Irish offshore engineering consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has opened its first office in the Netherlands, with the aim of expanding its presence in the European offshore wind market. By adding a base in the Netherlands, GDG said it is looking to strengthen its connections with client
Universal Subsea Inc. (USI) has developed and deployed what is said to be the industry’s first high-density subsea equipment preservation and hydrate prevention fluid. Defender Stasis HD was formulated specifically to protect subsea tree mandrels, tree access bores, tubing head spools and similar su
Unique Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AMC Search (AMCS), the training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College, to jointly develop a maritime industry accredited Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) Coxswain’s course. This industry-academia collaboration will s
Survey vessels Northern Franklin and Normand Flower are set to start geophysical and geotechnical site investigation works at the Moray West offshore wind farm site at the beginning of September. Northern Franklin is scheduled to commence geophysical surveys on 4 September. The vessel will be carryi
Ryder Geotechnical has completed site-specific assessment (SSA) at the turbine locations of the first two phases of the Dogger Bank offshore wind project. Ryder completed a geotechnical zonation assessment to classify the 190 turbine locations in terms of geotechnical risk to the upcoming jack-up op
Seismic surveyor PXGEO has secured a contract to carry out an ocean bottom node (OBN) project in the North Sea. The OBN marine seismic acquisition project will be carried out in the second quarter of 2022, with an approximate duration of three months. PXGEO has not revealed any other details about t
Subsea Europe Services (SES) and Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) have signed an extensive partnership agreement to cooperate on the delivery of unmanned and autonomous marine survey platforms. The collaboration combines technology and autonomous survey platforms for new, more efficient marine dat
PGS has completed phase two of the Côte d’Ivoire MegaSurvey, adding 9,897 square kilometers of 3D and 24,632 kilometers of 2D in the Tano Basin. Conducted in partnership with PetroCi and Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures, the latest Côte d’Ivoire MegaSurvey spans the western extension of the Tano
Pre-lay trenching works have begun along a number of inter-array cable routes within the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm area, ahead of the installation of cables at a later date.
UXOcontrol has completed the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and disposal campaign at the Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 and 4 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The campaign, which ran from early February till July, saw a total of 1,350 targets investigated, with 19 being highlighted as UXOs
TGS and Magseis Renewables are collaborating on two new technology pilot projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and offshore wind. The first project will use high-resolution 3D seismic acquisition in Norway at a carbon storage area to demonstrate technology for detailed imaging of the full se
DOF Subsea has secured multiple contracts in the Asia Pacific region for its vessels in the third and fourth quarters of 2021. Onshore works are underway for several offshore campaigns that will use the construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Hercules and the onshore and offshore teams from Q3 2021
Acteon has completed a cable survey at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in Virginia as part of a partnership with Siemens Gamesa. Acteon’s TerraSond performed the survey from Atlantic Endeavor, the project’s dedicated crew transfer vessel (CTV) that was specially modified for the wo
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy has invited input on the technical specifications currently being prepared for the procurement of seabed and metocean survey services that will support the country’s offshore wind development plans. The Ministry has called on representatives of all interested parties t
