Norwegian marine survey contractor Argeo has secured a $39 million contract with French multi-energy major TotalEnergies for work offshore Africa. Work will be carried out by Argeo Venture and will occupy the vessel for the remainder of 2024. Argeo did not reveal any other information about the cont
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has won a contract for a construction transport and installation (T&I) project in West Africa.
A consortium of Norwegian seismic companies PGS and TGS and American oilfield services company SLB has commenced a multi-client 3D seismic project to provide insights and assess the carbon storage potential across the Penyu Basin area in Malaysia.
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Vard, part of Fincantieri, has appointed the current chief executive officer (CEO) of compatriot shipbuilder and designer Ulstein Group as its new CEO. Cathrine Kristiseter Marti, who will take over as the new CEO of Vard starting June 1, 2024, comes from the
The 4-Winds offshore support vessel that recently commenced a long-term charter with Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea is getting ready for its first unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification job. N-Sea reported in November 2023 that it was strengthening its fleet and subsea activities by entering into
Paris-headquartered provider of smart remotely operated vehicle (ROV) assets and services Forssea Robotics has introduced its newborn ROV developed for uncrewed surface vessel (USV) integration and shallow water deployments. According to Forssea Robotics, the ARGOS-X ROV has been optimized for offsh
Orient Adventurer, formerly the construction and flex lay vessel Polar Onyx which has been converted into a cable-laying vessel (CLV), has arrived in Taiwan’s port of Taichung, from where it will soon sail out to the Yunlin offshore wind farm site. The vessel will carry out cable-laying work on the
Aberdeen-based Underwater Contracting (UCO), owner of the largest fleet of Saab UK’s Seaeye Falcon remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has purchased five new units for a total of 38 Falcon systems. UCO said it had expanded its fleet in response to major new multi-year contract wins across all sectors
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has signed a five-year global framework agreement (GFA) with energy giant Shell concerning subsea data capture services. The GFA encompasses all countries where Shell is currently active or plans to operate in the future and covers the provision o
Allseas’ newly converted shallow-water pipelay barge has begun preparations for its first commercial project, following sea trials offshore Malaysia. The crew is mobilizing the flat-bottomed barge called Sandpiper for its first commercial project which kicks off next month, following a period of 18
SEA-KIT International’s latest 12-meter X-Class uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Fugro Blue Essence has been awarded Lloyd’s Register (LR) unmanned marine systems (UMS) certification, which stands as the company’s fifth certificate, and the first LR UMS certificate for a Category 0 certified vessel. T
Reach Subsea has sea-launched the first unit of its Reach Remote fleet of uncrewed 24-meter surface vessels (USVs), which will, as the Norwegian company says, “revolutionize offshore subsea operations, aligning with sustainability initiatives”. The first Reach Remote unit was sea-launched on Monday,
Fugro’s geophysical vessel Fugro Pioneer is ready to be equipped with methanol engines following the conversion of the main components on board. The vessel was converted in the Netherlands as part of the Fugro-led Methanol as Energy Step Towards Emission-free Dutch Shipping (MENENS) consortium with
In an effort to build an advanced autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) fleet, ocean surveying and inspection company Argeo Subsea has signed a Certificate of Delivery and Acceptance with CSI Nordics for the second Kongsberg Discovery HUGIN Superior AUV. Under a three-party Certificate of Delivery and
