Energy transition is bringing with it an intricate mix of options for the offshore energy and shipping sectors.
Ryder Geotechnical has completed site-specific assessment (SSA) at the turbine locations of the first two phases of the Dogger Bank offshore wind project. Ryder completed a geotechnical zonation assessment to classify the 190 turbine locations in terms of geotechnical risk to the upcoming jack-up op
Seismic surveyor PXGEO has secured a contract to carry out an ocean bottom node (OBN) project in the North Sea. The OBN marine seismic acquisition project will be carried out in the second quarter of 2022, with an approximate duration of three months. PXGEO has not revealed any other details about t
Oilfield services firm Expro has completed an integrated plug and abandonment (P&A) contract for PC Mauritania 1 Pty Ltd (PCMPL), a subsidiary of Petronas, in Mauritania. Completed in April, the well intervention scope used Expro’s integrated Open Water Intervention Riser System (OWIRS), deployed fr
Subsea Europe Services (SES) and Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) have signed an extensive partnership agreement to cooperate on the delivery of unmanned and autonomous marine survey platforms. The collaboration combines technology and autonomous survey platforms for new, more efficient marine dat
The Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) has set out plans to deploy a large cabled monitoring platform in the Minas Passage and share the collected data online as part of continuing efforts to improve environmental data from the Bay of Fundy.
Australia-headquartered AMOG has partnered up with Greece’s Hellenic Cables for dynamic cable assessment in the offshore wind sector. In the partnership, AMOG is delivering expertise in dynamic cable analysis, including utilization of the Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) software SHEAR7. According to
PGS has completed phase two of the Côte d’Ivoire MegaSurvey, adding 9,897 square kilometers of 3D and 24,632 kilometers of 2D in the Tano Basin. Conducted in partnership with PetroCi and Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures, the latest Côte d’Ivoire MegaSurvey spans the western extension of the Tano
Pre-lay trenching works have begun along a number of inter-array cable routes within the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm area, ahead of the installation of cables at a later date.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been working with the U.S.-based marine energy company C-Power on the integration of its novel field data collection and control system in the SeaRAY device ahead of upcoming sea trials in Hawaii.
UXOcontrol has completed the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and disposal campaign at the Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 and 4 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The campaign, which ran from early February till July, saw a total of 1,350 targets investigated, with 19 being highlighted as UXOs
Strohm has entered into a joint industry programme (JIP) with Petrobras and Shell for its thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) flowline and riser technology.
Peel Ports Clydeport, owner of Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC), has signed an option agreement with XLCC for two factories in Ayrshire, Scotland, that would produce high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable. The overall agreement includes building a 70-acre facility that
SubC Imaging has teamed up with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO Gulf and DFO NL) to test two full SubC Towed Camera Systems this fall.
