Naples-headquartered survey contractor Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has completed survey works for the east section of the Italian Tyrrhenian Link connecting Sicily with Campania. NextGeo has wrapped up all the pre-installation survey tasks for the Tyrrhenian Link East branch on behalf of Italian cab
Norway-based Shearwater Geoservices has won two 4D monitoring projects from Equinor, a Norwegian state-owned energy giant, for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea and the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. Shearwater plans to utilize its Isometrix technology for conducting surveys, employing 4D s
Oceaneering has placed an order with a UK-headquartered company for a next-generation auto-drop piston corer expected to enable time-saving for subsea geotechnical surveying. A piston corer is a long, heavy tube plunged into the seafloor to extract samples of soft sediment, which provide information
UK-based maritime autonomy solutions company Exail has introduced its transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel (USV), the Drix 0-16, that can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets. With an autonomy of 2,500 Nm and a “unique naval architecture”, this USV can endure harsh ocean conditions and was eng
Following conversion, DEME Group’s subsidiary G-tec has welcomed a new survey vessel that can completely run on biofuel to its fleet. The survey vessel Karina is equipped with a hull-mounted dual-head multibeam, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, magnetometers and gradiometers frames to serve va
Fugro has extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTSC Geos & Subesa Services (PTSC G&S) to provide site characterization services to support Vietnam’s offshore wind sector. Under the two-year agreement, Fugro’s full range of marine site characterization services will be deployed with PT
Boskalis’s offshore energy division saw 50% of its revenue coming from offshore wind in 2023, according to annual results the Dutch dredging and offshore construction specialist released on March 7. Company-wide, Boskalis reported a 20% increase in revenue and a 150% higher net profit than in 2022.
The first geotechnical seabed surveys for TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables’ 500 MW Seagreen 1A offshore wind farm in Scotland have been completed. Phase two of the geotechnical works is expected to commence later this year and should take around two weeks to complete. Seagreen 1A lies adjacent to th
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices is set to deliver a seismic survey for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK during the summer. Shearwater secured a contract for Spirit Energy’s recent carbon storage license award by the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), located in the Morec
DOF Group has secured a subsea engineering procurement removal and disposal (EPRD) contract with Norske Shell, a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, in the Atlantic region. DOF will deliver an integrated solution of project management, engineering, design, analysis and survey for
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy is inviting applications for two areas for CO2 injection and storage in the North Sea, representing the sixth time acreage is being announced for CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The Norwegian Ministry of Energy announced two areas for CO2 storag
After the second HVDC electricity interconnection between Estonia and Finland named EstLink 2 went offline due to cable system failure, Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering reported that a fault had also been detected in the first electrical connection between the two countries. EstLi
Three UK partners have come together to deliver a cross-sector program to support returners back to the underwater sector after a career break or to transfer their skills from another sector. The Global Underwater Hub and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) have partnered wi
Following a retrofit campaign, TDI-Brooks’ new research vessel has arrived on the U.S. East Coast where it will perform offshore wind work. The RV Nautilus, formerly known as Nautical Geo, reached the shores of the East Coast on March 3 after undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas. The 75-met
