Consultancy firm Namaka Subsea has signed an agreement with Aberdeen-based software development company DEV4 Online. Namaka Subsea partnered with DEV4 as its preferred software supplier following the development of its Diving Content Management System, NAMS – Namaka Asset Management System. The syst
C-Innovation, an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore, has secured a one-year contract extension with BP for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico. Currently mobilised, the vessel Island Venture and team are in the field working on one of BP’s assets now. The initial RLWI co
Seismic contractor PGS has completed GeoStreamer acquisition on 17th Round Blocks in Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Ramform Titan has surveyed additional open acreage to complete PGS coverage of the emerging plays of the outboard Campos Basin. This survey provides the first 3D seismic for Brazil’s 17
Seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices said it has secured a marine seismic 3D survey in Southeast Asia. The project should start in the second quarter of this year and last for about two months. It covers approximately 1,500 square kilometres. Shearwater has not disclosed the client nor
Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has won a 4D ocean bottom node monitor survey in the Norwegian North Sea for an undisclosed E&P company. The survey should commence late in the first quarter 2021 and last for approximately 1 month. Magseis Fairfield CEO, Carel Hooijkaas, said: “This project i
A new partnership has been established to perform research aimed at understanding potential risks tidal devices may pose to fish in the waters of Bay of Fundy in Canada’s Province of Nova Scotia as the site prepares to welcome new tidal energy converters over the next few years.
Engineering consultancy Xodus has completed an inter-array cables installation study for Equinor’s Empire Wind Phase 1 offshore New York. Xodus was tasked with maturing the inter-array cable installation concept to identify technical solutions or installation methodologies that may add value to the
Ofgem and its French counterpart the Commission de Régulation de l’Energie (CRE) have published a decision to discontinue public consultation for the AQUIND interconnector. The AQUIND Interconnector is a proposed 2GW subsea and underground high voltage direct current power transmission project betwe
Oslo-listed SeaBird has recognised net loss of $3 million for Q4 2020, against net loss of close to $12 million in the same period in 2019. Full-year result was also negative, but improved compared to 2019 ($13 million loss vs. $23.3 million loss). The seismic player, which is targeting seabed minin
RWE has selected the preferred siting of the transmission infrastructure for the Awel y Môr offshore wind project in Wales. Feedback from the consultation exercise held last year, which was visited by over 1,100 local people, as well as information from environmental studies, technical and statutory
Siem Offshore has agreed a six months firm contract with GE Renewable Energy for the vessel Siem Stingray. According to Oslo-listed marine contractor, the vessel will commence its contract in April 2021. Norwegian firm also noted that the contract comes with additional options for extension. “This m
Tekmar Energy has secured a contract to provide its Generation 10 TekTube cable protection system (CPS) for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract secured with Prysmian, Tekmar’s CPS will protect the wind farm’s subsea export cables. The systems will be delivered
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) and Fugro are taking steps to make seabed research at the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone more sustainable. According to the parties, Fugro’s research vessel Despina will blend biofuels with existing fuel during the survey work and thus save approximat
Subsea services player DeepOcean has completed the restructuring and wind down of its UK cable lay and trenching business. The restructuring process, which started in November last year, involved DeepOcean 1 UK, DeepOcean Subsea Cables and Enshore Subsea. Deepocean said that through the completion o
