TechWorks Marine and ESA’s Phi-Lab have joined together to develop an innovative coastal monitoring solution – CoastEO. CoastEO will provide a seamless data collection method and information platform which facilitates easy access to in-situ coastal water measurements and associated validated EO info
Italian cables giant Prysmian has secured a contract from the French transmission system operator RTE for two subsea and land export power cables to connect the offshore wind farm between the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier to the French grid. The grid connection project will be able to export 500 MW
Transition is a fact of life. Be it in your personal circumstances, as a company, but even as an industry. The need to innovate and transition to a new outlook are key in remaining relevant and future-proof. Being future-proof within oil, gas, offshore wind, marine energy and maritime industries mea
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has completed its project with Total E&P in Angola. The project was the first time that geophysical, geotechnical, and seismic data has been gathered at the same time. This was achieved through simultaneous operations of Ocean Infinity’s autonomous underwater v
Fugro has acquired Belgian soil testing specialist OREX, including a 66.5 % share in Labomosan. Fugro believes that the acquisition of OREX should strengthen its geoconsulting presence and advanced soil testing services in Belgium, where large investments in the infrastructure, water and power marke
Subsea UK has partnered with ocean protection organisation Big Blue Ocean Cleanup to support its project and raise awareness of the initiative across the UK’s £7.8-billion underwater engineering industry. Big Blue Ocean Cleanup is an international agency that works to prevent pollution through initi
Subsea visualization technology and unmanned marine vehicles specialist Teledyne Marine has released a new unmanned survey vessel – the TELEDYNE Z-BOAT 1800-T. The survey vessel will be equipped with Trimble’s high-precision GNSS heading receiver and is compatible with Trimble Marine Construction (T
Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) has announced a new capability for its Subsea Well Intervention Services (SWIS) members, with the opportunity to join a mutual aid agreement and develop a framework for requesting access to additional personnel and assistance from other participating members during a re
Seismic contractor Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has recently kicked off the first GeoStreamer X MultiClient 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil. The Campos Deepwater GeoStreamer X project will deliver seismic data over the deepwater portion of northern Campos Basin. Ramform Titan arrived in Brazil on
Offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy Cathie has recently appointed a senior engineer and cables lead Gareth Ellis to its Newcastle team. Following two years of record growth, Cathie has recently significantly expanded its business based in Newcastle upon Tyne and continues to
Sandvik has received the first large scale stainless steel umbilical tube order in Brazil pre-salt Mero oil field. The order consists of over 500 kilometers of Sandvik’s super duplex Sandvik SAF 2507 stainless steel umbilical tubes encapsulated by Prysmian Group. Sandvik SAF 2507 is an austenitic-fe
Allseas has acquired the former 228 meters long ultra-deepwater drillship Vitoria 10000 for conversion to a polymetallic nodule collection vessel. In partnership with DeepGreen Metals, Allseas is developing a deep-sea mineral collection system to recover polymetallic nodules from the ocean floor and
Aker Solutions and National Oilwell Varco have joined Subsea 7 in the the award of contracts for the supply and installation of subsea infrastructure for the Barossa project, the last major facilities commitments ahead of a final investment decision (FID). Aker Solutions will supply the umbilicals a
Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract contract between $300 million and $500 million by ConocoPhillips Australia to deliver the SURF scope for the Barossa project, 300 kilometers offshore Darwin, Australia. Subsea 7’s scope of work includes project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication, t
