Dutch offshore transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened an application period for a €3 million tender for surveys of cables installed in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Work will start in 2025 and will be performed on the export cables at the Borssele and the Hollandse Kust offshore w
Consulting and engineering firm Wood has established and is leading a joint industry partnership (JIP) to accelerate carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects through the creation of industry guidelines for CO2 specifications. Wood set up the JIP to collate industry research and the e
A geophysical and geotechnical survey are about to begin on a gas project being developed by Shell that is set to export gas from a field in Venezuela to the UK energy giant’s platform off Trinidad and Tobago, marking the start of preliminary work on the project. Chartered by Geohidra, a Venezuelan
After a number of announcements revealing work scheduled for 2025, Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices has secured two consecutive projects in Asia Pacific that will be carried out this year. Shearwater will perform two consecutive towed streamer survey projects
ORLEN Upstream Norway, part of Poland’s ORLEN Group and formerly known as PGNiG Upstream Norway (PUN), has decided to withdraw from the Polaris CO2 exploration license, the only CO2 storage located in the Barents Sea, with Horisont Energi now assessing the way forward for the project. The Polaris li
U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil has secured access to over 271,000 acres of offshore CO2 storage in Texas state waters, said to be the largest of its kind in the U.S., through a lease with the Texas General Land Office (GLO). This is said to add significant storage potential to ExxonMobil’s carbon capt
UK regulator North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) and The Crown Estate, manager of the seabed and renewable energy rights within the economic zone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, have signed a new Statement of Intent as part of joint aspirations to ensure a more sustainable and closely coor
A consortium of ExxonMobil and Helleniq Energy has commenced the second phase of seismic research at a gas exploration block offshore the Greek island Crete, set to bring the partners toward the final decision for exploration drilling. State company Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Managem
The Danish Energy Agency has launched the tendering procedure for its third fund for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, with DKK 28.7 billion ($4.2 billion) available for interested parties to help Denmark in its path to climate neutrality. The CCS Fund will cover the costs of capture, trans
Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices is set to carry out an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in Angola for French energy giant TotalEnergies at the beginning of 2025. The deepwater OBN survey will be performed by the dual ROV-equipped SW Tasman, the fit-for-purpose
Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has ahead of schedule wrapped up the first phase of what it says is a major North Sea decommissioning contract for Shell UK. Mermaid announced in June that it had been awarded an engineering, preparation, removal and disposal (EPRD) well head severance (WHS) contract by
Japanese “K” Line Wind Service (KWS) and Singapore-headquartered EGS Survey (EGS) have established a joint venture company specializing in offshore geo-surveys which recently completed its first survey contract for the Happo-Noshiro offshore wind project. At the Happo-Noshiro site(s), located off th
Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics is set to receive a bought deal public offering of $45 million, with the net proceeds to be used for the company’s long-term strategy, including expansion and acquisitions, among others. Kraken Robotics has amended its agreement with Corm
Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), owned by Ocean Winds, Mainstream Renewable Power, and Kumyang Electric Co., has completed the geotechnical survey for the first phase of its 1,125 MW floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The first phase of the project, called East Blue Power, has a potential
