COLUMN | 2024 by the numbers: Cableships; methanol; the Nigerian Navy; BP and Equinor’s wind woes; Noble in Suriname and Colombia [Offshore Accounts]

We’ve passed Twelfth Night, so let’s look at some key numbers for the year ahead. This week’s lucky lottery numbers are 4, 10, 29, 177, and 470,000. Who is feeling lucky? Four newbuilds for wind: #1 Toyo Nature abhors a vacuum, and as Global Marine Systems, for two decades the former cablelay market leader, sinks […]

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COLUMN | Quick Updates: Atlantica buys DOF’s supply vessel flip; Maersk sells anchor handlers; battery power drive gains momentum in UK and Norway; Ocean Infinity wins grant; more cable layers ordered [Offshore Accounts]

Last week we looked at Britoil’s acquisition of 30 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) from Vroon for a price we estimated to be in the region of US$239 million, and the acquisition of the Vroon Offshore Services management teams in Singapore and Italy. We noted how the Dutch Bank ING had foolishly cut a side deal […]

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Nexan returns to Ulstein for next generation cable layer

Next generation cable layer

Paris, France, headquartered Nexans is to add a third cable layer to its fleet. Like its flagship vessel, Nexans Aurora, it will be built by Ulstein Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to a design developed by Ålesund, Norway, based Skipsteknisk (ST). Nexans says the ship, which it calls a third generation cable layer, will be equipped with three turntables, offering a 13,500-tonne loading capacity, and will host a large range of subsea tooling including jetting and plowing tools. Set for delivery in...

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Offshore Projects News Roundup | May 10 – Windfarm site surveys and installation works in Europe and Australia plus geophysical mapping off West Africa

New projects in the pipeline include cable and turbine installation works in the German and Danish sectors North Sea, a site survey in support of Australia’s first offs ..

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Offshore Projects News Roundup | December 1 – Cable-lay and survey works in the Netherlands, Taiwanese wind farm installation works and more

Cable-laying activities are ongoing at two Dutch offshore wind farms while newly awarded contracts include those for turbine installation in Taiwan, site investigations i ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Nexans Aurora – DP3-equipped, cable-lay and subsea construction workhorse

Nexans has taken delivery of its newest cable-laying vessel, Nexans Aurora, following its construction at a shipyard in Norway. The Skipsteknisk-designed newbuild has an ..

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