Subsea services group Acteon has agreed to acquire offshore marine geotechnical and geophysical survey company Benthic. Houston-based Benthic adds deepwater and ultra-deepwater surveying capabilities to Acteon through its proprietary portable remotely operated drill (PROD) technology. Benthic has un
Kongsberg Maritime has launched another unmanned surface vehicle at an event in Southampton – the GeoPulse USV. The new USV, featuring GeoPulse Compact, Kongsberg’s newest sub-bottom profiler, can map environments beyond the limits of conventional platforms, fully autonomously or remote-controlled u
Fugro has been awarded a contract to supply a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system as part of a new submarine rescue vessel for the Republic of Korea Navy. The system should enhance the operational capabilities of the auxiliary submarine rescue vessel – ASR-II – which is being provided by South Ko
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a multi-project marine seismic 3D and 4D acquisition contract by Shell International Exploration & Production. The contract covers four separate surveys, three in the North Sea and one off the coast of Western Australia. In the North Sea, the Polar Empress wil
The new venture will create a business specifically to deliver expert advice and cultural heritage permitting services to the growing US offshore renewables market.
Kvaerner has built the steel jacket for Valhall Flank West project and made it ready for transport to the Aker BP-operated Valhall oil field This is the first of two main deliveries for the development of the new wellhead platform. The wellhead platform alliance partners; Aker BP, Kværner, ABB and A
Subsea cable company SubCom will install the first direct link from Australia to Hong Kong. SubCom was commissioned to build the $380 million subsea cable by Singapore-based H2 Cable. The cable is said to be due for completion in 2022 and also includes a possible trans-Pacific branch to Los Angeles
Ørsted’s service operation vessel (SOV), Wind of Change, has completed her sea trials in Turkey and is now gearing for her maiden voyage to Germany. Following the commissioning, expected in May 2019, the SOV will service the Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2 offshore wind farms in the Germa
RTI Connectivity has said that construction of the Japan-Guam-Australia South Cable System (JGA South) is on schedule and will be commercially available by the end of the year. JGA South has an initial design capacity of 36 terabits per second (Tbps), enabling carrier-neutral data centres in Sydney
CGG has completed acquisition of a 9,800 km long-offset broadband 2D multi-client seismic survey in Gabon South Basin. Fast-track data sets will be delivered in batches from the end of April, giving interested oil companies sufficient time to understand offshore petroleum systems and appraise blocks
Hawaiki Submarine Cable has extended its US presence from Hillsboro, OR to the Westin Building Exchange (WBX) carrier hotel and data center in Seattle, WA to support its clients’ capacity requirements between New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Launched in July 2018, the Hawaiki transpacif
BP has awarded KBR’s UK operating subsidiary the Pre-FEED Services contract for Phases 2 and 3 of BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, for the further development of Tortue field beyond Phase 1, located at the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania. These next phases of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a brand-new unmanned surface vehicle (USV). The Sounder USV System is designed and built to provide the highest possible standard of data acquisition, Kongsberg said. With the introduction of the Sounder USV System, Kongsberg strengthens its presence in the market for
The 20 foundation monopiles, built for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan, have left the EEW SPC yard in Germany onboard two heavy-load transport vessels, Jan De Nul said on Tuesday. Both vessels set sail to Taichung port, the marshalling harbour for the OWF project in Taiwan. Acc
