Another vessel is set to join N-Sea Group’s fleet as the company has chartered a 2016-built offshore support vessel for IRM, survey, UXO and cable operations. N-Sea has entered into an agreement with Rederij Groen to long-term charter the modern offshore support vessel Aquarius-G. With its length of
Norwegian subsea services provider DeepOcean and oil and gas player Aker BP have completed subsea trials with an autonomous inspection drone (AID) at an Aker BP-operated field in the central North Sea. As part of a ten-day inspection campaign, Aker BP and DeepOcean inspected subsea trees and other s
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has placed an order with Norway’s VARD for the construction of its new cable-laying vessel (CLV). In May 2023, on the back of a record order backlog and the strong market outlook, NKT announced investments in a new high-voltage fact
The Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea has chartered a hybrid, fuel-efficient survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel in a push to strengthen its offshore subsea activities. N-Sea Group entered into an agreement with Geo Plus to long-term charter the Dutch-flagged vessel Geo Ranger, w
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has launched a project in cooperation with U.S. startup Terradepth focused on testing innovative approaches to surveying the seabed for planning environmentally friendly submarine electrical connections. As part of Project Odisseo, the first test was
The consortium of TGS, PGS and SLB has secured pre-funding to expand multi-client seismic data coverage in the Sabah Basin offshore Malaysia. The seventh phase of this multi-year project encompasses over 5,000 kilometers of new 2D seismic data acquisition, over 2,600 kilometers of legacy seismic dat
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured an investment before the close of 2023 said to have eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the original de-SPAC financing in the process. The new investment is the first t
Wood Thilsted is starting ground modeling and foundation concept design work for the first offshore wind farm in Lithuania, on behalf of Ignitis Renewables. The work, taking place this year, consists of developing a site ground model, support to the geotechnical campaign and a variety of foundation
To combat climate change, the energy mix must shift from a mix that is dominated by fossil fuels, oil & gas, coal, to an energy mix that depends more on clean energy production methods. The good thing is that everyone is committed to achieving this goal. The challenge that comes with this is that a
DOF Group has signed a contract extension with Prime Energy Resources Development for a multipurpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) that is working offshore Philippines. Prime Energy has extended the contract for the provision of the MPSV Skandi Hawk to the end of 2027. DOF has been providing MPSV an
Shell has tucked a green light for its environment plan (EP) under its belt for a seabed survey on the Crux natural gas field off Australia.
TGS has completed a 410-day deepwater node survey campaign offshore Guyana ahead of schedule, setting a record for the longest deepwater node survey. On December 1, the final node recovery marked the culmination of three exclusive ocean bottom node (OBN) surveys commissioned by ExxonMobil Guyana. TG
Nekkar’s subsidiary Techano Oceanlift has secured a contract with a Turkish shipyard worth approximately €6.5 million to deliver an offshore crane to a newbuild subsea IMR/survey vessel. Techano Oceanlift will supply a 150-tonne knuckle boom crane capable of performing subsea construction and topsid
Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) is taking part in a national initiative to explore and identify potential CO2 storage sites within waters around the Korean peninsula. KNOC announced on December 26 that it was embarking on a full-scale exploration to secure underground storage of carbon dioxide
