Scottish subsea surveys and inspections provider Sulmara has been appointed to deliver an offshore geophysical survey for a carbon capture and storage project (CCS) in the U.S. Sulmara was commissioned by Bayou Bend CCS, a joint venture of Chevron, Talos Energy and Equinor, to conduct an archaeologi
Norway’s Argeo has completed the conversion upgrade for the Argeo Venture and the vessel has begun its journey towards West Africa for a project with French multi-energy major TotalEnergies. Following the completion of its conversion upgrade in Norway, Argeo Venture started the transit to Africa on
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has marked its 25th anniversary by reaching a CO2 emission reduction milestone which is said to keep the company on track toward its 2030 emission reduction target. DeepOcean announced that it had reduced its own CO2 emissions intensity by 18% since 202
Norwegian seismic company PGS has secured a 4D contract in Northern Europe with what it describes as an “independent energy company”.
Norwegian marine survey contractor Argeo has secured a $39 million contract with French multi-energy major TotalEnergies for work offshore Africa. Work will be carried out by Argeo Venture and will occupy the vessel for the remainder of 2024. Argeo did not reveal any other information about the cont
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has signed a frame agreement with compatriot ocean services provider DeepOcean for subsea infrastructure and cable repair for offshore oil & gas and renewables. The agreement covers marine services including subsea intervention and repair contingency for su
The 4-Winds offshore support vessel that recently commenced a long-term charter with Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea is getting ready for its first unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification job. N-Sea reported in November 2023 that it was strengthening its fleet and subsea activities by entering into
UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published two sets of guidance expected to help the industry prepare for first carbon storage injection. The UK Government last year set out its vision for the carbon storage industry pledging up to £20 billion investment and suggesting that it
Paris-headquartered provider of smart remotely operated vehicle (ROV) assets and services Forssea Robotics has introduced its newborn ROV developed for uncrewed surface vessel (USV) integration and shallow water deployments. According to Forssea Robotics, the ARGOS-X ROV has been optimized for offsh
Aberdeen-based Underwater Contracting (UCO), owner of the largest fleet of Saab UK’s Seaeye Falcon remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has purchased five new units for a total of 38 Falcon systems. UCO said it had expanded its fleet in response to major new multi-year contract wins across all sectors
American oilfield services company SLB is acquiring majority ownership in Norwegian pure-play carbon capture company Aker Carbon Capture (ACC) as part of an agreement under which the two parties will combine their respective carbon capture businesses. SLB will pay NOK 4.12 billion (around $379.4 mil
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has signed a five-year global framework agreement (GFA) with energy giant Shell concerning subsea data capture services. The GFA encompasses all countries where Shell is currently active or plans to operate in the future and covers the provision o
Offshore energy infrastructure services company Acteon Group has been acquired by private equity investors Buckthorn Partners and One Equity Partners (OEP), with a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) taking the helm. According to Acteon, Buckthorn and OEP are making a substantial investment in the bus
Reach Subsea has sea-launched the first unit of its Reach Remote fleet of uncrewed 24-meter surface vessels (USVs), which will, as the Norwegian company says, “revolutionize offshore subsea operations, aligning with sustainability initiatives”. The first Reach Remote unit was sea-launched on Monday,
