Anchoring solutions specialist Maxwell Marine has won a contract to design and supply a technical anchoring system for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for the world’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted. The USVs will be used for offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns in the wind farm industry
The damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was not caused by the normal gas transmission process, Finnish transmission system operator (TSO) Gasgrid reported following the launch of an investigation into a leak announced earlier this week. Gasgrid Finland informed tha
Oceaneering International has secured a contract from Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras for the operation of drill pipe riser (DPR) systems in Brazil. Oceaneering’s wholly owned subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil Ltda. won a five-year contract with Petrobras for the opera
Reach Subsea has secured a contract with SSEN Transmission to carry out a survey for an HVDC transmission link offshore Scotland. The contract constitutes a detailed corridor survey for the Spittal to Peterhead HVDC power cable. The data will be used for detailed engineering and environmental assess
Norwegian subsea services provider DeepOcean and oil and gas player Aker BP have entered into an agreement to “pioneer” the use of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work. According to DeepOcean, the USV solution can reduce CO2 emissions w
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Nordnes has installed 20 million tonnes of rock, a record that the Dutch company said was unparalleled in the subsea rock installation market. Nordnes has been installing rocks on the seabed since 2005 and has now installed 20 million tonnes of rock in total. The
Finnish and Estonian transmission system operators (TSOs) Gasgrid Finland and Elering have launched an investigation over suspicion that there is a leak in an offshore gas pipeline that connects the two countries. Gasgrid Finland and Elering observed an unusual drop in pressure in the Balticconnecto
Norway’s Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement to acquire Australian marine survey company Guardian Geomatics as part of its global expansion agenda. Guardian Geomatics, established in February 2018, offers marine survey solutions to the oil & gas industry and government sector clients, which i
England’s oil and gas engineering services firm Plexus Holdings has completed its work for the plug and abandonment (P&A) equipment and services campaign for Oceaneering. The P&A order from Oceaneering included tieback and subsea well control equipment together with hydraulic controls and services i
Thailand-headquartered subsea services provider Mermaid Maritime has secured multiple new contracts with a combined value of approximately $485 million. Mermaid Maritime reported that its subsidiaries had secured multiple new offshore project awards in Thailand, the Middle East, Western Sub Sahara,
Argeo’s subsea vessel Argeo Searcher is set to undergo an upgrade which will make it a “true” multipurpose inspection, maintenance and repair (IRM), greenfield survey vessel and mineral exploration vessel. The vessel upgrade will be carried out at Norway’s Fjellstrand this month and is fully finance
Nauticus Robotics is set to acquire 3D at Depth, a Colorado-based provider of subsea laser LiDAR (Light Detection and Range) inspection and data services. The strategic acquisition is said to enhance Nauticus’ full spectrum of autonomous underwater maritime capabilities, including integrated sensor
Subsea services provider DeepOcean has completed a decommissioning project on a Fairfield Energy platform located on the UK continental shelf, with work conducted from a hybrid-battery-powered construction support vessel (CSV). As part of its scope, DeepOcean removed six subsea conductors and four v
Following similar work at the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind sites, Geoquip Marine will perform a geotechnical survey for the third MFW Bałtyk project that Equinor and Polenergia are developing in Poland. The company will conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance at the MFW Bałtyk I off
