Fugro has begun a four-month marine site survey at Vattenfall’s two offshore wind developments in the UK. The results will feed into the ground model for the Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas wind farms. The developments will have a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW, enough to power more than 3.9
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model for the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone. The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an Integrated Ground Model (IGM) and a Geotechnical
Marine survey for the NO-UK submarine fibre cable between Newcastle and Stavanger is now underway. The vessel Fugro Galaxy has started survey operations in the North Sea. The survey will gather the sea-bed data required to finalise the marine route and selection of the appropriate cable types. This
Webtool has developed an autonomous subsea resettable valve for installation and use with a charged hydraulic fluid store. Activated by a steel wire rope line, the valve activation system is designed for applications where autonomous operation is needed in the event of an emergency. Constructed from
Subsea services player Rever Offshore has recently completed a contract awarded by Serica Energy. This is the second campaign Rever has undertaken for the North Sea operator within a framework agreement from November 2018. The workscope, which took place in the North Sea’s Rhum field, was completed
Rotech Subsea has completed a quayside stress testing scope for BAM International at the Liverpool2 Container Terminal in Merseyside, England. It executed the bespoke testing and monitoring project at Peel Port’s new deep-water container terminal at the Port of Liverpool. It gives the largest contai
Halliburton and TechnipFMC have introduced Odassea, the first distributed acoustic sensing solution for subsea wells. The technology platform enables operators to execute intervention-less seismic imaging and reservoir diagnostics to reduce total cost of ownership while improving reservoir knowledge
IHC Hytech has secured a contract from an undisclosed client for the supply of a wet bell handling system. Working together with its international offices IHC will deliver the equipment from IHC Singapore. To ensure the safe deployment of divers, IHC Hytech delivers several types of heavy-duty and r
Norway-based well integrity specialist HydraWell has teamed up with fellow compatriot Exedra. The two companies will join forces with aim to bring new solution for the well abandonment and side-tracking markets. Initial focus will lie on the Norwegian market. The emphasis will be on novel methods of
Norwegian technology group Norbit has recently secured new contracts in different industry sectors. The most recent award involves a major order from a governmental customer in North America. The order includes multiple Norbit multibeam sonar systems, iWBMSh STX. It is a turnkey multibeam sonar syst
Royal Niestern Sander has delivered the hydrographic survey vessel ‘Geo Ranger’ to Geo Plus, after 14 months of constructing, installing, commissioning and testing. During the last week, the hydrographic survey vessel Geo Ranger performed sea trials on the river Ems. The ship was designed together w
NDT inspections specialist TSC Subsea has acquired a new profile through the recent acquisition of Eddyfi/NDT of Halfwave. The Halfwave business previously divided into two main services: in-line inspection and subsea inspection services. As of 1 July 2020, the subsea inspection services of Halfwave
Fugro has supported Ireland’s Corrib natural gas field with an inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) work using survey vessel Edda Sun, on behalf of Vermilion Exploration and Production Ireland (Vermilion). The project included deepwater pipeline surveys, inspection of subsea structures, and main
Neptune Energy has awarded a subsea inspection contract to geo-data specialist, Fugro, which will employ remote monitoring technology to survey subsea structures at the Cygnus gas field in the UK’s southern North Sea.
