Norwegian subsea solutions provider Stinger won a service contract by Equinor to execute inspection activities on multiple offshore installations. The deal will cover work in 2020 with options for 5-year extension. Stinger will utilise ARROV underwater drones and tools tailored for the harsh conditi
Reach Subsea and MMT have won several contracts and call-offs under frame agreements for 2020 execution. The contracts represent about 450 project days. The projects involve inspection, survey and construction support across Europe and the Americas, in the oil & gas and renewables sectors. With the
Sonardyne and XOCEAN have completed a live seabed-to-shore data harvesting mission for Norske Shell using an unmanned surface vessel (USV). The survey is part of a seabed monitoring campaign at the Ormen Lange field offshore Norway. The teams completed the project without a single person having to t
Houston-based offshore services and robotics specialist Helix Energy Solutions has reported net loss of $11.9 million, or 9 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020 compared to $1.3 million profit for the same period in 2019. Sequentially, profit fell from $8.1 million of 5 cents per d
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded VBW Weigt with a contract for hydrographic investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the North Sea. The seafloor investigation is part of the geological preliminary investigation in the area and includes data acquisition, data
TerraSond has started conducting geophysical studies at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project lease area. TerraSond began the work earlier this month at the 112,800ha site 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach where the 2.6 GW project will be built beginning in 2024. The survey
Fugro has won an initial three-year contract with UK-based decommissioning service provider Well-Safe Solutions. Fugro will deliver its marine-based solution onboard the Well-Safe Guardian semi-submersible rig. The contract will see Fugro supplying and supporting remotely operated vehicle (ROV) serv
BMT has released details of its next generation ‘Pentamaran’ platform for autonomous applications. These vessels will be capable of performing commercial and defence missions including ISR, ASW and hydrographic surveying. The Pentamaran design aims to reduce drag as much as possible. BMT said that t
UK-based subsea assets monitoring specialist C-Kore Systems has marked the deployment of its 300th subsea testing unit. This landmark event occurred for a fault-finding campaign off the north-west coast of Australia. The company, with its customer base of over 40 clients, supplies a range of tools:
FarSounder has announced Ulstein Belga Marine as its newest dealer and its first in Brazil. Ulstein Belga Marine will add FarSounder’s Argos series of 3D forward-looking sonars into their product offerings. Jan Lomholdt, managing director of Ulstein Belga Marine, said: “Our strategy has been moving
Geoquip AS has completed a geotechnical survey campaign at the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The month-long campaign complements the geophysical survey completed by Alpha Marine in August last year. Data collected during these surveys contributes to the foundation design, as well as also t
Underwater technology specialist Aquatec has signed a reseller agreement with Japanese subsea specialists SeaBreath. SeaBreath will distribute Aquatec underwater instrumentation for oceanographic research, environmental and coastal applications in the Japanese market. SeaBreath caters to the needs o
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is currently assessing Santos’ plans to conduct a geotechnical and geophysical survey within Permit WA-437-P located in Commonwealth waters. The site survey location at it’s closest point is approximately
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center’s (MARMC) Dive Team has completed an underwater hub replacement on USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) at Naval Station Norfolk. The repair was completed two weeks faster than ever previously performed. Hub replacements are depot-level repairs typically conduct
