A series of showcases about contracting opportunities for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK is taking place in July. Van Oord, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and inter-array cables, will hold its webinar on 6 July. The Dutch company will cover concrete structures, secondar
Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has entered into a global rental partnership with Switzerland-based subsea wireless access provider Hydromea. Under the deal, Ashtead Technology will promote and use Hydromea’s LUMA high-speed through-water wireless optical modems as an inte
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue an invitation to tender seeking experts to support RVO in managing offshore wind farm site studies. The tender is divided into three lots. Lot 1 will cover expert support on soil investigations, Lot 2 expert support on wind and water investigati
The survey of the seabed cable system and all of the turbine jacket foundations is about to start at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.
Norwegian energy data and intelligence provider TGS has acquired three 3D multi-client seismic surveys of Polarcus offshore Australia.
Oil major BP has started production at the fourth of five major projects expected to be delivered globally in 2021.
Teledyne Optech has delivered its next-generation geospatial bathymetric lidar CZMIL SuperNova to Norwegian mapping firm Terratec. Terratec is the first private company to acquire the CZMIL SuperNova since Teleydne Optech launched it in mid-June. “Terratec is excited to be the first customer worldwi
Fugro is set to commence a geophysical survey at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm in the UK today, 23 June. Survey vessel Fugro Froneiter will be conducting the survey between 23 June and approximately 30 August. Operations will be continuous, 24 hours a day, with the vessel towing subsea sensor
China-based Orient Cable has started the first subsea cable laying work at the Binh Dai offshore wind project in Vietnam.
Siem Offshore has secured a contract for its OSCV Siem Day to undertake cable laying activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. The vessel will carry out cable laying activities during 2022 for a period potentially reaching up to 150 days. Siem Offshore did not reveal the name of the client but
Ofgem has granted an updated UK Interconnector Licence for the NeuConnect interconnector between the UK and Germany. NeuConnect was first awarded an interconnector licence in 2018 but it was necessary for the project to seek variations to Ofgem’s existing Cap and Floor regulations. In May 2020, Ofge
Aramco has completed the sale of a 49 per cent stake in the newly formed Aramco Oil Pipelines for $12.4 billion to an international investor consortium led by the U.S.-headquartered EIG. Aramco continues to hold a 51 per cent majority stake in the subsidiary and retains full ownership and operationa
CGG has secured a contract by Lundin Energy Norway to carry out seismic imaging of a node and streamer 3D survey in the Barents Sea. Under the contract, CGG will provide imaging of an innovative simultaneous node and streamer 3D survey currently being acquired over a 3,700 km2 area of the Nordkapp B
DNV has won the contract for the carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline materials study from Neptune Energy to assess the fracture and suitability of offshore pipelines for re-use in CO2 transport.
