Marine survey contractor Argeo has launched its first uncrewed, remotely supervised survey and inspection vehicle Argus for offshore and coastal applications. The Argus uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) will perform mapping and inspection services using robotics and autonomous ocean space technology fo
Seaway 7 ASA, part of the Subsea 7 Group, has signed a letter of exclusivity, and is finalising a preferred bidder supply chain agreement with ScottishPower Renewables for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. East Anglia THREE is located approximately 70 kilometres from shore in th
Rovco has commenced year three of its survey campaign on the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm located in the Outer Moray Firth in Scotland. Rovco’s UK-based team will deliver survey work on all inter-array cable and subsea jacket locations across the 588 MW wind farm, with activities commenci
The Norwegian Solstad Offshore, DeepOcean and Østensjø have teamed up to fast-track the adoption of remotely managed services with the aim of reducing operating costs and emissions for the offshore energy industry. The companies have established two joint ventures (JVs) to support the remote operati
Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has secured a contract with Petrobras for a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in Brazil. The survey, to be acquired in water depths up to 2,200 metres, is scheduled to commence in late 2022, with a duration of approximately four months. According to the comp
JDR Cable Systems has reached the final grant agreement under the UK government’s Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme (OWMIS) on financial support for its new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland. The agreement means the 69,000 sqm facility is on track to begin c
Orcadian Energy, a North Sea oil and gas operator, has entered into a seismic licensing deal with the energy data company TGS to access high-quality seismic data for evaluating the multitude of development opportunities and prospects within its North Sea portfolio. Under the agreement, Orcadian will
Türkiye’s national oil and gas company TPAO has started laying pipes in the Black Sea as part of its giant Sakarya gas field project development. TPAO has also named its fourth drillship.
SEA-KIT International has revealed a new uncrewed surface vessel (USV) design said to be the next step towards the company’s goal of zero-emission vessels. The H-class USV, featuring a retractable gondola and dual sensor deployment options, is a highly configurable design based on operational data a
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licencing round, with 13 areas available for bids. The areas being offered for licensing are off the coast of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire in the Southern North Sea, Central North Sea, Norther
Subsea 7 has updated its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year 2022 following reduced progress on two offshore wind projects and vessel reshuffle at its subsidiary Seaway 7. Seaway 7 announced provisions against the results of project execution of offshore windfarm installations due to increase
UK-based subsea services company Modus has commissioned its control room in Darlington from which it can operate hybrid autonomous underwater vehicles (HAUVs). The control center, located at the company’s headquarters, is a result of a £24 million investment program. Modus has developed the applicat
French energy giant TotalEnergies and its partners have made a final investment decision on an $850 million project offshore Angola.
Diverse Marine has signed an agreement with Nauticus Robotics to construct the initial production run of the autonomous surface vessel (ASV) Hydronaut for the Nauticus Fleet, a robotic navy with 20 Hydronaut vessels. The announcement follows 18 months of close collaboration between the two companies
