Omega Subsea to Deploy ROVs on NKT’s Cable Laying Vessels
Omega Subsea has secured a five-year agreement to provide ROV services for NKT's newbuild cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, expanding a partnership that already covers the NKT Victoria.The agreement follows a separate five-year contract announced in June for NKT Victoria, with mobilization activities for the two vessels now underway at shipyards in Ulsteinvik and Brattvåg.Eleonora, due to enter service in 2027, will have capacity to carry more than 23,000 tonnes of cable and will work on high-voltage power cable projects across Europe. The Salt Ship Design vessel is being built and
Fugro Adds More Survey Work off Timor-Leste
, reduce project risk, and advance the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments in Timor-Leste,” said Safri Drahman, Fugro APAC Regional Business Line Director.The work will also be supported by Fugro's Remote Operations Centre in Kuala Lumpur, enabling real-time collaboration between offshore and onshore teams
Stillstrom Picks Semco for Offshore Charging Equipment
Stillstrom by Maersk has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Semco Maritime to manufacture and deliver a key part of its offshore vessel charging system, moving the technology into manufacturing following completion of its design phase.Semco Maritime will manufacture the local equipment room, or local equipment room (LER), which controls power, communications and safety functions across Stillstrom's offshore charging infrastructure.The containerized unit houses the transformer and medium-voltage switchgear used to transfer offshore-generated electricity from a wind farm to a vessel, alongside
SLPE Takes Foundation Design Role at EnBW's German Offshore Wind Farm
SLPE, part of Smulders, has secured a contract by EnBW to provide wind turbine foundation engineering for the planned 1 GW Dreekant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.The scope covers concept engineering, front-end engineering design and detailed design of the wind turbine foundations. SLPE is also expected to support the project through fabrication, installation and commissioning after completing the detailed design phase.Dreekant offshore wind is being developed by EnBW in Germany's Exclusive Economic Zone, across an area of about 80 square kilometers where water depths range from 37 to
Saipem Taps Subsea Cable Assets for $20M Cable Campaign
Subsea Cable Assets (SCA) has secured its first contract, a roughly $20 million award from Saipem Contracting Netherlands for cable transportation and handling work supporting a major offshore energy project in the Caspian region.The scope covers engineering, equipment fabrication, installation and operation, demobilization and reinstatement, with SCA managing the campaign from equipment supply through to deployment.SCA will provide five cable transport carousels, each with a capacity of 1,100 tonnes, along with associated cable-handling equipment.The equipment will be mobilized on a cable transport
Strohm’s TCP Completes Qualification for Brazil’s Deepwater Pilot
Petrobras, Shell and Strohm have completed a qualification and offshore field trial program for a thermoplastic composite pipe flowline designed for high-CO2 conditions in Brazil's deepwater pre-salt, clearing the way for a Petrobras pilot installation planned for early 2027.The joint industry program included full-scale qualification and offshore trials of Strohm's corrosion-free TCP technology, designed for a 30-year service life.DNV qualified a six-inch carbon fibre-PA12 TCP for alternating water and gas injection, or WAG, used for enhanced oil recovery, under its DNV-ST-F119 standard.
Njord Survey Gets Multi-Year RWE’s Offshore Wind Services Deal
Njord Survey has secured a three-year framework agreement by RWE Offshore Wind to provide remotely operated vehicle services across offshore wind farms in U.K. and European waters.The agreement covers offshore survey campaigns using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), with Njord Survey set to carry out the work through carbon-neutral operations.Njord Survey said it has surveyed more than 23 full offshore wind farm areas in recent years, providing geophysical and visual seabed investigations.“We are incredibly proud to secure this long-term agreement with RWE, one of the world’s leading
Verlume, SubCtech Team Up on Subsea Power Systems
Verlume and SubCtech have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and deliver integrated subsea power systems and pursue opportunities across the offshore energy and defense sectors.The agreement combines Verlume's subsea power platform and systems integration capabilities with SubCtech's battery technology and manufacturing capabilities. The companies are already working together on an active project.A particular focus will be offshore oil and gas applications, including power systems intended to support ageing subsea infrastructure, field-life extensions and more autonomous
EU Set to Restart Scrutiny of Subsea 7-Saipem Combination
antitrust probe of the merger between Norway's Subsea 7 and Italy's Saipem, Subsea 7 CEO Stuart Fitzgerald said on Wednesday.The probe had been halted by the EU while the parties provided additional information.The deal announced in February last year would create a leading global player in offshore energy services, from drilling and engineering to laying subsea infrastructure for offshore oil and gas projects. Both companies operate a fleet of vessels for these services."We've provided the data (and) now and we expect a restart imminently," Fitzgerald told Reuters on the sidelines
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