Norway’s Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured an acquisition contract in the Black Sea for its recently reactivated seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard. The Ramform Vanguard will acquire the survey using an exploration configuration towing a 12×8000 meter spread, PGS stated. Work is scheduled to sta
Reygar has launched an integrated autopilot and mission planning system for unmanned survey vessels (USVs) working in the offshore wind industry. The V-PILOT will provide autopilot technology, mission planning and full navigation data monitoring tools to support the next generation of survey vessels
Fugro has received a contract renewal from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind for the provision of real-time wind and metocean measurements off the coast of New Jersey in the US over the next two years. The award is the latest in a set of three contract renewals between Fugro and Atlantic Shores based on
Benthic, part of Acteon, has completed geotechnical site investigations at the Dorado field off the coast of Western Australia. The work included geophysical and geotechnical surveys, consisting of multiple Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) and borehole locations up to 100 meters. Benthic used its PROD
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has taken delivery of two EdgeTech 2050-DSS tri-frequency side-scan sonar and sub-bottom profiler systems at its Perth facility in Australia. The systems are currently being prepared for their debut in the Asia Pacific, STR said. “Our continuous investment, and stro
DOF Subsea has secured multiple contracts to support the ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic surveys that Shearwater GeoServices will conduct on three Petrobras’ fields offshore Brazil. DOF Subsea will provide vessel and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services for the survey campaigns on the Jubarte, T
The French transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has awarded James Fisher Renewables with a contract for unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the export cable routes for the Fécamp offshore wind farm. Under the contract, the company’s subsidiary Mojo Maritime France
Modus Subsea Services has secured a contract with Statnett to carry out survey services for a new cable corridor in Ofotfjorden, northern Norway. Modus will perform a desktop study to identify further site information and support the preparation of the project, and in the second quarter of the year
Shell UK has selected Fugro GB North Marine to carry out geophysical and geotechnical site surveys at the Pensacola Prospect in preparation for the drilling of the exploration well. The site survey is expected to commence at the end of July and run until the third quarter of 2021. Shell is the opera
German offshore wind operator has issued a contract notice for repair works on transition pieces across a wind farm in the German North Sea. The contract is scheduled to start in October 2021 and be completed by the end of April 2022. The contract notice was issued by Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II
Fraunhofer IWES has secured a contract to provide geophysical investigation and hydrographic survey services at the N-9.4 offshore wind zone in the German North Sea. The work will be carried out in 2022 as part of the preliminary investigations of the seabed at the zone. The contract was awarded by
The U.S. NV5 Geospatial has acquired the Newport-based Geodynamics, expanding its deepwater and nearshore survey offerings. The acquisition will see the combination of Geodynamics’ full-ocean depth sonar-based hydrographic and geophysical surveying with NV5 Geospatial’s topographic and bathymetric c
GEOxyz is set to soon kick off the geotechnical survey along the cable route at the Erebus floating offshore wind project in Wales. The 68-meter long VOS Star will carry out the survey from 28 May until 6 June at the project’s main offshore array areas and cable corridor. During the campaign, the ve
Hydra Subsea, part of Hydra Offshore Construction, has acquired the deep-water DP2 multi-purpose construction vessel Subsea Responder IV. Subsea Responder IV, previously named URF Challenger and DMT Emerald, is a US-built Jones Act-compliant vessel with dual internal work-class remotely operated veh
