Italian cabling giant Prysmian has set up a target to achieve net-zero for its global operations between 2035 and 2040, as well as for its value chain emissions by 2050. Prysmian announced the commitments as part of its new Climate Ambition and Social Ambition frameworks. In terms of Climate Ambitio
Kraken Robotics has secured a Robotics as a Service (RaaS) contract with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, formerly Nalcor Energy, to perform the marine inspection of the Strait of Belle Isle (SOBI) submarine cable.
Unmanned technology systems operator and integrator DroneQ Robotics has signed a partnership with Canadian remotely operated vehicle (ROV) developer SEAMOR Marine to boost ROV solutions.
PGS has completed the sale of the hardware, software and intellectual property associated with its towed streamer Controlled Source Electro-Magnetic (CSEM) system to Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG). The two parties signed an agreement in September 2020 under which OFG acquired the exclusive rights to u
A remotely operated uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has been deployed for a hydrographic survey on an operational offshore wind farm in the UK.
UK gas company IOG plc has achieved successful flow test results at its Elgood development well in the UK North Sea. However, the company has experienced mechanical challenges during drilling operations, which resulted in an extended duration. As a result, the first gas from IOG’s Core project has b
Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has laid more than 100 kilometers of the offshore pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea. The 275-kilometer long Baltic Pipe will create a new corridor supplying gas from Norway to the markets in Poland, Denmark and also neighboring countries. Castor
Petrofac has collaborated with James Fisher Asset Information Services to eliminate the need for offshore surveys ahead of modifications.
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is inviting public comments for Santos’ proposed 3D seismic survey in the Bonaparte Basin. Santos is proposing to undertake a 3D seismic marine survey over petroleum permit areas WA-454-P, WA-545-P, WA-27
John Lawrie Metals, a decommissioning and recycling services provider, has announced two new quayside decommissioning facilities in Scotland.
Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract with Havfram for the subsea construction vessel (CSV) Viking Neptun. The contract will commence in early January 2022 with a firm period towards the end of the third quarter of 2022. In addition, Havfram stated it had been granted options for further extensio
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.
The partners in the EU-backed SafeWAVE project have started collecting environmental data around GEPS Techno’s wave and solar energy hybrid WAVEGEM at SEM-REV test site in France.
Norskan, DOF ASA’s Brazilian subsidiary, has secured two contracts for its Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels with Petrobras and Equinor, respectively. Anchor handler Skandi Paraty has been awarded a one-year contract extension with Petrobras until July 2022. The vessel features a remotely op
