NYK Cable-Laying Vessel Secures General Design Approval from ClassNK
5, March 2026
NYK Line has secured ClassNK’s General Design Approval for a cable-laying vessel designed for Japan’s long-distance DC transmission network.
Offshore
RWE Sets First Turbine at 1.1GW Thor
4, March 2026
RWE installed the first turbine at the 1,100MW Thor offshore wind farm off Jutland. The project will deploy 72 Siemens Gamesa turbines and is due online in 2027.
Subsea7 Extends Sakarya Phase 3 Work Offshore Türkiye
4, March 2026
Subsea7 won a large variation order from TP-OTC for Sakarya Phase 3 in the Black Sea, linking the Goktepe field to the floating production unit with new subsea EPCI work.
Shell Sabah Awards Velesto TTR Maintenance Support Deal
4, March 2026
Sabah Shell Petroleum Company awarded Velesto Workover two multi-year contracts for offshore Sabah deepwater support, covering top tension riser maintenance on a tension leg platform, delivered with INVX Asia Pacific.
Seaway7 Chief Stuart Fitzgerald to Lead Subsea7 from 1 July
4, March 2026
Subsea7 CEO John Evans exits on 30 June after 40 years with the group; Seaway7 head Stuart Fitzgerald steps in on 1 July and is also proposed for the Saipem7 set-up if the deal completes.
MHB Unit Wins PTTEP Sarawak Platform Contract
4, March 2026
MHB says its unit Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering won a four-year PTTEP contract for Sarawak-related EPC work, covering marginal field facilities and up to 11 wellhead platforms to be built at Pasir Gudang.
Dogger Bank B Installs First Turbine
4, March 2026
Dogger Bank B has installed its first turbine. WTIV Voltaire is working in the array area with CSOV IWS Skywalker supporting construction, and turbine installation is expected to continue to about Q2 2027.
OceanPact and CBO to Merge
4, March 2026
OceanPact and CBO plan to combine, forming a 73-vessel offshore support and marine services platform in Brazil with revenue above $778 million and backlog near $2.7 billion.
Arabian Drilling Restarts Rigs, Kicks Off GCC Offshore Contract
4, March 2026
Arabian Drilling restarted recalled rigs and scheduled another to begin on 2 March 2026, while launching its first GCC international offshore contract focused on exploration work.
