UAE-based subsea and offshore solution provider Unique Group announced Thursday it it has entered into a contract with Singapore-based offshore and marine oil field services company POSH Subsea to offer integrated diving solutions.As part of the agreement…
Offshore contractor Subsea 7 announced Wednesday it has finalized the acquisition of a 2009-built multipurpose offshore construction and dive support vessel.The vessel Toisa Pegasus, formerly owned by Sealion Shipping, is to be renamed Seven…
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announced Tuesday it has signed a multi-year subsea services agreement for an unnamed customer in the Middle East. The base value of the three-year contract amounts to $40 million with an option to extend…
A wave of renewed investment approaching the deep waters offshore Brazil has rekindled demand for new, highly-specialized vessels.Underwater service providers play a major role in maintaining offshore assets by performing diving operations and remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) surveys…
Inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) subsea services provider N-Sea said it has reinforced its commitment to the Middle East with expanded its service capabilities in the region.N-Sea, which opened its regional office in Dubai in 2016, said…
Veecraft Marine, subsidiary of Paramount Maritime Holdings, and Unique Group announced a strategic Agreement for the continued manufacture of the next-generation HYDRACraft 1400 Diving Daughtercraft. The maritime platform will be deployed by…
Offshore and subsea construction company Hydra said it has entered into the saturation diving market in anticipation of an offshore oil and gas sector rebound.Trevor Davis, president and CEO of the Texas-based company, said Hydra has converted…
Mermaid Maritime’s joint venture company formed between Mermaid and a local offshore services operator has secured a contract extension for offshore inspection, repair and maintenance services with a national upstream oil and gas company following its initial five-year contract period…
Mermaid Maritime has inked US$26 million worth of contract in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. In the Middle East, the DP2 dive support vessel the Mermaid Endurer has been carrying out a 30-day project on a DSV - ROV - SAT and air…
In recent years, the speed with which newbuild vessels have entered the market has amplified the subsea vessel demand/supply imbalance. This has been further exacerbated by sustained low oil prices, as operators defer the sanctioning…
EMAS' Lewek Constellation. Photo from EMAS Chiyoda Subsea. EMAS Chiyoda's bankruptcy announcement in late February is the latest in a long line of vessel contractors to fall victim to the downturn since January 2015…
Flash Tekk Engineering has chosen the Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus ROV as a key diving support vessel resource. Flash Tekk is a major diving equipment supplier for the international offshore industry worldwide and supplies diving systems…
Technip’s latest newbuild, the diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Explorer, has been officially named in Norway. The traditional naming ceremony was held at VARD’s Langsten shipyard. Deep Explorer is a DP3 class DSV, purpose-designed and…
Thailand's Mermaid Maritime has won two contracts worth some US$5.1 million in Southeast Asia. The company said the first contract, scheduled to begin in Q1 2017, is with an international upstream company for installation works in the Natuna Sea…
James Fisher Group has acquired Lexmar Sat Systems for up to US$20 million. Founded in Singapore in 1996, Lexmar is a specialist provider of service and support of diving equipment and saturated diving systems. James Fisher will pay US$13…
