XOCEAN has been tasked with performing geophysical survey operations, starting this month, for the 2,200 MW Western HVDC Link cable route between Hunterston, Scotland, and the Wirral, England. XOCEAN’s uncrewed survey vessels (USVs) X-05 and X-29 will be used for the geophysical inspection survey of
Singapore-headquartered offshore marine service contractor Kim Heng and South Korea’s marine and civil work construction company Heungwoo Industrial have entered into a joint venture agreement (JVA) to incorporate a joint venture (JV) company in Korea. Kim Heng’s 50%-owned subsidiary Thaitan Interna
TenneT Netherlands has selected compatriot survey company Deep to perform annual offshore cable integrity surveys between 2026 and 2029. Deep announced today, August 31, that it would use hydrographic and geophysical techniques to determine the level of seabed cover above the cables, identify object
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply a fully integrated suite of technology and equipment for an offshore installation vessel being built for the joint venture (JV) of Norwegian Solstad Offshore and Netherlands-based SBM Offshore. Kongsberg Maritime will deliver an advanced deck machi
AFRY, a Swedish engineering, design, and advisory company, has secured a key technical advisory role on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Vietnam. The 1.5 GW LNG-to-power project involves an integrated floating LNG (FLNG) terminal and gas-fired power plant, supporting the expansion of LNG
France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, has launched a new reimaging program in the U.S. Gulf, expanding its Walker Ridge initiative to deliver enhanced seismic insights and support further infrastructure-led exploration in the deepwater region.
Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices is set to acquire 3D seismic data over recently awarded and prospective open acreage in the Norwegian Sea by deploying a high-capacity seismic vessel for an approximately seven-week campaign this month.
France’s engineering player Technip Energies has been hired to provide detailed engineering services for a major offshore gas project being developed by ADNOC Offshore, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adding to the French player’s growing ro
Jan De Nul is entering the carbon capture and storage (CCS) market, with offshore rock installation works that one of its vessels is carrying out for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture of BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, in relation to a development described as the UK’s first o
U.S.-headquartered technology player SLB has been hired to help move a large-scale CO2 storage project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea toward a final investment decision (FID), taking on technology and engineering work spanning the concept and front-end engineering and design (FEED) phases,
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has launched a tender for preliminary geophysical investigation of offshore wind sites in Zones 3 and 4 of the German North Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The contract, covering work in 2027 and 2028, will enable collecting seabed and subs
Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras has booked an 18-year-old construction support vessel (CSV), owned by Solstad Maritime (SOMA), on a long-term, multimillion-dollar assignment off the coast of Brazil.
Arabian Drilling, described as Saudi Arabia’s largest onshore and offshore drilling contractor by fleet size, has expanded its footprint in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) with a multi-well assignment off the coast of Oman.
France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, has kicked off the first-ever combined streamer and sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Asia-Pacific region.
