Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea has started drilling the first of six wells on the operated Nova field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Shearwater GeoServices has secured a five-month contract extension for CGG’s Brazil Nebula multi-client survey. The first phase of Nebula 3D is nearing completion and acquisition will soon commence on the phase-two. “The extension provides a solid addition to our firm backlog for the northern winter
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has been contracted for a feasibility study into using its PB3 PowerBuoy offshore 5G communications solution with unmanned and robotic systems.
Three scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will lead a cruise off Southern California beginning 27 October to explore the biodiversity of deep sea habitats that are rich in minerals like phosphorus and manganese. Their goal is to document the life forms inhabiting these
Oil major BP has started gas production from its latest development offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution will be replacing the 33,000-volt subsea electricity distribution cable connecting Lewis and Harris island to the Scottish mainland following a recent fault. On 16 October SSEN received an alert to a fault on its network which temporaril
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Geo Group with a contract for hydrographic support for offshore wind projects in Germany. Geo Ingenieurservice Nord-Ost will provide hydrographic support for pre-exploration of the ground for offshore wind projects in the German Ex
Front-end engineering design study paves the way for development of new subsea mining riser system, ensuring feasibility, safety, and operational performance at ultra-deep water depths. Electric Vehicle battery demand set to grow Energy companies around the world have increasingly adopted strategies
The seismic consortium comprising PGS, TGS and WesternGeco has won a multi-year contract from Petronas to acquire and process up to 105,000 square kilometres of multi-sensor multi-client 3D data in the Sarawak Basin, offshore Malaysia. This contract award follows an ongoing campaign by the consortiu
San Diego-based unmanned semi-submersible vessels manufacturer SubSeaSail has appointed Australian-based BlueZone Group as its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. SubSeaSail unmanned semi-submersible vessels are wind-propelled and solar powered. The vessels have multiple patents inc
US-based Harvey Gulf Subsea Solutions has appointed two new members to its subsea solutions team, Brad Brister and Mark Scott. Brister is a PMP certified project manager with over 19 years of subsea IMR experience. He has previously held roles with Canyon Offshore, Deep Marine Technologies, and most
Canada’s ocean tech company Kraken Robotics has closed its previously announced “bought deal” short form prospectus offering of common shares. The company sold a total of 15,500,000 common shares at a price of 67 cents per common share for gross proceeds of close to $10.4 million inclusive of the pa
Swiss-based autonomous underwater robotics solutions company Hydromea is launching its new patent-pending subsea wireless communication modem LUMA X. The LUMA X can beam data using light at up to 10 Mbit/s with a 120 degree cone. With that, the LUMA X enables real-time streaming of HD-quality video
Dutch natural gas infrastructure and transportation company Gasunie is seeking a contactor for CO2 offshore pipeline installation from Port of Rotterdam to the riser of the offshore platform as part of the Porthos CCS project. The Porthos project centres on the capture and storage of CO2 in the Nort
