A consortium between Vietsovpetro, PTSC G&S and Fugro has won a contract for offshore geotechnical survey services for the 3.5 GW La Gan offshore wind project in Vietnam. As part of the contract, Fugro will carry out offshore geotechnical surveys using its geotechnical vessel Fugro Mariner and deliv
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.
A remotely operated uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has been deployed for a hydrographic survey on an operational offshore wind farm in the UK.
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
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
Fugro has secured a contract to conduct geophysical and environmental site investigations at the Five Estuaries project, the extension of the operational Galloper offshore wind farm. Fugro Mercator has been appointed to carry out the geophysical survey at the UK project, which will start on 5 August
DOF Subsea has mobilized Skandi Neptune for the ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D seismic campaign on the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. As reported in May, Skandi Neptune will support the seismic surveys that Shearwater GeoServices will carry out on Petrobras’ Jubarte, Tupi and Iracema
RINA, in a joint venture with the Tunisian subsidiary Comete Engineering, is carrying out a marine feasibility study for the 600 MW Italy-Tunisia interconnection. The submarine survey project, which started in April, will run for one year and will identify two possible landfalls at either end of the
Kraken Robotics has signed a contract with an undisclosed international energy company to provide underwater inspection of the subsea assets in West Africa.
Denmark’s Energy Complaints Board has completed the processing of a number of complaints filed against the Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) authorisation of Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms. The Energy Appeals Board confirmed the DEA’s decisions from 14 December 2020, when the autho
UK’s Impact Subsea has launched what is said to be the world’s most compact 6,000 meters depth-rated imaging sonar. The new addition to the ISS360 range of sonars provides a full 360° field of vision, 80 meters range capability and high-resolution imagery using CHIRP-based signaling, Impact Subsea s
Forssea Robotics has completed an underwater survey of the Floatgen offshore wind turbine installed at the SEM-REV site in France. The main goal of the survey, completed in June, was to visually confirm the integrity of the mooring lines and dynamic umbilical system, besides characterizing marine gr
Ocean Ecology is about to start a seabed habitat survey for the proposed Sofia offshore wind farm site off the UK’S North East coast.
