake, while Vår Energi and Aker BP hold 30% working interests each.The drilling operation will be conducted with COSL’s COSLInnovator semi-submersible drilling rig…

DOF Sells Two AHTS Vessels

Jul 11, 2025

Norwegian offshore supply vessel owner DOF Group has signed agreements to sell two of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel to an international buyer.The sold vessels include Skandi Tender and Skandi Trader, both build in 2009.The sale…

Island Offshore Takes Delivery of Revamped Well Intervention Vessel

Jul 08, 2025

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has completed the upgrades on Island Offshore’s well intervention vessel Island Wellsaver.The extensive upgrade and maintenance operation project for the Island Wellsaver vessel included the replacement of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system…

Longitude Lines Up More Work at Shell’s West Delta Deep Concession off Egypt

Jul 03, 2025

Engineering consultancy Longitude Engineering, a branch of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a contract to provide detailed engineering and project management services for Petroleum Marine Services (PMS), the main contractor for the Phase XI…

Bonaparte CCS Project Awarded Major Project Status

Jul 02, 2025

The Bonaparte CCS project has been awarded Major Project Status by the Australian Government. It is the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to receive the status in Australia.The Bonaparte CCS Assessment Joint Venture is…

DOF Group ASA Awarded Two Long-Term Contracts With Petrobras

Jun 27, 2025

DOF Group ASA is pleased to announce two new contracts in Brazil.Skandi Logger, an AHTS with 250t bollard pull built in 2009, has been contracted for a 4-year engagement with Petrobras, following the same competitive AHTS tender process that resulted in the contracts of Skandi Iguaçu…

Transocean Encourage Rig Up for Norwegian Sea Drilling Job

Jun 26, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea, to be drilled with Transocean’s Transocean Encourage rig.The drilling permit is for the wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H in production license 094…

TotalEnergies Hires Shearwater for 3D Survey in Africa

Jun 26, 2025

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a 3D marine seismic acquisition contract by TotalEnergies in Sao Tome & Principe on the STP-02 Block.The two-month exploration survey off the coast of Western Africa will start early in the third quarter of 2025 using the SW Empress…

All Inter-Array Cables Installed at 488 MW French Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 24, 2025

The final inter-array cable has been installed at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France, being developed by Les Éoliennes en Mer Services.The 61st and final inter-array cable was installed on June 22 at the EMYN offshore wind farm…

Blue Logic and Hydromea to Accelerate Subsea WLAN Deployments

Jun 19, 2025

Hydromea, a leader in high-speed wireless subsea optical communication, and Blue Logic, a pioneer in underwater inductive power and data transfer, have announced a strategic partnership they say will revolutionize wireless subsea communications…

Enhanced Oil Spill Detection System Starts Operating Offshore Brazil

Jun 19, 2025

Miros, in partnership with Belga Marine, has enhanced its Oil Spill Detection (OSD) monitoring system system to include cloud-based monitoring capabilities that are now fully operational across several production assets offshore Brazil.The updated…

Solstad Offshore’s Two CSVs Get Jobs in South America

Jun 19, 2025

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has confirmed contracts for two of its construction support vessels (CSVs), which will be put to work in South America.The first contract is with Petrobras for the Normand Flower CSV, owned by Solstad Maritime…

Decom Engineering Launches Ultra-Light Chopsaw for Subsea Ops

Jun 18, 2025

Northern Ireland-based subsea technology specialist Decom Engineering has developed and deployed a new ultra-light Chopsaw for subsea cutting operations.The C1-16UL Chopsaw represents the most significant advancement in Aberdeen-based Decom's Chopsaw range…

DeepOcean Bolsters Subsea Robotics Fleet with Eight New ROVs

Jun 18, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has expanded its fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) by adding eight new units to its existing fleet.Three new ROVs have recently been delivered, with the remaining five scheduled for delivery over the next four years…

Odfjell Drilling’s Deepsea Aberdeen Rig Back in Action After SPS Period

Jun 17, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Odfjell Drilling has completed the Deepsea Aberdeen’s special periodic survey (SPS), with the semi-submersible rig returning to operations after three weeks of scheduled off-hire.As a result, all of the company’s own fleet rigs SPS projects are now completed…

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