Solstad’s Largest CSV Secures Global LoI
7, May 2026
Solstad Offshore’s largest vessel, Normand Maximus, has secured a worldwide subsea LoI from Q1 2027 to Q1 2029, with an option to Q1 2030.
Offshore
Equinor Secures North Sea Drilling Approval
7, May 2026
Equinor has secured approval to drill the Rav Beta exploration well in Norway’s North Sea using the COSL Innovator semi-submersible rig.
Damen Delivers Windcat Haarlem CSOV
7, May 2026
Damen has delivered Windcat Haarlem, the third CSOV in the six-vessel Elevation Series, to Windcat for offshore wind support operations.
Offshore Wind Turbine Prices Rise as Supply Tightens
7, May 2026
Rystad Energy said offshore wind turbine prices in Europe have risen 40-45% since 2020 as supplier concentration tightens the market.
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Reaches 50%
7, May 2026
Dominion Energy said the 2.6GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is about 50% complete and remains on track for completion at the end of 2026.
Talos Pushes Ahead With Gulf Drilling Plans
7, May 2026
Talos Energy is advancing offshore activity in the Gulf of America with drilling work underway at Monument and an appraisal well planned at Daenerys in 2026.
Transocean-Valaris Merger Faces US Antitrust Review
6, May 2026
Transocean’s $5.8 billion all-stock merger with Valaris is under extended US antitrust review after the Department of Justice requested additional information.
Ørsted Delays Hornsea 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 Timelines
6, May 2026
Ørsted has revised commissioning timelines for Hornsea 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 due to grid operator delays and outages in the UK and Germany.
Sefine Shipyard Delivers Cecon Vigor to Agalas
6, May 2026
Agalas has taken delivery of the 100 m cable laying support vessel Cecon Vigor from Türkiye’s Sefine Shipyard for offshore wind and subsea operations.
