Surveys & Interventions
GEOxyz brings survey expertise to South Korea through local partnership
Belgium-headquartered GEOxyz is bringing its capabilities to South Korea with the establishment of a strategic partnership with local companies for the provision of offshore survey services. GEOxyz reported today, July 23, that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SKY Offshore and
Sea1’s first offshore energy support vessel launches at Chinese yard
The first of four 120-meter-long offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) being built in China for Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore has been launched at the yard. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Cosco Shipping in November 2024, revealing at the time that
Geophysical survey to begin along potential export cable corridor for Bellrock floating wind farm
XOCEAN is set to begin a geophysical survey of a potential offshore export cable corridor for the proposed Bellrock floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. According to a Notice to Mariners, the survey campaign is scheduled to commence no earlier than July 26 and is expected to take around 60 days
Fugro to start offshore survey program in Timor-Leste this year
Dutch Fugro has won a contract to perform a survey program offshore Timor-Leste that will support the planning and development of critical offshore energy infrastructure associated with two gas developments. Fugro will deliver an extensive offshore site characterization program, including geophysica
JDR delivers electrical umbilical for Ireland’s only producing natural gas field
JDR Cable Systems has delivered an electrical umbilical for installation at a gas field located off the northwest coast of Ireland, in waters 350 meters deep. JDR’s Littleport team was in charge of the design, manufacture and supply of the electrical umbilical for the Corrib gas field, located appro
Underground drilling marks start of offshore section works for second Malta-Italy link
Nexans has begun horizontal directional drilling (HDD) works in Malta for the second electrical interconnector to Italy, marking the start of work related to the project’s offshore section. This will create the underground connection between the onshore and offshore sections of the project, allowing
Australian company engages compatriot firm for work in the Philippines
Western Australia-based Tetragon Energy has awarded compatriot seismic processing company DUG Technology with a $1.45 million contract for reprocessing seismic data for its oil & gas permits offshore the Philippines. Tetragon Energy has a 37.5% interest in and is the operator of offshore permits SC-
‘UK’s largest-ever’ electricity transmission project in major construction phase
Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), a subsea link said to be the UK’s largest-ever electricity transmission project and the longest high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable in the country, has entered the major construction phase, with detailed marine engineering surveys progressing along the offshore cabl
DeepOcean completes North Sea subsea removal campaign
DeepOcean has completed subsea removal activities at two North Sea fields operated by Spirit Energy, whose shareholders are Centrica (69%) and Stadtwerke München (31%). DeepOcean reported today, July 14, that it had completed the recovery of the remaining subsea wellhead protection structure at the
DOF wins ‘very large’ four-year contract
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has received a letter of award for a “very large”, four-year contract, described as worth between $100 million and $200 million. DOF will deploy the 2009-built Skandi Hera for the contract expected to begin between late 2026 and early 2027, also covering remotely ope
Aquaterra Energy and James Fisher team up to deliver simplified decommissioning
Aquaterra Energy and James Fisher and Sons have established a decommissioning partnership to offer operators a single, integrated route to plan and execute well abandonment and infrastructure removal programs more efficiently, with fewer interfaces and greater execution certainty. Aquaterra Energy i
Partnership set up in Norway to accelerate deployment of innovative OBN tech
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS and compatriot geophysical technology and service company Allton have signed a strategic collaboration agreement focused on accelerating the deployment of innovative deepwater ocean-bottom node (OBN) technology. The parties have agreed on exclusive
New North Sea partnership targets IRM, decommissioning and construction
Boskalis Subsea Services and the UK’s Anasuria Operating Company (AOC) have signed a preferred partnership framework agreement to collaborate on inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM), decommissioning and construction activities in the North Sea. The parties’ long-term collaborative framework is d
Fugro to assist Saipem with pipeline work at UK’s first offshore CCS project
Dutch Fugro has been selected to deliver integrated marine survey and inspection services for Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. Developed some 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, the NEP project will comprise an onshore CO2 ga