Huarun Dadong Dockyard will convert a sixth-generation semisubmersible rig into a 600-person accommodation unit under the Sparta retrofit project for deployment in Brazilian waters.
Karoon Energy reported 97.2% operating efficiency for the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí after maintenance and well restoration at the Baúna field. The company also completed the FPSO operatorship transfer during the quarter.
Vestas and EnBW are investigating a blade failure involving a V236-15 turbine at the 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. No injuries occurred, and the site was secured.
Allseas’ Solitaire is nearing the end of a ten-month upgrade in Rotterdam before returning to the Gulf of Mexico and starting a two-year global pipelay campaign.
Beach Energy is nearing the end of its Transocean Equinox campaign, with the final plug-and-abandonment operation underway at Yolla 1 in Australia’s Bass Basin.
Ørsted has appointed Peter Hepburn as head of generation UK from 1 October 2026. He will oversee its 5.7GW UK offshore wind fleet and support the commissioning of Hornsea 3.
Modules weighing around 5,000 tonnes each have been installed on the 45,000-tonne Tlaloc FPU under construction in South Korea for the Trion project.
Global Maritime supported Santos with independent verification services during the removal and onshore transport of the Harriet Alpha platform structures in Western Australia.
The European Commission has opened a Phase II investigation into the proposed EUR 21 billion Saipem-Subsea 7 merger over competition concerns in the market for SURF services.
