Ocean services provider DeepOcean has acquired 100% of the shares in Australia-based subsea services provider Shelf Subsea, creating what it says is a global subsea player and expanding its footprint into Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. Headquartered in Australia, Shelf Subsea has of
U.S.-headquartered geotechnical and offshore survey research and service company TDI-Brooks has completed a geological assessment for Canadian pipeline and energy company Enbridge in the Gulf of Mexico/America. The project saw the utilization of the 48-meter-long research vessel Brooks McCall, which
GEOxyz has opened its first branch in Africa, located in Namibia, marking what the Belgium-headquartered survey company describes is a significant milestone in its international expansion strategy. According to GEOxyz, Namibia was chosen as the regional base due to its central location, strong busin
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured four long-term contracts with Brazil’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras that are together worth approximately $480 million. Skandi Iguaçu, which DOF describes as one of the biggest anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessels ever built in Brazil with
UK-headquartered Zero USV has introduced an extra-long-range (XLR) version of its Oceanus12 unmanned surface vessel (USV), extending its operational capability to 7500 nautical miles and up to 60 days without requiring external support. The original Oceanus12, launched earlier this year, was designe
Australia-based Shelf Subsea has completed reactivation works for its 2010-built saturation diving vessel, with all new ABS certificates reissued and the vessel now ready for its first job. Shelf Subsea reported some five days ago that the 82-meter-long DP2 vessel Southern Nova had finished its majo
A Malaysia-headquartered provider of marine services to the offshore oil & gas industry has made a move that brings it a step closer to the construction of a multi-purpose cable laying vessel (CLV). Megamas Resources has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with German shipyard Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven to
Fugro has initiated a recruitment process to replace its Group Director for Europe and Africa, who has decided to step down in order to pursue other opportunities. The Dutch company reported at the beginning of this week that Erik-Jan Bijvank was stepping down as Group Director Europe and Africa to
Norwegian Omega Subsea has awarded compatriot remotely operated vehicle (ROV) manufacturer Kystdesign with a contract for 12 new ROVs, scheduled for delivery next year, of which eight shall be deployed to support Solstad Offshore. Out of the 12 systems, eight are set to support various vessel and su
Prysmian has boosted its transmission business with the completion of the expansion works at its subsea power cable factory in Finland and the naming ceremony for the newest addition to its cable laying vessel (CLV) fleet.
Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), part of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and a state-owned operator of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, is closing in on the start-up of Germany’s second terminal in Wilhelmshaven.
Prysmian Group has confirmed the wrap-up of the installation works related to the first submarine cable of the eastern branch of an electricity interconnection between Campania, Sicily, and Sardinia.
The first European-built offshore CO2 carrier for carbon capture and storage (CCS) is set to be launched on Wednesday, 14 May, according to Greensand Future. Constructed at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands, the vessel is part of Project Greensand’s efforts to establish the EU’s
Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro is sending an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), said to be the largest one in its fleet, on a seabed data acquisition mission in the North Sea, which will enable Norway’s MAREANO seabed mapping program to tuck a new first under its belt with the first USV technology fora
