(PN) Karoon announced that it has completed the transaction with Altera & Ocyan for the purchase of FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, located in the Baúna field, in the Santos Basin. The total value of the deal was US$115 million, plus approximately US$8 million in transaction costs, with the final payment of US$85 million to be... Continue Reading →
SLB OneSubsea, Subsea7 Awarded EPCI Contract for bp’s Ginger Project
(OE) SLB announced the award of an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by bp to its OneSubsea joint venture and Subsea7 for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The Ginger project is the first project award under the global framework agreement between bp and Subsea Integration Alliance partners SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7.... Continue Reading →
DEME Concludes Havfram Acquisition
(OE) Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has completed the acquisition Havfram, an offshore wind installation contractor based in Norway, in a deal valued at approximately $1.02 billion (€900 million). The transaction, first announced in April 2025, has passed all customary closing conditions. DEME Offshore Holding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEME Group, has acquired all of... Continue Reading →
DOF’s Two Subsea Vessels Get More Work off Brazil
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF Group has secured work for two of its subsea vessels offshore Brazil. DOF’s Skandi Achiever diving support vessel has been awarded an offshore service and survey contract in Brazil in support of a SURF project with operations planned to start in early May and covering three campaigns during 2025.... Continue Reading →
US Could Miss Out on USD 75 Billion in Offshore Wind Investment – IntelStor Analysis
(offshoreWIND.biz) The current US administration’s aggression towards the offshore wind market could put at risk up to USD 75 billion in investment, according to an analysis by Houston-based IntelStor. Based on the analysis, the application of tariffs as well as the recent moves to halt or cancel offshore wind projects in the US have jeopardised... Continue Reading →
Valaris Lifts Contract Backlog for its Drilling Rigs to $4.2B
(OE) Offshore drilling company Valaris has secured over $1 billion of new contracts and extension for its drilling rigs since its previous fleet status report published mid-February 2025. Valaris’ contract backlog, excluding lump sum payments such as mobilization fees and capital reimbursements, increased to approximately $4.2 billion from approximately $3.6 billion as of February 18,... Continue Reading →
TMC Books Compressors Orders for FPSO and LNG Vessels
(OE) TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured orders for complete marine compressed air systems for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel newbuilds and one floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. As part of the first order, Hanwha Ocean picked TMC to deliver the marine compressed air system to 12 LNG vessels the South Korean shipbuilder... Continue Reading →
Subsea7, SLB OneSubsea Get BP’s Job Offshore Trinidad and Tobago
(OE) Subsea Integration Alliance, a partnership between Subsea7 and SLB OneSubsea, has secured engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by BP for the Ginger project offshore Trinidad and Tobago. For the Ginger EPCI project, Subsea7 will supply a diver-installed tie-in system, a flexible production flowline, and associated infrastructure. SLB OneSubsea will deliver four standardised... Continue Reading →
Solstad Offshore Secures Petrobras Contracts for Three Vessels
(OE) Norwegian offshore vessel operator Solstad Offshore has secured multiple contract awards with Petrobras, subject to board approval, for two large Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels and one Construction Support Vessel (CSV). The AHTS vessels have been awarded new contracts with a duration of four years each, whereof one of the contracts includes ROV... Continue Reading →
Noble Reports Strong Outlook, New Contracts
(OE) Noble Corporation has reported that its contract drilling services revenue for the first quarter of 2025 totaled $832 million compared to $882 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the sequential decrease driven primarily by the benefit received in the fourth quarter of 2024 from the Noble Deliverer's early termination fee. Contract drilling... Continue Reading →