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“The 2026 lift season is now underway, with a diverse programme ahead across decommissioning, oil and gas installation and offshore wind. Congratulations to everyone involved in getting North Cormorant ready for lift-off

North Cormorant’s lift comes exactly ten years after Pioneering Spirit’s first commercial single lift at Yme

This is the second topsides removal completed by the company under its multi-year Northern North Sea decommissioning contract with TAQA UK, following Eider Alpha in 2025. The wider program will see more than 120,000 tonnes of offshore infrastructure removed from four TAQA platforms, according to Allseas

Home Subsea Shearwater steps up Norwegian multi-client push with new 3D seismic survey August 28, 2026, by Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices is set to acquire 3D seismic data over recently awarded and prospective open acreage in the Norwegian Sea by deploying a high-capacity seismic vessel for an approximately seven-week campaign this month. Amazon Conqueror; Source: Shearwater Shearwater Geoservices has won a new 3D multi-client seismic survey in the Norwegian Sea, which

The 2015-built, 126-meter Amazon Conqueror seismic vessel, equipped with 227 kilometers of multi-component Isometrix streamer, will be deployed for the survey, which is expected to take around seven weeks

Home Subsea Shearwater steps up Norwegian multi-client push with new 3D seismic survey August 28, 2026, by Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices is set to acquire 3D seismic data over recently awarded and prospective open acreage in the Norwegian Sea by deploying a high-capacity seismic vessel for an approximately seven-week campaign this month

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Home Wind Farms Encomara’s Squid floating wind connection system reaches commercialization August 28, 2026, by Encomara’s Squid connection system for floating offshore wind has reached Technology Readiness Level 7/8 following inshore trials at Ardersier Port in Scotland, with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recognizing the technology as ready for commercial manufacture at scale

Home Wind Farms Encomara’s Squid floating wind connection system reaches commercialization August 28, 2026, by Encomara’s Squid connection system for floating offshore wind has reached Technology Readiness Level 7/8 following inshore trials at Ardersier Port in Scotland, with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recognizing the technology as ready for commercial manufacture at scale. Squid connection system at Ardersier Port; Photo courtesy of Encomara The Aberdeen-based company said the trials covered all rem

Home Fossil Energy Dolphin Drilling: GHL cash-and-rig proposal ‘encouraging’ but settlement offer falls short August 28, 2026, by Dolphin Drilling, an Oslo-listed, Aberdeen-headquartered owner and operator of a fleet of harsh-environment mid-water and deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs, has received a proposal from Lagos-based General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) to resolve their long-running arbitration dispute through a combination of cash and potential deployment of its rig in Nigeria. Blackford Dolphin

After the rig owner managed to secure the lifting of the ex parte order of arrestment, which was in force against its rig, the offshore drilling player had to tackle the Nigerian court proceedings to oppose claims made by Technova Africa International (Technova)

The 1974-built Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig, with an enhanced Aker H-3 design, can accommodate 120 people