Surveys & Interventions
12-meter USV class secures MCA’s certification
UK designer and manufacturer of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) ZeroUSV has secured certification from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency for its Oceanus12 class of USVs that demonstrates that it meets the safety, operational and technical requirements established under the MCA Workboat Code Edit
ExxonMobil puts Shearwater on seismic duty offshore Guyana
Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices has picked up a new distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic assignment in the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana, thanks to a deal with ExxonMobil Guyana, a subsidiary of U.S.-headquartered energy giant ExxonMobil.
TGS unveiling Equatorial Guinea’s offshore basin prospectivity with major seismic dataset
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has been tasked with delivering a large-scale multi-client seismic product that will shed light on the exploration potential of Equatorial Guinea’s offshore basins.
TGS secures new offshore wind site characterization contract in Europe
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured another contract for offshore wind site characterization in Europe, for which the company will deploy its seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard. Under the latest contract, announced on June 9, Ramform Vanguard will begin data acquisition work
New acquisition expands TGS’ multi-source seismic capabilities across marine surveys
Norwegian energy data and intelligence provider TGS has taken steps to bring Apparition Geoservices and its proprietary simultaneous source acquisition and separation technology into its fold to advance seismic efficiency and subsurface imaging.
Mermaid Maritime sets up joint venture in Singapore to reactivate existing vessel
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has established a joint venture (JV) company in Singapore to serve as the investment and operating vehicle for the reactivation and subsequent commercial deployment of an existing offshore su
Viridien names new CEO after eight years
The Board of Directors of French geophysical services company Viridien has appointed Henning Berg as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director. Viridien‘s Board of Directors appointed Berg as CEO following the general meeting held on June 3, succeeding Sophie Zurquiyah, who will r
New partnership targets subsea monitoring for floating wind and oil & gas
Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne and advanced engineering company AMOG have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide a complete subsea asset monitoring service to offshore energy infrastructure operators. The aim of the partnership is to unlock asset insight, reduce downtime a
Fugro to carry out marine mammal monitoring for Irish offshore wind grid connection
Fugro will conduct a long-term marine mammal monitoring campaign in Ireland under a two-year environmental services contract with EirGrid for the offshore wind grid connection infrastructure the transmission system operator (TSO) plans along Ireland’s south coast. The Dutch company will deploy and m
TGS wins ‘large and high-end’ 4D streamer contract in Angola
Norwegian energy data and intelligence provider TGS has secured an award to perform a 4D streamer contract offshore Angola, described as large and high-end. The contract has a duration of approximately eight months, with the acquisition expected to begin in early July. According to the Norwegian fir
Early works starting for project that will link Western Isles to UK transmission network
Early works to support the installation of the mainland underground cable section of the 1.8 GW power transmission link that will connect the Scottish Western Isles to the UK national electricity transmission network for the first time are set to begin on June 8. The Western Isles HVDC Link will con
Shearwater supports TotalEnergies and partner with survey in Africa
Norwegian Shearwater GeoServices has completed a 3D towed streamer and undershoot survey offshore Nigeria on behalf of TotalEnergies and Matrix Energy. The two-month 3D marine seismic survey was performed in partnership with Harvex Geosolutions on blocks OML 100 and OPL 2010 on behalf of TotalEnergi
Omega Subsea and AGR establish North Sea ROV and survey collaboration
Norway-based Omega Subsea and AGR have set up a long-term partnership for offshore survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services in the North Sea. Omega Subsea will deliver integrated ROV and survey capabilities onboard the 89.3-meter-long, 2005-built multipurpose offshore support vessel Aquam
Boskalis vessel back to work in North Sea following dry dock in Spain
Boskalis’ 2012-built construction support vessel (CSV) BOKA Northern Ocean has completed a period in dry dock in Spain for certain modifications and is now back at work. In a few weeks, the 100-ton knuckle boom deck crane was overhauled and relocated and an anti-roll tank was installed under the hel