TGS, in partnership with Schlumberger, has started the second phase of the ultra-long offset node project in U.S. Gulf of Mexico. This follows the completion of the Amendment Phase 1 project acquired in Mississippi Canyon in 2019. The next phase will extend the footprint of ultra-long offset data to
Switzerland-based Allseas has been awarded a contract by Danish transmission system operator Energinet for the pipelaying work related to installation of a new branch pipeline between Europipe II in the North Sea and the landfall at Houstrup beach in Denmark as part of the Baltic Pipe project. The B
Royal Niestern Sander has launched yard number 864, the hydrographic research vessel ‘Geo Ranger’. In April 2019, Royal Niestern Sander and Geo Plus signed the contract for the construction of the Geo Ranger. After the start of construction in September 2019, the ship was transported early February
Shearwater GeoServices has secured an award of a major Ocean Bottom Seismic (OBS) deepwater ROV project by TGS and partner in the Gulf of Mexico, USA. This will be Shearwater’s first OBS ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) survey, the company noted. “Shearwater has an extensive track record of innovatio
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) has appointed Karl Weedon as the sales engineer for the Asia Pacific region. The appointment follows an increase in customer enquiries and demand for subsea equipment in the region, STR said. STR said that this move should enable it to deliver its full suite of tech
EGS Survey has signed a long term partnership with the Australian Government Department of Defence to contribute to hydrographic and oceanographic data collection program through the Hydroscheme Industry Partnership Program (HIPP). The HIPP has an estimated budget of 150 million Australian Dollars f
Fugro in France has relocated to a new office space, Espace Le Carillon, close to the central business district of La Défense in Paris. The recent office move follows on from the July 2019 merger of Fugro’s four French entities into a single business unit operating under the sole name of Fugro. This
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Nova subsea field, located in the Norwegian North Sea, is set to receive its two manifolds in the next months, operator Wintershall Dea said. Built by Aker Solutions, the manifolds were handed over to Subsea 7 (responsible for pipelines and subsea construction), at the yard in Egersund, Norway. Aker
The deep ocean research institute Nekton has chosen Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress to enable images captured by from the floor of the Indian Ocean to be transmitted to audiences worldwide. The maritime high-speed broadband service provided connectivity to relay broadcast images from Nekton’s submersible of
Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) and Barge Master have combined their expertise to complete what is said to be a world first drilling operations from a diving support and construction vessel (DSCV) in water depths in excess of 270 meters. By integrating LDD’s reverse circulation LD2500 drill rig with B
Scottish subsea wireless and digitalisation expert WFS Technologies has appointed Peter Sharpe as interim CEO as it embarks on a transformation programme to manage its business expansion. Sharpe, formerly a non-executive director of WFS, is taking over from Brendan Hyland who is stepping down after
LOC Group has recently completed Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services in support of the construction of the Turkstream gas pipeline. LOC was contracted by South Stream Transport in 2014 to provide MWS services for the fabrication and installation of the two pipelines forming the Turkstream pipeline
Underwater investigations are kicking off on the Star of the South, Australia’s first offshore wind project, located off the south coast of Victoria. Seabed and marine mammal studies are part of a program of site investigations that are helping to understand the site conditions and plan for an offsh
