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Saipem Firms Up Charter Option for Deep Value Driller Drillship

Apr 15, 2025

Saipem has entered into an amended bareboat charter with Deep Value Driller for the seventh-generation drillship Deep Value Driller.Earlier in 2025, the charterer, Saipem, was granted an option until April 14, 2025 to enter into an amended bareboat charter for the Deep Value Driller drillship, which has been exercised.Saipem and Deep Value Driller signed the amended bareboat charter, which will cover a period of 365 days from July 1…

Incat Crowther-Designed CTV Ready to Set Sail for Japanese Operator

Apr 15, 2025

Japanese operator Tokyo Kisen has taken delivery of the first of two new bespoke crew transfer vessels (CTVs), designed by Incat Crowther, which will be put to service Japan’s growing offshore wind energy sector.Constructed by Cheoy Lee shipyard in China…

MHI, SBM to Study Application of CO2 Capture Modules for Petrobras’ FPSOs

Apr 15, 2025

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, the subsidiary of SBM Offshore, have agreed to conduct a study for the application of CO2 capture modules on future floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs) for Petrobras…

TotalEnergies Inks 15-Year LNG Supply Deal for Dominican Republic

Apr 15, 2025

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Energia Natural Dominicana (ENADOM), the joint venture between AES Dominicana and Energas in the Dominican Republic, for the delivery of 400,000 tons of LNG per year.Subject to the finalization of the supply purchase agreements (SPAs)…

Fugro Cuts Jobs and Scales Back US Operations

Apr 15, 2025

Dutch geodata firm Fugro on Tuesday said it started reducing its U.S. workforce and scaling back operations there after warning its sales and earnings would miss earlier forecasts because of volatile markets and lack of new U.S offshore wind projects…

Norway Grants Permit for Aker BP’s Drilling Ops in North Sea

Apr 15, 2025

The Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) has issued Aker BP a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the North Sea.The Permit is for wellbore 30/11-16 S in production license 873, operated by Aker BP with 47.7% working interest.Aker BP’s partners…

Sea1 Offshore Sells 2014-Built Offshore Construction Vessel

Apr 14, 2025

Sea1 Offshore, formerly Siem Offshore, has signed an agreement to sell the 2014-built offshore construction vessel (OSCV) Sea1 Spearfish to an independent third party.The sale is done on market terms and will result in a gain of approximately $40 million for Sea1 Offshore…

EnerMech Gets Anasuria FPSO Services Job in North Sea

Apr 14, 2025

Energy industry services firm EnerMech has been awarded a three-year cranes and lifting services contract for the Anasuria floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, east of Aberdeen in the central North Sea.Secured following a competitive tendering process…

Havila Acquires Polarsyssel Offshore Supply Ship

Apr 11, 2025

Havila Holding, through its subsidiary Havila Skipsinvest, has acquired the Polarsyssel offshore supply ship from Fafnir Norway.Polarsyssel serves as the Governor of Svalbard’s service vessel and plays a key role in safety and emergency preparedness in the region…

Finnish Port Set for Offshore Wind Overhaul

Apr 11, 2025

Euroports Group and Noatun project companies, jointly held by OX2 and Ålandsbanken Offshore Wind I, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish Koverhar Harbour in Hanko as a key logistics hub for the construction of the offshore wind farm project Noatun North…

RWE Drops Bubble Curtain to Silence Construction Noise at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 11, 2025

RWE has deployed a bubble curtain technology in the U.K. for the first time to protect marine life from the construction noise at its Sofia offshore wind farm.RWE has been working with Hydrotechnik Offshore to introduce an innovative underwater noise-abatement technology…

Gazelle Gets Clearance for Floating Wind Demonstrator off Portugal

Apr 11, 2025

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based floating wind developer, has secured a 10-year TUPEM (Titulo de Utilizacao Privativa do Espaco Marítimo) authorization, clearing the way for the deployment of its 2 MW Nau Azul floating wind demonstrator project off Portugal…

SBM Offshore Banks New $1.1B Loan for Floating Production Solutions

Apr 11, 2025

Dutch FPSO leasing specialist SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1 billion unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) with a group of 13 international banks.The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1.0 billion RCF which was due to expire in February 2026…

BP Expects Lower First-Quarter Upstream Production

Apr 11, 2025

British oil and gas producer BP said on Friday that reported upstream production in the first quarter is expected to be lower compared to the previous quarter.BP expects earnings in its oil production and operations segment to be broadly flat from the previous quarter…

Subsea7 Secures Contract Extension for Seven Viking Subsea Vessel

Apr 10, 2025

Eidesvik Seven Chartering, a joint venture company between Subsea7 and Eidesvik Offshore, has entered into an agreement with Subsea7 to extend the contract for the subsea vessel Seven Viking.Subsea7 declared the remaining option for 2026 and…

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