Subsea 7 has secured a contract from Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) for the Blythe and Vulcan satellites field development in the UK Southern North Sea. The SURF contract follows the recent approval of the Phase 1 Field Development Plan by the UK Oil and Gas Authority. It includes 35 kilometres of fl
DOF Subsea has received a notice of early termination of a two-year charter contract for the vessel Skandi Acergy, from an international client. The notice period is 60 days, and the termination of the charter contract will be effective on 1 July 2020. DOF Subsea should receive a termination fee aft
WFS Technologies has won two accolades by the organisers of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). WFS won the Small Business Spotlight on New Technology Award for both its Seatooth SmartClamp and its Subsea Cloud Computing Network innovations. Chairperson of the OTC board of directors, Cindy Yei
Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to jointly evaluate the launch of innovative and sustainable projects aimed at promoting the energy transition in Italy and abroad. The initiatives, focused on decarbonisation, circular economy and energy efficiency, will
Primo Marine has been hired by NeuConnect to assist with the Offshore Permit Application for the 1.4 GW interconnector between Germany and the United Kingdom. The scope entails work like assistance to the Marine Permit Application, Route Engineering, Burial Assessment, Seabed Mobility Studies and Ma
Richmond-based marine robotics firm Greensea is expanding its international presence to meet demand for its navigation, control, autonomy, and human-machine interface technology. Newport-based Wight Ocean will represent Greensea products to customers across Europe. This will include the Greensea INS
Van Oord is set to start its offshore operations at the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in 2021 with the installation of pin piles. The Dutch company will use its installation vessel Aeolus, which will in 2022 be assisted by a second vessel to install the jackets foundations. In April, Van Oo
Alam Maritim Resources has been awarded a contract for the provision of underwater services for Sapura OMV Upstream. The contract is valued at approximately $1,5 million, the company said. The contract expected to begin in June 2020 and last until July 2020. It is expected to contribute positively t
2G Robotics has officially launched a line of payloads for use on light, modular autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). 2G’s RECON line of products include the RECON CS, a 4K stills camera and LED lightbar payload. It also included the RECON LS, a payload featuring the ULS-500 Micro laser scanner an
Next Geosolutions has secured a contract by Prysmian Group for marine survey works in support of the route engineering and design of the Viking Link interconnector project. The company’s scope of work includes full geophysical, geotechnical and UXO tasks covering the onshore, nearshore and offshore
Oceaneering International’s Remotely Operated Survey (ROS) group has completed an Integrated Rig Services campaign for an operator offshore South America. ROS recorded a milestone 150,000 hours of operations with 99% uptime with no client operations or vessel downtime. Oceaneering was contracted by
Logan Industries has delivered a custom A-frame to TechnipFMC for one of its new remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), which will deploy later this year. The Logan A-frame is a heavy weather, work class ROV launching system. The A-frame is designed for the ROV and a tether management system (TMS) on to
GC Rieber Shipping has agreed with Nexans to extend the charter of the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar King. The extension is valid for additional two months, making the charter firm until September 2020. The extended period is in direct continuation of the ongoing charter, which started in
Norwegian ocean bottom node seismic company Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) has secured a contract with Equinor for OBN survey in the North Sea. The deal follows a letter of intent signed with an undisclosed client in February this year. According to the Oslo-listed firm, the survey should commence later
