Ocean data company XOCEAN has appointed Shepard Smith as chief technology officer (CTO) in the latest leadership team expansion to drive its next phase of growth. Prior to the new role, Smith served 28 years as a commissioned officer with the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmosphe
Australia-based Searcher Seismic has entered into an agreement with BP Canada and Hess Canada in relation to the brokerage of their Tangier 3D seismic survey offshore Nova Scotia.
Seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices has secured a contract with energy giant Equinor to conduct a 4D ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Norwegian North Sea.
Three project consortia – involving technology developers Oceans of Energy and SolarDuck – have been selected to receive €100,000 each to further advance offshore floating solar industry in the Netherlands.
PanGeo Subsea, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kraken Robotics, has won a $5 million contract from Couvillion Group for a decommissioning campaign in the US Gulf of Mexico. The 90-day campaign represents the largest Acoustic Corer project for PanGeo so far, with commencement scheduled for the second qu
Norwegian authorities have approved Argeo’s planned multi-client program for the first offshore wind project to begin at Utsira Nord, with data acquisition set to soon commence. Argeo will start the operations using its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with sensors to acquire data over t
Energia Group has selected surveying and data services company Green Rebel to carry out geophysical surveys for its proposed North Celtic Sea offshore wind farm off the coast of Waterford, Ireland. Energia’s up to 800 MW North Celtic Sea project is one of the most advanced offshore wind projects in
Nexans’ newest cable-laying vessel Nexans Aurora has arrived at the company’s recently upgraded Charleston plant for the load-out of the first high voltage subsea cables made in the United States. The high-voltage subsea cable plant in Charleston, South Carolina, officially opened in November 2021,
Norwegian seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices is set to perform a 4D time-lapse seismic monitor project at Equinor’s Mariner field off the UK. The one-month project, which will be carried out during the 2022 North Sea summer season, represents the third Isometrix survey over the field
Shell has kicked off production at a tie-back to its Olympus production hub, unlocking further value in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Strohm has signed an agreement with Petronas’ technology commercialization arm, Petronas Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd (PTVSB,) to commercialize thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) in the industry and scale its utilization across Petronas facilities. According to Strohm, the partnership has ensured tha
QatarEnergy has awarded Fugro with a contract to deliver multi-year seabed geo-data acquisition and geo-consultancy services as part of the redevelopment of the Bul Hanine and Maydan Mahzam fields offshore Qatar. Fugro’s team will be operating from Fugro Proteus, Pacific Grouse and Bourbon Enterpris
DOF Subsea has secured multiple new contracts for renewables and oil & gas projects in the North Sea, totaling more than 185 vessel days. All awards include project management, engineering, procurement and logistics, set to be delivered by the company’s subsea teams across Bergen and Aberdeen this y
Seaway 7 has won an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract with EnBW for the inter-array cables for the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. The scope includes the supply and installation of around 100 kilometers of 66 kV subsea power cables and respective ca
