Prysmian’s new cable-laying vessel Leonardo Da Vinci is undergoing final preparations ahead of being towed from Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea, Romania, to Norway for final outfitting. Following the finalization of the hull in Tulcea, Leonard Da Vinci will begin its journey from the Danube river through
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has appointed Huw Gullick as managing director of NOC Innovations and associate director of Strategic Business Development, starting in August. NOC Innovations is the wholly owned commercial trading subsidiary of NOC, aimed to generate revenue to support the fu
Fugro has deployed two vessels off the coast of New York to perform a site characterisation programme for Sunrise Wind, the offshore wind project from Ørsted and Eversource. The four-month operation will involve acquisition and analysis of integrated geotechnical and geophysical data to support mult
OCTIO Gravitude has secured gravimetry survey work on the Norwegian Ormen Lange gas field during summer 2020. The operation should last four weeks and produce water depth and gravitational field measurements at the seabed above the reservoir. Seabed gravimetry and subsidence measurements occur every
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has appointed DebraAnn Braun as chief information officer. Specifically, Braun will lead the digital aspects of the business including delivery of high-quality data to clients. She has led many technology companies through change and growth by optimising the us
Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has signed a contract for an additional scope of work under the agreement with Equinor in the North Sea. Earlier this year the company secured the contract for the seismic node acquisition along with the Letter of Intent for an additional scope of work. The additional work
Sapura Energy has been awarded several new contracts for its Engineering and Construction division, with a combined value of approximately $179.7 million.
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Santos’ plan for a geophysical survey in preparation for the proposed Yoorn-1 drilling offshore Australia.
Subsea 7 has won a contract from SSE Renewables for Seagreen wind farm foundations and inter-array cables offshore Scotland. The Seagreen development will be a 1,075MW offshore wind farm, comprising 114 wind turbines off the east coast of Scotland. Subsea 7’s renewables division Seaway 7 will manage
Moana Project marine scientists from New Zealand have gathered virtually to review their progress in the $11.5 million five-year research project to revolutionise the understanding of Aotearoa’s oceans and the ability to forecast ocean behaviour. In less than two years since being awarded the fundin
Teledyne Marine has promoted Stephen Apsey to the role of vice president and general manager of Teledyne RDI. California-based Teledyne RDI manufactures acoustic Doppler products, servicing a wide array of marine markets and applications. Apsey is a graduate of Louisiana State University where he ea
Richmond-based marine robotics firm Greensea has entered into a sales partnership with 3D Spatial Solutions. The Houston-based company will provide US sales support for Greensea’s open architecture navigation, control, autonomy, and human-machine interface technology. 3D Spatial Solutions delivers s
Offshore oil and gas installation, construction, and decommissioning specialist Allseas has started work on the Lingshui 17-2 gas field development offshore China.
Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has secured a contract from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for two offshore platforms QingHuangDao32-6 and CaoFeiDian11-1. The work-scope is to provide 70 kilometres of subsea cable to transfer power from onshore to the platforms. This is the first onshore
