Acteon has completed a cable survey at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in Virginia as part of a partnership with Siemens Gamesa. Acteon’s TerraSond performed the survey from Atlantic Endeavor, the project’s dedicated crew transfer vessel (CTV) that was specially modified for the wo
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has invited input on the technical specifications currently being prepared for the procurement of seabed and metocean survey services that will support the country’s offshore wind development plans. The Ministry has called on representatives of all interested parties t
Tracerco has secured three contracts to perform subsea pipeline inspection for an undisclosed client in the Gulf of Mexico.
Fugro and Fraunhofer IWES are set to carry out the geophysical investigation of offshore wind areas in the German North Sea. Fugro will perform the positioning and sub-bottom profiling recording and interpretation, while Fraunhofer IWES will focus on the seismic survey and interpretation. Work on th
Harbour Energy has selected Legasea to provide subsea services and associated goods for the company’s operations in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS).
PGS has completed the Niger Delta 2020 reprocessing package for the reassessment of Nigerian offshore exploration opportunities.
UXOcontrol has completed a UXO ID campaign for Vattenfall at the Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind projects in Denmark. The work included conducting ten target locations in total, eight at Vesterhav North and two at Vesterhav South. This scope was conducted in July onboard the EDT Hercu
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project to support the global initiative to produce the complete map of the ocean floor. Under the terms of the agreement, the two parties will work together to advance understanding of oce
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant, is set to perform a preliminary conceptual design study to further develop its novel wave energy converter aimed at powering autonomous ocean monitoring systems.
UK engineering firm Forth is looking for assistance to bring the working prototype of a friction stir welding robotic crawler for oil pipeline repair to the commercial stage. The FSWBot is being developed to travel hundreds of miles down an oil pipeline to scan for defects and carry out subsequent r
CSA Ocean Sciences has completed a series of geophysical surveys as part of an ongoing campaign of nearshore multidisciplinary marine surveys at a U.S. offshore wind project. Research vessel Dolphin began the work along a critical export cable route in May at the project located off the Northeastern
PXGEO is deploying DownUnder GeoSolutions’ (DUG) data acquisition quality control and onboard processing and visualization software onboard the PXGEO 2. PXGEO stated it had signed an agreement with DUG for the provision of its DUG Insight software for its new Rolls-Royce designed 14-streamer seismic
Sonardyne Group has appointed Stephen Fasham as chief executive officer, succeeding John Ramsden who is stepping down from the role ahead of retirement. Fasham, currently the company’s chief operating officer, will assume the CEO role effective 1 September, with Ramsden remaining on the board until
Petrobras has awarded Fugro with a three-year contract for subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services in Brazil. The contract is set to begin in Q4 2021 and will be carried out from Fugro Aquarius using two Fugro-built 3000-meter work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The award
