Surveys & Interventions
Subsea7 and Equinor extend IMR deal for 2013-built vessel
Subsea7 and Equinor have agreed on an extension of their existing frame agreement covering subsea inspection, maintenance and repair services (IMR) delivered by a 2013-built subsea vessel. Under the terms of the extension of an agreement first signed in 2018, Seven Viking will carry out IMR services
‘Large’ contract takes Fugro to Indonesian deepwater gas development
Fugro has secured a contract with UAE-headquartered energy company Mubadala Energy for the delivery of advanced soil investigations at a deepwater gas development offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia. Under the contract defined as large and awarded by Mubadala Energy (South Andaman) RSC Limited, Fugro
DeepOcean and Vår Energi shake hands for five-year subsea IMR services
Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean and Norway’s oil & gas player Vår Energi have extended their decade-long subsea collaboration by signing a new long-term inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) frame agreement. DeepOcean’s scope includes subsea work across all Vår Energi’s operated asset
Ocean Infinity takes delivery of final survey vessel in its new high-tech Armada fleet
Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of the 14th and final vessel in its Armada fleet, ordered in 2020 as a fleet of next-generation robotics-equipped, low-emission vessels for geophysical and geotechnical surveys. The latest delivery completes the 86-meter class of Armada vessels, following the introd
Go-ahead for seismic quest in Uruguayan waters seen as ‘value-adding progress’ for oil & gas ops
As its proposed merger with Sintana Energy continues to run in the background, Challenger Energy Group (CEG), the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company, has expressed enthusiasm over the permits for seismic acquisition that have been issued in Uruguay, as the firm is convinced that this will
UK opens second carbon storage licensing round
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has opened its second carbon storage licensing round, offering 14 locations offshore Scotland and England for exploration and appraisal, with the stores offering up to 2 gigatons of additional CO2 storage capacity. The round, opened today, December 9, offers
TGS’ multi-year dataset across 13 US basins to bolster exploration and carbon storage plays
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has finished work on a 13-basin reservoir characterization project in the United States (U.S.), said to offer formation-level petrophysical interpretations to model reservoir performance and assess CO2 storage feasibility.
XOCEAN wins five-year survey inspection contracts for six Dutch offshore wind farms
XOCEAN has been awarded a series of five-year contracts in the Netherlands, under which the company will deliver bathymetric survey services for six offshore wind farms. The agreements, coordinated by Eneco on behalf of the wind farm owners, are for Borssele 3&4, owned by the Blauwwind consortium; B
Stage set for unified oil & gas rig moving service in Red Sea and Gulf of Suez
ABL, part of Oslo-listed global consultancy group ABL Group, has shaken hands with Egypt’s Petroleum Marine Services Co. (PMS) on the launch of a unified rig moving service in the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez, with the support of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).
Sonardyne adds another task to its contract for UK’s first offshore CCS project
Underwater technology company Sonardyne has added more work to its existing contract with the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture of BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, for the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough
TGS wins contract extensions in Norway, about to start 3D survey in Brazil
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has secured an extension for its current contracts with what it says is a major international energy company, for reservoir monitoring and source services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The contracts cover the provision of reservoir monit
PXGEO clinches two contract wins with Petrobras for seismic acquisition
Marine geophysical service provider PXGEO has secured two contracts with consortia led by Brazilian oil & gas company Petrobras for the provision of seismic acquisition offshore Brazil. The projects will be carried out consecutively in 2026, with PXGEO deploying its proprietary MNode 4C ocean bottom
Solstad vessel to keep sailing with DeepOcean in 2027, instead of work with Prysmian
A construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Norway’s Solstad Maritime is set to return to work for DeepOcean in 2027 instead of beginning a five-year contract with Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group as announced in 2024. Under a contract defined as very large, meaning it is worth between $50 mill
After Taiwan, Mermaid Maritime creates joint venture in Equatorial Guinea
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has established a joint venture company in Equatorial Guinea with the African country’s national oil company GEPetrol S.A for services in the oil & gas industry. The primary activity of the j