As part of its ambition to expand its fleet and subsea activities, the Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea has concluded the full acquisition of compatriot company Geo Plus. Established in 1994 and based in Groningen, Geo Plus provides survey services and operates a fleet of fi
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Maersk Supply Service (MSS), expanding its fleet with an additional 22 vessels. Through the newly incorporated subsidiary DOF Offshore Holding Denmark, DOF will on certain terms and conditions acquire all the shares in Maersk
Hughes Subsea, a subsidiary of OEG Renewables, will start disposing of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at the UK 1.4 GW East Anglia Three (EA3) offshore wind farm site on 4 July, according to the latest Notice to Mariners issued by the EA3 project team. The UXO identification, investigation and clearance
U.S.-headquartered Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has partnered up with Unique Group, a UAE-headquartered innovator in subsea technologies and engineering, to take its autonomous vehicle services to the Middle East. The companies will collaborate to deploy OPT’s existing WAM-V unmanned surface vehic
EnEarth, a subsidiary of the London-based oil and gas company Energean, has submitted a formal application to the Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (EDEYEP) for a CO2 storage license in Greece. The application seeks to obtain approval for the suitability as a CO2 storage
Three French companies have joined forces for a project that aims to develop an innovative solution for precise seabed surveying at great depths using swarms of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for ocean floor mapping. The ongoing development for the CARMA (Mineral resources mapping by AUVs swa
Norway-headquartered seismic companies PGS and TGS have formally completed their merger, following the final regulatory approval obtained some twenty days ago. Back in September 2023, TGS and PGS announced their agreement on principal terms to combine their two firms and create a strong full-service
Surveying and mapping services provider Darkocean has added a multi-role workboat/survey catamaran to its fleet which will be used for offshore wind projects across the UK and Northern Europe. Darkocean has taken delivery of the 10-meter-long Coastal Observer from Purus, formerly known as HST Workbo
A week after it was hired to deliver an electro-hydraulic, steel tube dynamic umbilical for an energy project in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology player Oceaneering has secured multiple contracts for vessel services in the region. Oceaneering’s Offshore Projects Gro
Fugro has secured a contract to conduct site characterization for an offshore wind farm in Japan, which will be developed by a consortium including RWE, Mitsui, and Osaka Gas. The fieldwork started in May 2024 and is being performed from Fugro’s self-elevating platform (SEP), the Amberjack, and two
Aberdeen-based energy services company THREE60 Energy has acquired a local subsea engineering company with the aim of enhancing its capabilities. With the acquisition of Samphire Subsea, THREE60 said it expects to further enhance its lifecycle solutions offering by adding subsea engineering, operati
Skyborn Renewables has started site investigations in Finland, at a location where the company plans to build the 2.5 GW Pooki offshore wind farm, an extension of the former Suurhiekka project which was also being developed by Skyborn (wpd at the time). The work started with bird and subsea acoustic
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has awarded a five-year contract to Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore for a subsea construction vessel (CSV) set to support the installation of power cable systems on the company’s projects. The CSV Normand Ocean will be on a firm contract with Prysmian which
Amid the global energy transition, offshore survey and inspection companies are working on decarbonizing – but the industry is also going through a transition of its own. Bureau Veritas, Terradepth and Sulmara are among a number of offshore survey companies that are increasingly using autonomous or
