UK-based Rovco has added a second hull-mounted survey vessel to its fleet, a move said to come in response to client demand for geophysical and geotechnical survey solutions. Rovco has entered into a four-year charter agreement with Glomar for the DP2 vessel Glomar Worker. “We are delighted with our
The Correll Group has secured a contract with Hellenic Cables for the termination and testing of inter-array cables on the wind turbine generators and offshore substation for the 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US. The Revolution Wind offshore wind farm is being developed by a joint
UTEC, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has been awarded a contract by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to provide subsea balance of plant operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the German Butendiek offshore wind farm. Under the three-year contract, Acteon will
A French consortium comprising three partners has secured a €3 million grant to develop and qualify subsea resident patrol technologies. The consortium is made of Ifremer, a French research institute dedicated to the ocean, FinX, a start-up specialized in bio-inspired underwater thrusters, and led b
Argeo’s subsea vessel Argeo Searcher has completed a job in Nigeria for Shell and is now set to mobilize for work in the Indian Ocean. In its most recent vessel schedule, Argeo reported that its backlog update was currently running at around NOK 550 million (over $52.3 million), with a further sales
Ulstein Verft has completed the conversion of a 2015-built platform supply vessel (PSV) into a geotechnical survey vessel for Fugro, representing one out of two vessel transformation tasks it has on its to-do list. Ulstein Verft finished the conversion of the Fugro Resilience at the end of 2023, on
Another vessel is set to join N-Sea Group’s fleet as the company has chartered a 2016-built offshore support vessel for IRM, survey, UXO and cable operations. N-Sea has entered into an agreement with Rederij Groen to long-term charter the modern offshore support vessel Aquarius-G. With its length of
Norwegian subsea services provider DeepOcean and oil and gas player Aker BP have completed subsea trials with an autonomous inspection drone (AID) at an Aker BP-operated field in the central North Sea. As part of a ten-day inspection campaign, Aker BP and DeepOcean inspected subsea trees and other s
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has placed an order with Norway’s VARD for the construction of its new cable-laying vessel (CLV). In May 2023, on the back of a record order backlog and the strong market outlook, NKT announced investments in a new high-voltage fact
The Netherlands-headquartered N-Sea has chartered a hybrid, fuel-efficient survey and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel in a push to strengthen its offshore subsea activities. N-Sea Group entered into an agreement with Geo Plus to long-term charter the Dutch-flagged vessel Geo Ranger, w
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has launched a project in cooperation with U.S. startup Terradepth focused on testing innovative approaches to surveying the seabed for planning environmentally friendly submarine electrical connections. As part of Project Odisseo, the first test was
The consortium of TGS, PGS and SLB has secured pre-funding to expand multi-client seismic data coverage in the Sabah Basin offshore Malaysia. The seventh phase of this multi-year project encompasses over 5,000 kilometers of new 2D seismic data acquisition, over 2,600 kilometers of legacy seismic dat
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured an investment before the close of 2023 said to have eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the original de-SPAC financing in the process. The new investment is the first t
Wood Thilsted is starting ground modeling and foundation concept design work for the first offshore wind farm in Lithuania, on behalf of Ignitis Renewables. The work, taking place this year, consists of developing a site ground model, support to the geotechnical campaign and a variety of foundation
