With the wish to accelerate growth as an advanced technology company, France-based geophysical services company CGG has rebranded following 90+ years of history. With the launch of the new brand, CGG, created in 1931 and now known as Viridien, said it marks the next stage in its strategic growth as
U.S.-headquartered Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has delivered the first set of WAM-V uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to subsea specialist Sulmara as part of the largest single order of WAM-Vs to date. According to OPT, the WAM-V is designed to adapt to various marine environments and applications
American oilfield services company SLB and Norwegian pure-play carbon capture company Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) have completed their previously announced joint venture, which includes ACC’s sale of 80% of its shares in Aker Carbon Capture Holding (ACCH) to a subsidiary of SLB. It was announced in Ma
Site investigation survey work will soon start at RWE’s floating wind project site off the coast of Northern California, where the Germany-based offshore wind developer plans to build its first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm, Canopy. RWE will be performing initial site investigation su
Dutch survey company Deep BV has expanded its survey capacity with the conversion of a multi-purpose support vessel, built in 2016, into a survey vessel. Deep BV announced it had completed the conversion of the multi-purpose support vessel Miranda from Van Laar Maritime into a survey vessel, with fo
Building on the joint delivery of several large data campaigns, Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Ireland-based XOCEAN have set up a strategic collaboration to provide integrated data solutions to the carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind markets. The collaboration will combine Shearw
Following approval from the Norwegian Competition Authority, Norway-headquartered PGS and TGS have now received clearance for their merger from the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is the final regulatory approval required. TGS and PGS announced their agreement on principal terms to
Three new areas for CO2 storage are up for grabs in the North Sea offshore Norway, representing the seventh time acreage is being announced for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The Norwegian Ministry of Energy announced on June 6 that it was inviting interested companies to appl
Maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has completed sea trials of its new transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel (USV), designed for long-duration operations of up to 30 days. The DriX O-16 USV, unveiled last March, was first put to sea on May 29 in its home port of La Ciotat in the South of Franc
U.S.-headquartered TDI-Brooks has completed an upgrade on its 50-year-old survey vessel, expanding its seabed mapping capacity, before its new gig in West Africa. The research vessel Gyre recently underwent a shipyard period in Las Palmas, during which its Kongsberg’s multibeam echosounder (MBES) wa
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has been appointed to perform a 120-day recycling campaign on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) for an international operator. The campaign is divided into five sub-campaigns, each addressing specific tasks crucial for the decommissioning process, includi
DEME Group has launched what is said to be the world’s largest fallpipe vessel, set to be prepared for green methanol and the first dual-fuel fallpipe vessel in the industry. Princess of Belgium, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, officially named the new fallpipe vessel Yellowstone in Zeebrugge, B
FreeStar Subsea Services, a new company in the market set up by the merger of Dutch companies Vriezoo ROV Services and Mark Offshore, has acquired its first vessel, marking the start of operations. Managing Director of Vriezoo ROV Services Willem de Vries and Managing Director of Mark Offshore Mark
Shortly after securing a contract with Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras, Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group announced a new award with a compatriot energy major for a duration of up to three years. Under the contract defined as “very large”, meaning it is valued between $100 million and $200 mill
