SEA-KIT International has secured funding through the second round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) to design a hydrogen-powered, zero-emission uncrewed surface vessel (USV). SEA-KIT and Bramble Energy will implement outputs from a Round 1 project that marinized a printed circu
TGS has commenced a 3D data reprocessing program offshore Uruguay, which covers blocks in the country’s active licensing round. Tannat 3D PSDM Repro consists of 25,000 square kilometers. According to TGS, the data will be regionally integrated and reprocessed using advanced techniques, including de-
The Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robot is taking part in a project in Angola that will see the transformation of an oil platform into an artificial reef. The Falcon is assisting in the survey and mapping of underwater components, including checking the wellhead, pipelines and the surrounding mariti
UK-based Rovco and Horizon Ocean Management (HOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for through-life subsea asset integrity and balance of plant survey solutions for the Japanese offshore wind market. The agreement will see both parties work together to analyse the Japanese offshore wi
Horizon Ocean Management (HOM), a subsidiary joint venture between Mitsui and Japan’s wind turbine maintenance company Hokutaku, has signed a collaboration agreement with the UK-based Briggs Marine to establish an offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) consultancy and service provision offer
The Switzerland-based Nord Stream AG has found technogenic craters at the damaged parts of the Nord Stream gas pipeline during site inspections in the Baltic Sea. The company reported on 2 November that it had completed initial data gathering at the location of the pipeline damage on Line 1 in the S
Kraken Robotics has signed an R&D contract with a “global energy company” which will provide $8 million of cash funding to its Brazilian subsidiary over a three-year period. Under the project, Kraken will continue the development of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning software and subsea
Aker Solutions has secured a frame agreement to provide subsea production systems (SPS) and subsea lifecycle services (SLS) for Petrobras-operated oil and gas fields offshore Brazil. The scope covers the delivery of complete subsea production systems, including equipment such as subsea trees, Vectus
TGS, SAND Geophysics and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to provide early-phase ground condition and geohazard evaluations for offshore wind farm development. The partnership aims to support wind farm front-end engineering design (FEED) stud
Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and r
Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract with ExxonMobil Guyana for the subsea support vessel (SSV) Maersk Nomad to be deployed on field development activities offshore Guyana. Maersk Nomad will operate with two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) onboard, providing general and subsea support scop
Magseis Fairfield has reported a revenue of $99.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, up from $84.3 million in Q3 2021, despite technical downtime on a node handler and delayed start-up of a project. Revenue for the first three quarters of 2022 amounted to $277.9 million, compared to $185.9 milli
Germany-headquartered subsea geo-information specialist TrueOcean has launched a new digital platform that unifies subsea survey data formats. According to TrueOcean, the smart marine data platform (MDP) accelerates the transformation of marine data acquired by underwater sensors, including multibea
Clinton Marine Survey, on behalf of OX2, has carried out a geophysical survey for the Galatea-Galene wind farm offshore Sweden. The survey of about 370 square kilometres was carried out by Clinton Marine Survey’s Northern Storm vessel over a five-week period and included both the wind farm area and
