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July 10 (Reuters) - Italian energy contractor Saipem's merger with Norwegian peer Subsea 7 is set to face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation because of competition concerns about the deal, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The companies announced the deal in February last year to create a leading global player in offshore energy services,... Continue Reading →
July 10 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm, located off France’s Mediterranean coast, has reached full power, Ocean Winds (OW), the owner and developer of the project, said. With three 10 MW turbines located 16 kilometers off the Occitanie coast and installed on semi-submersible floaters, this... Continue Reading →
July 8 (PN) Equinor has completed the installation of the PLEM (Pipeline End Manifold) for the Raia project at a depth of approximately 2,700 meters in the Campos Basin. This subsea equipment connects the FPSO risers to the pipeline that will transport natural gas to shore. The Raia pipeline will span approximately 200 kilometers, linking... Continue Reading →
July 8 (OE) The PlemCat floating offshore wind test site in the Spanish Mediterranean has secured a favorable Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), clearing a key regulatory hurdle for deployment of X1 Wind's 8.5 MW X100 platform under the NextFloat project. The approval was officially published in Spain's Boletín Oficial del Estado on July 8 and... Continue Reading →
July7 (OE) Oceaneering International, Inc. has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA (MPS), won a contract from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) to deliver ROV services offshore Brazil. The award follows a competitive tender process. The contract term is four years and operations are expected to begin in 2027. Oceaneering will... Continue Reading →
June 30 (oilnow.gy) DOF Group ASA has secured a three-year contract for the Skandi Involver to support subsea work in Guyana’s Stabroek Block, where ExxonMobil Guyana Limited continues to advance offshore development activity. The Norway-based offshore and subsea services company announced on June 26 that the award was made through its North America subsea region.... Continue Reading →
June 30 (OE) Houston-based Nauticus Robotics has strengthened its balance sheet through a debt-for-equity exchange that eliminates approximately $4 million in outstanding debt while increasing shareholders' equity. The company announced June 30 that an existing lender agreed to convert approximately $4.0 million in outstanding indebtedness and accrued interest under Nauticus' Senior Secured Term Loan Agreement... Continue Reading →
Rio de Janeiro, June 23, 2026 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), with the purpose of establishing strategic and technical cooperation for the assessment, development and joint execution of projects in the hydrocarbons industry, including the development of opportunities in the... Continue Reading →
June 23 (OE) Italian energy services company Saipem has launched operations for the GranMorgu offshore project in Suriname with the arrival of the multi-purpose construction vessel Normand Navigator at the Jules Sedney Harbour commercial port in Paramaribo. The vessel is berthed and ready to begin preliminary activities for the project, which is located in Block... Continue Reading →
June 23 (OE) Energy and marine consultancy ABL has opened a new office in Salvador, Brazil, expanding its presence in the country and strengthening its asset integrity management offering for the oil and gas, maritime and industrial sectors. The new office will support asset integrity management projects in Brazil and across the wider Americas region,... Continue Reading →
