Prysmian Completes Cable Laying for Canary Islands Interconnector
Prysmian’s cable laying vessel (CLV) Cable Enterprise has completed the installation of subsea cables for a new electrical interconnection between Tenerife and La Gomera, Spanish grid operator Red Eléctrica said.The double-circuit cable laying began on August 29 with two crossings from San Sebastián de La Gomera to Punta Blanca in Tenerife, ahead of schedule thanks to favorable sea conditions, the company said. The full infrastructure is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.The 36-km subsea section reaches a maximum depth of 1,145 meters, making it the world’s deepest
Viridien, TGS Wrap Up OBN Survey in Gulf of America
Pulse Source (TPS).The Laconia Phase III data set will be imaged using Viridien’s elastic full-waveform inversion (E-FWI) to improve subsalt structural clarity and support further exploration in central Keathley Canyon. Early-out products will be available at the end of October in time for the offshore lease sale scheduled in December. Final products will be delivered in early the first quarter of 2027. “Together with TGS, we are acquiring high-quality OBN data and applying our most advanced imaging to give operators the clearest view of these promising yet complex subsalt plays. This
TGS Kicks Off Second Phase of Equatorial Margin Survey off Brazil
Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has started PAMA Phase II 3D multi-client survey in the Equatorial Margin area offshore Brazil.The first phase covered 19,343 square kilometers and more than 25 future exploration blocks within the Pará-Maranhao Basin, one of the world’s largest, most unexplored, and highly prospective basins.PAMA Phase II extends coverage by approximately 11,500 square kilometers, including blocks currently under nomination for upcoming license rounds scheduled for 2026 and 2027.A Ramform Titan-class vessel started data acquisition early June and is expected to
Future is Here: Smart Drones Take on Wave Energy Plant Upkeep (Video)
Onshore wave energy technology developer Eco Wave Power has partnered with BladeRanger, an automated drone-based cleaning and diagnostics specialist, to introduce drones for the maintenance of its wave energy systems.The collaboration was demonstrated at Eco Wave Power’s grid-connected project in Jaffa Port, Israel, where BladeRanger’s drones cleaned and inspected the floaters that convert waves into electricity.By deploying autonomous drones, the companies expect to lower operating expenses, reduce downtime and increase output, making wave power more competitive with other renewable
NKT Emerges as Preferred Bidder for UK HVDC Interconnector
Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has been selected as the preferred bidder to deliver the 525 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3), a major interconnector project linking Scotland and England.The announcement was made by SSEN Transmission and National Grid Electricity Transmission, joint venture partners developing the 680-kilometer subsea and onshore cable link. The project is designed to strengthen Britain’s electricity backbone, boost system resilience, and help deliver more clean energy across the country.EGL3 is part of a
‘Major Deal’ Offshore Saudi Arabia Boosts Subsea7’s Contract Backlog
Subsea7 has secured a major project under the long-term agreement (LTA) with Aramco that relates to certain facilities located offshore Saudi Arabia.The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of 106 kilometers of infield and export pipelines, modification to existing topsides, and associated hook-up activities.Project management and engineering work will begin immediately at Subsea7’s offices in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.The exact value of the contract has not been disclosed, but Subsea7 defines a ‘major contract’
SHI’s 15MW Floating Wind Platform Gets Lloyd’s Register’s Blessing
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new floating offshore wind turbine design, the SnapWind Float. SnapWind Float has been developed to deliver floating wind solutions that can unlock deeper water sites and higher-capacity renewable energy sites worldwide.In addition, the SnapWind Float design is said to be optimized for the development of floating offshore wind farms in regions where skilled workforce, heavy lifting equipment and sufficient workspace are limited.SHI’s engineering team completed the concept and basic
Hellenic Cables Gets Subsea Interconnection Job in Greece
Hellenic Cables, the cables segment of Cenergy Holdings, has signed a turnkey contract with the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the design, supply, and installation of a 150kV composite cable system interconnecting Igoumenitsa and Corfu in Greece.The turnkey project includes the design, manufacture, installation, protection, and commissioning of approximately 18 km of three-core subsea cables and 13 km of single-core underground cables.The 150kV composite subsea and underground cable system will further strengthen the reliability and increase the capacity of Greece’s electricity
French Firm Bags $1B Offshore Pipe Order from Petrobras
French tubular solutions supplier Vallourec has secured a major contract by Petrobras for the supply of Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) products and services for its offshore operations from 2026 to 2029.The long-term agreement could generate total revenue of up to $1 billion, representing the widest award both in volumes and revenues since Petrobras adopted the open tender strategy.This contract covers the full OCTG scope of supply for seamless pipes and VAM premium connections required for Petrobras’ offshore wells from 4.5-inches up to 18-inches, including carbon and stainless-steel tubulars
Accelerator Targets Subsea AI Development
.Aker BP sees a more collaborative, cross-functional role for its workforce, particularly subsea engineers. Through a “Blue Digital Ecosystem,” engineers will become key enablers of cross industry innovation, facilitating knowledge sharing across Aker companies and into adjacent sectors like offshore wind, aquaculture, and marine conservation.The Blue Digital Ecosystem integrates cloud-based platforms and applications, AI-driven solutions and analytics, next generation sensors and robotics, digital twins, simulation models and visualisation for operational efficiencies, and trusted, standard
Tekmar Gets $10M Subsea Cable Protection Contract off UAE
Offshore services firm Tekmar has secured a contract, worth more than $10 million, to supply advanced subsea cable protection systems for an offshore energy project in the United Arab Emirates.The contract, awarded by major international Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor, covers the design and manufacture of Tekmar’s polyurethane cable protection system, TekDuct, along with engineered ballast modules.Engineering has already started, with offshore delivery scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.“We are delighted to partner again with this major EPC
Eco Wave Power Launches First-Ever US Wave Energy Plant
Eco Wave Power launched its first U.S. wave energy project at the Port of Los Angeles, developed in collaboration with AltaSea and Shell Marine Renewable Energy (MRE).This project marks the first onshore wave energy installation in the U.S., showcasing Eco Wave Power's patented technology and setting the stage for large-scale wave energy deployment along America's coastlines.The demonstration site features floaters, which capture the motion of ocean waves to generate renewable electricity - proving the technology's potential to deliver reliable and clean power.While still in demonstration
Viridien Kicks Off Seismic Imaging for Utsira North OBN Survey
. Final imaging results are scheduled for delivery for industry licensing in the third quarter of 2026.The 513 sq km Utsira North OBN survey is located to the east of the Alvheim Field in the Southern Viking Graben and will bring crucial insights into one of Norway’s most strategically important offshore areas, unlocking opportunities for near-field exploration and more efficient extraction of existing reserves in mature basins.The survey also enriches Viridien’s expanding multi-client OBN portfolio and further consolidates its strategic position in the North Sea as a leading innovative provider
NKT to Deliver Cables for Bornholm Energy Island Interconnection
Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has signed a contract with Energinet to deliver a HVDC power cable system for the offshore interconnector linking the Bornholm Energy Island to the power grid on Zealand.Energinet, the Danish transmission system operator (TSO), has selected NKT to provide the 525 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) on- and offshore power cable systems for the Danish connection to the Bornholm Energy Island.The contract has a value of around $757 million (€650 million) and comprises design, manufacturing, and installation of a power cable system comprising 200
Viridien, TGS Start 3D Seismic Survey Offshore Northern Brazil
French seismic firm Viridien, in collaboration with joint venture partner TGS, has started the Megabar Extension Phase I survey in the Barreirinhas Basin offshore Northern Brazil.The 5,300 sq km multi-client 3D seismic survey will be acquired by TGS and imaged by Viridien and builds on Viridien’s existing Megabar survey coverage.The Barreirinhas Basin features proven petroleum systems and giant discoveries in adjacent Guyana and Suriname basins that demonstrate analogous deepwater plays.Recent licensing activity by IOCs along the equatorial margin, coupled with the success of Brazil’s 5th
UK-Brazil Team Unveils Tentacle-Like Robot for Offshore Inspections
Engineers in the U.K. and Brazil have developed a tentacle-like underwater robot that could change how subsea pipelines and offshore structures are inspected, offering a safer and more precise alternative to conventional rigid systems.The one-meter-long flexible manipulator, created by the U.K.’s National Robotarium and Brazil’s Senai Cimatec, features a soft, bendy backbone and tendon-like cables to move and conform to structures during contact.Equipped with sensors to detect position and shape, it can make precise movements even in turbulent waters, which make it ideal for deploying from
Fugro Nets Two Multi-Year Contracts to Support Brazil’s Deepwater Oil Push
Fugro has signed two three-year contracts with offshore energy services company Constellation to support deepwater exploration activities in Campos Basin and the emerging Equatorial Margin, two of Brazil’s most strategically important regions.Fugro’s work will involve deploying advanced remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) aboard Constellation-managed vessels to carry out subsea equipment inspections, interventions and a range of observation and survey activities.The first campaign will begin this quarter in the Campos Basin on board the vessel Tidal Action, followed by a second deployment in
Viridien Extends OBN Data Scope Offshore US Coast
French seismic firm Viridien has taken ownership of seismic field data from the Momentum survey, which will be incorporated into Laconia, the company’s sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) program in the U.S. Gulf.The new coverage will extend Viridien’s OBN footprint by approximately 143 Outer Continental Shelf blocks (around 3,343 sq km) and be integrated with Laconia Phases I and II to enhance subsalt imaging in the northern Garden Banks protraction area.Leveraging Sercel’s Tuned Pulse Source (TPS), which enables deeper diving-wave penetration, and Viridien’s elastic full-waveform
KOIL Energy Nets Subsea Equipment Supply Deal
Koil Energy Solutions, an international specialist in subsea equipment and services, has secured a significant contract, which includes the supply of control equipment for a subsea isolation valve system.The purpose of the system is to protect the offshore platform and its personnel from the unintended release of hydrocarbons from subsea wells.The contract encompasses the engineering, procurement, and manufacturing of KOIL's technical solution for Subsea Safety Control Systems.KOIL Energy will perform engineering and procurement activities during 2025 followed by manufacturing at its production
Oceaneering Inks $180M Subsea Robotics Contracts with Petrobras
tender.The anticipated aggregate revenue of the contracts is approximately $180 million.Oceaneering will provide work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services, specialized tooling packages, and survey services onboard multiple anchor handling and ROV support vessels working on Petrobras projects offshore Brazil.The scopes of work include ROV support of inspection, maintenance, and repair and decommissioning activities, as well as services related to surface and subsea positioning, FPSO hook-ups, mooring inspections, and pile installations.Each contract has a duration of four years with options to
Deepest-Ever Subsea Compression Systems Come Online Offshore Norway (Video)
to European markets through Langeled and the Norwegian gas export system.Shell is the operator (17.8%) of the Ormen Lange field, with Vår Energi (6.3%), Petoro (36.5%), Equinor Energy (25.3%) and Orlen Upstream Norway (14%) as partners.Shell Boosts Production from Norway’s Ormen Lange Offshore Fiel
NKT Installs Cables for TenneT’s BorWin5 Offshore Grid Connection
Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has installed the HVDC power cable system for Tennet’s BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany.NKT said it completed the installation of the 320 kV HVDC system, completing the pull-in works to the offshore platform with its NKT Victoria cable laying vessel.In 2020, NKT secured a turnkey contract by TenneT to deliver and install a high-voltage DC XLPE power cable system for the BorWin5 project in Northern Germany.The order comprised the manufacturing of approximately 30 km of 320 kV high-voltage DC on-and offshore power cables and accessories
Eco Wave Power Concludes Operational Testing of US Pilot Wave Plant
Eco Wave Power has completed operational testing at its U.S. pilot wave energy project at the Port of Los Angeles.The operational testing marked the lowering of its floaters into the water for the very first time.The milestone follows the finalization of all installation works at the project site, including full installation of all wave energy floaters, connection of hydraulic pipes and supporting infrastructure, and placement of the onshore energy conversion unit.With installation completed, Eco Wave Power has now officially entered the operational phase of its U.S. journey."Seeing our floaters
DRIFT Offshore Opens Subsea Repair Facility in South Florida
Subsea resourcing specialist DRIFT Offshore has extended its service capabilities by formally opening a new, purpose-built subsea repair and engineering facility in South Florida.Creating five new job roles in the process, the launch of the 5,000 sq ft base is a direct response to the acknowledged market shortage of specialist subsea repair resources in the United States.It is now providing bespoke services designed to improve the availability, reliability, and performance of customers’ subsea equipment and systems. The facility in South Florida features electronics and hydraulic workshops as
ABS Certifies World’s Largest Classed Unmanned Surface Vehicle
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued classification to the Surveyor, a fully autonomous deepwater unmanned surface vehicle (USV), developed by Saildrone.At 20 meters long and capable of unmanned operations across all of the world’s oceans, the Surveyor is the largest class of USVs from Saildrone, a provider of maritime security, ocean mapping, and meteorological and oceanographic data using unmanned autonomous assets.The USV is capable of long-endurance missions in the open ocean, collecting deep-ocean bathymetry and performing a wide range of maritime domain awareness tasks.The classifica
Shearwater Lines Up Ghana’s First Deepwater OBN Survey
Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey in Ghana’s Jubilee and TEN fields, operated by Tullow and its partners.It will be the first deepwater OBN project offshore Ghana, following Shearwater’s recent deployment of the SW Tasman vessel and Pearl node OBN platform in Côte d’Ivoire and Angola. The two-month survey is scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2025.The SW Tasman and Pearl node platform have been continuously deployed offshore West Africa since late 2024, first executing the inaugural OBN survey offshore Côte
Reach Subsea’s USV Heads to Australia for Work with Woodside Energy
for all of us at Reach Subsea. This project clearly demonstrates that the transition to a robotic future is not a vision - it’s happening now.“We are reducing HSE risks by removing personnel from hazardous environments, reducing operational costs, and cutting the carbon footprint of offshore activities by up to 90%. It’s a major leap forward for the industry and a testament to what innovative technology can achieve,” said Jostein Alendal, CEO of Reach Subsea
ExxonMobil Hires Shearwater for OBN Survey in Angola
Shearwater Geoservices has secured a deepwater Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic survey work offshore Angola by ExxonMobil’s affiliate Esso Exploration Angola Block 15 Limited.The two-month project is scheduled to begin during the third quarter of 2025.The project will be delivered using Shearwater’s OBN platform, featuring the SW Tasman and Pearl node system, with SW Gallien deployed as source vessel.“Being selected by ExxonMobil to perform this OBN survey in Angola is a real testament to Shearwater’s OBN-platform.“This award reflects our strong track-record in delivering
PXGEO Nets First Seismic Survey off Malaysia
Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has secured its first contract in Malaysia to deliver offshore seismic data acquisition services under a two-year agreement.The contract includes a minimum commitment of 365 days of acquisition activity over the contract term utilizing the PXGEO 2 seismic vessel which will mobilize in August.The campaign will play a key role in supporting Malaysia’s drive to unlock new hydrocarbon resources and accelerate upstream exploration aligning with the Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM) aspiration.The contract highlights PXGEO’s growing portfolio of
TGS Lands Seismic Job Offshore Indonesia
Energy data and intelligence firm TGS has secured a large streamer contract offshore Indonesia, covering approximately 10,000 square kilometers.Much of the project will focus on acquiring 3D seismic data for exploration purposes, with the final phase of approximately one month dedicated to 4D seismic data acquisition for production monitoring.The survey is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025 and will span an estimated total duration of approximately eight months."We are very pleased to have been awarded this significant streamer contract. We will acquire the survey with a purpose-bu
Vard Secures Seismic Vessel Conversion Job
modifications, upgrades to existing seismic equipment, and the installation of a DP2 system for the vessel spanning 106.6 meters in length, with a breadth of 19.2 meters.The upgrades are expected to enhance the vessel’s operational capabilities and support Sanco’s position in the seismic and offshore markets.“We did an extensive tendering between Norwegian yards and were glad to see that Vard Langsten was the most competitive. Based on their vast experience both with newbuilds and conversions, we are confident that Vard Langsten will meet our high expectations,” said Tommy Bø
Western Australia Can’t Wait [for a Decommissioning Hub]
became the burden of the Australian government after it underwent a string of ownership changes.Australia doesn’t have the recycling facilities needed for the job, although the government has been taking some action on the issue. It published a decommissioning roadmap in 2024 and has set up an Offshore Decommissioning Directorate.The Australian Marine Complex in Henderson, Western Australia (WA), has previously been flagged as the most promising site for a decommissioning hub, but, says local environmental organizations and unions, along came AUKUS.“In late 2024, the federal government announced
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