(offshore-energy.biz) DOF Subsea has secured a contract extension for its high-end subsea vessel that will keep the vessel busy until mid-2028. The new commitment for DOF’s Skandi Africa will run until May 2028 and will commence in direct continuation with the current commitment, which runs until February 2025. According to the company, the high-end subsea vessel... Continue Reading →
TSC Subsea to Conduct Subsea Inspections Offshore Brazil
TSC Subsea has secured a contract with a major operator for the subsea inspection of insulated flexible pipes in the pre-salt region offshore Brazil. The multi-year contract will enable the company to deliver continuous inspection services to the unnamed client from 2024 to 2026. The company uses its proprietary ART (Acoustic Resonance Technology) and the... Continue Reading →
Autonomous Survey Technology: Cutting the Umbilical – Long read
Wendy Laursen, Contributing Writer There is a flurry of development underway to cut seafloor seismic and geotechnical survey technologies free from on-site control. (OE) The deeper you go, the quieter the ocean becomes. It’s something that Kyrre Tjøm is exploiting in his back-to-basics approach to ocean bottom nodes (OBNs). Like his competitors, the CEO and Founder of iDROP, is... Continue Reading →
DOF Scoops Two Vessel Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two long-term contracts with Petrobras for its Pipelay Support Vessel (PLSV) and the Anchor Handling Support vessel (AHTS). The Brazilian built and flagged PLSV Skandi Niterói is awarded a three-year firm plus option contract, starting in 2025. The vessel is owned by DOFCON Navegação, a joint... Continue Reading →
Six Innovators Selected to Advance New York’s Offshore Wind Potential
(OE) The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, led by Equinor, has selected six companies that will receive support to further develop their ideas and advance offshore wind’s potential in New York. Six companies were selected from a pool of 78 applicants based on the novelty of their solutions that will help propel the United States to... Continue Reading →
Oceaneering on track with full-year 2024 expectations
(Offshore-energy.biz) Texas-headquartered Oceaneering International has reported an operating income of $44.2 million for its Subsea Robotics division in the first three months of 2024, a 31% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023. In Q1 2024, Oceaneering reported a net income of $15.1 million on revenue of $599 million, while adjusted net income was... Continue Reading →
Chouest Acquires ROV Company ROVOP to Expand Subsea Capabilities
May 2, 2024 – The Chouest group is pleased to announce its acquisition of ROVOP, a leading remotely operated vehicle (ROV) company. With this acquisition, Chouest, alongside its subsea service company, C-Innovation, will now control a fleet of over 100 ROVs and 6 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).Bringing ROVOP under the Chouest umbrella not only expands... Continue Reading →
DOF Secures $192M from Two Contracts with Petrobras
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured two contracts with Brazil’s state-run oil and gas company Petrobras, worth over $192 million. Petrobras has awarded new long-term charter and service contracts to Norskan Offshore. and DOF Subsea Servicos Brasil, after a competitive tender process. The vessel Skandi Amazonas, which was on the spot market,... Continue Reading →
Saipem and Fincantieri Form Subsea Alliance
(OE) Saipem and Fincantieri have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to evaluate commercial and industrial opportunities for cooperation in the field of autonomous subsea vehicles (AUV) and their integration with surface and underwater units. The MoU is among the initiatives aimed at promoting and developing Italy’s national excellence in the underwater sector. The agreement... Continue Reading →
TDI-Brooks’ Retrofitted Vessel Arrives to US for Offshore Wind Work
(OE) TDI-Brooks' latest dynamic positioning vessel, the RV Nautilus, has reached the shores of the East Coast of the United States ahead of work for offshore wind sector. After undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas, the 2000-built vessel will be put to work to provide support for offshore wind projects and various other subsea... Continue Reading →