Subsea
Fugro completes Seabed Geosolutions divestment
Fugro has completed the divestment of certain assets and the related business of its non-core subsidiary Seabed Geosolutions to PXGEO for $16 million in cash.
EMGS enters multi-client data deal
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has entered into a framework contract with an existing customer for licensing of multi-client data from the company’s international multi-client library.
GAZ-SYSTEM starts pipelaying for Baltic Pipe project
Polish GAZ-SYSTEM has begun laying the offshore gas pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea.
WITT Energy bags funding for subsea energy harvester
UK-based renewable energy technology company WITT has secured a £350,000 contract with the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) to develop energy harvesting technology for the subsea environment.
Prysmian inks contract for new Turkish subsea power links
Prysmian Group has officially signed the contract with Turkish utility TEIAS for the two recently announced high-voltage submarine power cable links. Earlier this month, Prysmian revealed it had secured a contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of two high-voltage submarine p
In focus: Time to part ways with old habits
Old habits die hard. Hence, it may be a lot more difficult for the offshore energy industry and the maritime sector to make peace with the transition they have to undergo and renounce previous business practices. The message was echoed in this week’s protest of Greenpeace environmental activists, wh
Vessel forced to leave French offshore wind farm after protests turn ugly
Trenching support vessel Aethra was forced to leave the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm after the local fishermen protesting the project breached several safety protocols and verbally threatened the safety of the captain and the crew. The Aethra was deployed on the site when a large number of fishin
PGS optimizing vessel speed with Cognite
PGS and Cognite have systemized data to increase PGS vessel speed without jeopardizing the seismic acquisition operation or the vessel integrity. PGS is using Cognite’s Industrial DataOps to give seismic vessel operators an overview of the factors determining a vessel’s optimal operating speed. The
4Subsea to monitor Var Energi’s drilling ops offshore Norway
4Subsea has secured a service agreement with Vår Energi to monitor and analyse wellhead integrity to ensure safe operations for the Balder Future drilling and completion operations in Norway. Under the three-year deal, 4Subsea will monitor the West Phoenix drilling rig for the Norwegian oil and gas
Dates set for Sofia supply chain meets
A series of showcases about contracting opportunities for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK is taking place in July. Van Oord, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and inter-array cables, will hold its webinar on 6 July. The Dutch company will cover concrete structures, secondar
Ashtead and Hydromea team up for subsea equipment
Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has entered into a global rental partnership with Switzerland-based subsea wireless access provider Hydromea. Under the deal, Ashtead Technology will promote and use Hydromea’s LUMA high-speed through-water wireless optical modems as an inte
Dutch to seek expert support on 4 GW IJmuiden Ver offshore wind zone
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue an invitation to tender seeking experts to support RVO in managing offshore wind farm site studies. The tender is divided into three lots. Lot 1 will cover expert support on soil investigations, Lot 2 expert support on wind and water investigati
Ormonde offshore wind farm set for surveys
The survey of the seabed cable system and all of the turbine jacket foundations is about to start at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea.
TGS acquires three Polarcus 3D multi-client seismic surveys
Norwegian energy data and intelligence provider TGS has acquired three 3D multi-client seismic surveys of Polarcus offshore Australia.