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Shipbuilder Delivers Fast Crew Boat Pair to Aesen

Aug 18, 2025

In early August 2025, Aesen took delivery of two new Generation 4 Fast Crew Boats (FCBs) — Aesen 107 and Aesen 108 — at a christening ceremony held at Strategic Marine yard. The addition of Aesen 107 and Aesen 108 brings Aesenʼs total new crew…

Heather Alpha Topside Removed in 14 Seconds

Aug 14, 2025

EnQuest completed the removal of the Heather Alpha topsides on August 11.The Allseas-owned Pioneering Spirit heavy lift vessel removed the 15,300 tonne topsides in a single lift, the largest single lift planned in the North Sea this year.EnQuest Decommissioning Director…

FLOATING POWER: Seatrium, Karpowership Ink Pact for FSRU Conversions

Aug 14, 2025

Seatrium Limited signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Karpowership, a global energy company and the owner, operator, and builder of the world’s largest Powership (floating power plant) fleet.Under the LOI, Seatrium will carry out the integration of four New Generation Powerships…

Golar LNG Locks In $13.7B FLNG Backlog with Landmark Argentina Deals

Aug 14, 2025

Golar LNG Limited cemented its position as one of the most active players in the floating LNG (FLNG) market, announcing Q2 2025 results alongside major long-term contracts that add $13.7 billion to its Adjusted EBITDA backlog. The new deals—both with Argentina’s Southern Energy S…

Saipem Marks First Steel Cut for Tangguh UCC Project at Karimun Yard

Aug 13, 2025

The First Steel Cutting ceremony took place at Saipem’s Karimun fabrication yard, marking the official start of construction activities for the Tangguh UCC project, awarded by bp Indonesia.The event was attended by representatives of the client…

Saipem Wins FEED Contract For Abadi LNG Project FPSO Module In Indonesia

Aug 13, 2025

Saipem, through its subsidiary PT Saipem Indonesia, in its role as leader of the consortium which also includes PT Tripatra Engineers & Constructors, PT Tripatra Engineering, and PT McDermott Indonesia, has received formal notification of the…

Exxon Mobil Starts Production at Fourth FPSO in Guyana

Aug 12, 2025

An Exxon Mobil-led consortium began production at a fourth floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Stabroek Block in Guyana on Friday, bringing total capacity from the oilfield to over 900,000 barrels of oil per day, Exxon said…

Chartwell Marine, Pacific Radiance Announce Delivery of CTV for Offshore Wind Industry

Aug 12, 2025

Chartwell Marine, a pioneer of next-generation vessel design, announced the delivery of Prosperous 6, a new high-performance crew transfer vessel, as part of a strategic partnership with Pacific Radiance, a leading owner and operator of offshore vessels in APAC…

Vantage Drilling Completes Sale of the Tungsten Explorer

Aug 11, 2025

Vantage Drilling International completed the sale of the Tungsten Explorer to TEVA Ship Charter LLC, the joint venture entity owned 25% by the Ccompany and 75% by TotalEnergies. In line with previous announcements Vantage will continue to manage…

Synera and Dong Fang Offshore Sign 15-Year Offshore Wind SOV Deal

Aug 08, 2025

Asia-Pacific region offshore wind developer Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) has awarded a 15-year service contract to Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the provision of a service operations vessel (SOV) to support the operations and maintenance (O&M) of SRE’s offshore wind assets…

Golar Secures FLNG Charter Deal for Argentina’s LNG Scheme

Aug 07, 2025

Southern Energy S.A. (SESA), a company formed to enable LNG exports from Argentina, has reached final investment decision (FID) for the charter of 3.5MTPA MK II floating LNG (FLNG) from Golar LNG.The key commercial terms for the 20-year charter…

North Star Orders Two New Hybrid SOVs from Vard

Aug 05, 2025

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has secured an order from U.K.’s largest shipowner and operator North Star for the construction of two hybrid Service Operation Vessels (SOVs).The contract represents the ninth and tenth vessel ordered by North Star from VARD…

RWE, North Star Ink Long-Term SOV Charter Agreements

Aug 05, 2025

Germany’s largest utility RWE and U.K.’s largest shipowner-operator North Star have signed long-term agreements for next-generation service operation vessels (SOVs) to maintain RWE’s growing offshore wind fleet.The companies have agreed that RWE will charter two SOVs…

Solstad’s CSV Up for Petrobras Job Under $108M Contract

Aug 04, 2025

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Petrobras for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Commander.The vessel will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime to Solstad Offshore…

Wind Multiplikator, Norwind Offshore Ink CSOV Charter Deal

Aug 04, 2025

Wind Multiplikator, a subsidiary of Danish company Semco Maritime, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwegian shipping company Norwind Offshore for a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), set for deployment at an offshore wind farm in German North Sea…

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