U.S.-based offshore and marine services company Otto Candies has acquired four multi-purpose support vessels (MPSVs) from Harvey Gulf International Marine.The vessels…
Client Sanctions Prompt Borr Drillings to Cancel Two Jack-Up Rig Deals
Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has terminated two of its drilling contracts following the recent implementation of international sanctions affecting a counterparty…
TotalEnergies Seeks Extensions as Mozambique LNG’s Costs Soar by $4.5B
TotalEnergies has told Mozambique that the costs of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the country have risen by $4.5 billion in the four years it was on hold…
Petrofac Goes into Administration after TenneT’s OW Contract Termination
Provider of services to the global energy industry Petrofac has filed for administration to the High Court of England and Wales to appoint administrators for the company…
Syria Signs Landing Deal for First International Submarine Cable
Syria's telecommunications ministry has signed an agreement for the landing of the first international submarine cable to the country with Barcelona-based Medusa Submarine Cable System, state-run Ikhbariya TV reported on Saturday.The submarine…
Rhino Resources Appraisal Wells in Namibia
African oil and gas company Rhino Resources plans to drill an appraisal well on a Namibian prospect next year and take a flow test on another as it races TotalEnergies…
French Offshore Wind Sector Impacted by Government Crisis
Offshore wind developers and equipment suppliers are bracing for a slowdown in business in France where a political crisis has stalled changes to the country's energy framework and government tenders…
From Regional Champion to Global Powerhouse: Inside ADES and Shelf Drilling Fleet Merger
ADES is the largest jackup drilling contractor globally, with 44 rigs owned, and four under its management, and a fleet valued at $1.98 - $2.2 billion. Shelf Drilling…
UFO App Logs Mysterious Underwater Sightings
Enigma, a popular UFO reporting app, monitors unusual aerial activity. However, they also receive reports of objects emerging from bodies of water or traveling underwater. Enigma has recently released a collection that
EU-Backed Project Deploys OTEC Demonstration Unit off Canary Islands
A new storm-resistant ocean energy prototype has been installed off the coast of Gran Canaria, developed under the EU’s Horizon Europe-funded PLOTEC project, as…
Scana’s Unit Gets Offshore Wind Equipment Supply Deal
Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation has secured a contract for the design, manufacture, and assembly of a series of E-House modules that will be used for an offshore wind project…
Japanese Firms Join Forces to Mass-Produce Smalls USVs for Maritime Ops
NYK’s Group company Keihin Dock has signed a joint demonstration agreement with Oceanic Constellations (OC), an ocean-tech startup, seeks to establish a mass-production system for small unmanned surface vehicles (USVs).The move aims
- First Export Cable Laid at Scotland’s 1.1GW Offshore Wind Farm
- Equinor Grants Contracts for Offshore Crew Transportation Services
- Rhino Resources Targets New Appraisal Wells and Flow Test off Namibia
- Microscopic Wave Machine Mimics Ocean Waves
- Women Navy Divers Meet Same Standards as Men
- Fincantieri Launches Underwater Drone

