Argeo is set to commence a three-month deepwater inspection program for a client that it described as an “oil and gas supermajor”. The agreement comprises deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) inspection services and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspection separated in two detailed work p
Crown Estate Scotland and the Crown Estate have forged a partnership to collect and share data that will provide a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of the UK’s seabed. The new arrangement is said to benefit its many users, the natural environment, and expedite the sustainable deployme
A subsea module, associated umbilical lines and a crane wire have sunk to the bottom of the sea offshore Australia due to a wire failing on the main crane of a vessel. UK-headquartered energy services provider Expro reported that on September 19 an incident occurred in Australian waters in which the
U.S.-based developer of ocean robots Nauticus Robotics has secured term loan financing of up to $20 million from existing investors that will be used to bolster the commissioning and commercialization of its fleet. Nauticus Robotics entered into a senior secured term loan agreement with existing sta
Shearwater GeoServices has completed a carbon storage survey project in the Danish North Sea for French energy giant TotalEnergies. The survey covers a CO2 geological storage license awarded to TotalEnergies earlier this year. To remind, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Supply announced on
Norway’s Argeo and Shearwater GeoServices have entered a strategic alliance with the aim of innovating and pioneering new technology and products across the subsea and ocean bottom node (OBN) markets. The collaboration aims to drive innovation across all relevant sectors and markets, including the d
Ulstein Design & Solutions has secured a contract with Fugro to redesign and convert two platform supply vessels (PSVs) into geotechnical vessels. Fugro said that by retrofitting the ULSTEIN PX121 design Fugro Resilience and Topaz Endurance PSVs, both built in 2015, it could unlock their versatile p
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz Transmission has selected two contractors to perform boulder removal in the Baltic Sea and North Sea. Germany’s Heinrich Hirdes and UK-based Hughes Subsea Services have secured contracts with 50Hertz Offshore for boulder removal services on the cable
A geophysical inspection survey is set to kick off in October along the length of the operational WesternLink submarine HVDC interconnector in the UK. The 390-kilometer WesternLink includes two HVDC cables that extend from Hunterston in the Firth of Clyde, through the North Channel, to the west and
Vattenfall has contracted DEME Offshore to carry out rock berm installation works at Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm site in the Netherlands. According to Vattenfall, rock installation works will take place between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2025. “Based on lessons le
UK offshore wind solutions provider OEG Renewables (OEGR) is targeting a strengthened position in the survey market with the acquisition of GEOSIGHT, a compatriot marine surveying company working on offshore renewable energy, subsea cables and civil projects. GEOSIGHT, founded in 2016 and headquarte
Geoquip Marine has secured a contract to gather engineering data to support a proposed floating offshore wind project in Scotland that is being developed by ScottishPower and Shell. To support the MarramWind project, Geoquip Marine is set to perform a complete geotechnical investigation to gather so
Marine survey contractor Argeo has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Kongsberg for a purchase agreement for three additional Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). With the purchase, Argeo said it will have the world’s most advanced AUV fleet. Argeo plans to purchase two Hugin Superior AUVs
Equinor Wind US has hired Ocean Infinity for survey work on one of the first-ever floating offshore wind farms on the US West Coast. Under the terms of this contract, Ocean Infinity will undertake a comprehensive site investigation survey using multiple AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) simultan
