Keppel Offshore & Marine and Sembcorp Marine have reached agreement on a proposed merger that would focus on renewables and clean energy solutions in the offshore space.

Remember Keppel Offshore & Marine’s ill-timed, speculative attempt to break into the offshore drillship market with the CAN DO? Well nearly a decade on from the decision to build the drillship Keppel is still looking for a customer.

Towage and subsea firm Kotug has agreed to acquire OSV owner and operator Seaways International.

UAE-based offshore shipyard Lamprell today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with energy services company NOV, to support its delivery of three 1 gigawatt (GW) offshore floating wind farms for Cerulean Winds.

As energy security in Europe takes on a whole new level of urgency, the scalability of offshore wind development – fixed and floating – is right in the spotlight.

Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) say significant progress has been made in negotiations on the proposed merger of their offshore and marine businesses but more time is needed to complete the deal.

Lamprell has moved a step closer to securing a major contract for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm project with a capacity reservation agreement.

Huge potential growth is seen for the emerging floating offshore wind sector according to Clarksons Research.

Tidewater is buying Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) for $190m as Swire Pacific exits the marine business.

Colombian Energy Minister Diego Mesa has announced plans for the country's first offshore wind farm with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).