Benthic, a global geosciences company and part of Acteon, has signed a contract with Petrobras to provide geotechnical site investigation services at the Mero field offshore Brazil. The work includes in-situ testing, sampling and seismic cone testing at 26 locations in water depths to 2200 meters. T
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Vard to deliver its sonar systems to the Norwegian Coastguard. The sonars will be used on board three new craft planned for launch between 2022 and 2024, replacing the existing Nordkapp-class vessels. Kongsberg will equip the new 136-metre, ice-strengthe
Environmental group Greenpeace has located two large methane leaks at an old offshore well site in the UK North Sea.
Fugro has been chosen to chart the waters of South Australia’s Gulf St Vincent and Investigator Strait as part of the Australian Government’s HydroScheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP). The 998 km2 survey will be conducted on behalf of the Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO), who will use the
SubseaPartner is getting ready to start work under the three-year frame agreement awarded by Var Energi for planned or unplanned inspection, maintenance, modification, construction, repair, and installation work using manned underwater operations as intervention method. In June, Var Energi issued a
Royal Navy, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have renewed and expanded their Memorandum of Understanding for the underwater survey work. The agreement will see the organisations continue to collaborate in trials and testing of marine autonom
MMT’s DP2 multipurpose support vessel Stril Explorer is on its way to the Beacon Wind project site offshore Massachusetts, where MMT will carry out geophysical survey. In April, Equinor Wind US awarded MMT US with a contract for survey work at its offshore wind lease area off New England. The contra
Oslo-listed DOF Subsea said it has secured multiple new contracts in the Atlantic region. Specifically, the contract awards include work within survey, inspection, maintenance & repair and decommissioning. The company plans to deploy a selection of vessels to undertake the work, including Skandi Ace
Wild Well Control (WWC) and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) have signed a strategic alliance agreement, which provides an increased capability to the oil and gas industry. The collaboration between WWC and OSRL has been strategically implemented to further enhance the capabilities of the Global Su
The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has awarded Fugro a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm. The work will comprise an unexploded ordnance (UXO) site clearance survey followed by a seabed cone penetration test (CPT) investigation. For th
Hayle Harbour Authority has partnered with Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) to help with the development of robotic vessels in performing hydrographic surveys in Hayle Harbour. The aim is to monitor the effects of dredging, sluicing and periodic natural changes to the depths of the harbour in fulfilm
Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) has invested in new sonar technology for its survey works throughout its district. The HYPACK Max technology has been supplied by Hayle-based survey support company Swathe Services. Colin Trundle, principal scientific officer at Cornwall I
GeoSpectrum, an Elbit Systems subsidiary, has introduced the C-Bass family of compact very low frequency (VLF) long-range acoustic underwater transducers. Generating high power at very low frequencies from a small source is a technological challenge, with current high power underwater VLF sources av
Sulmara Subsea recently joined forces with XOCEAN to deliver a seabed survey offshore Aruba on behalf of SeaDrill using an XO-450 unmanned surface vessel (USV). The USV completed the 26 square kilometres seafloor survey in 70 metres of water using high resolution multibeam. The objectives were to id
