Fugro Middle East has placed an order with an Australia-headquartered company for video streaming technology for its uncrewed surface vessel (USV) operations. Perth-based Harvest Technology Group reported that it had secured its first order from Fugro Middle East for its hybrid Nodestream and Remote
Just shortly after news that the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) awarded a license for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst as part of its first competitive carbon storage license round, Wintershall Dea announced it had won one as well. Wintershall Dea’s
An inspection program of the Balgzand-Bacton Pipeline (BBL) between the Netherlands and the UK is set to be carried out next month after the completion of previously announced maintenance. As announced, BBL Company’s annual planned maintenance period of the BBL facilities will take place during six
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has awarded a license for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project encompassing the “UK’s largest depleted gas field” in its first competitive carbon storage license round. The NSTA has awarded Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst with a license to progress thei
Fugro has carried out what is said to be the first-ever remotely operated subsea inspection using an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the Middle East. Having commissioned the region’s first-ever government-licensed USV in early 2023, Fugro has now carried out its first USV operation for a client in
The Danish Energy Agency has postponed the second tender round for the award of offshore CO2 storage licenses in the North Sea. The tender was set to open on 15 August according to the executive order on CO2 storage license tenders. In line with the Agreement on the framework for CO2 storage in Denm
OX2 and Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag have completed underwater nature field surveys of two of its Noatun offshore wind projects near Åland in the Baltic Sea. The project team said it has used innovative methods to explore the underwater environment where the Noatun Norra (Noatun North) and Noatu
Argeo Robotics has secured a new patent from the Norwegian Industrial Patent Office (Patentstyret), this time for a subsea electromagnetic remote-sensing system for detecting buried objects below the seafloor. The patent protects Argeo’s exclusive services with the Argeo Whisper system for detecting
TDI-Brooks has added a new 75-meter-long research vessel to its fleet that is set to perform subsea services once it completes a retrofit program. Nautilus, formerly Nautical Geo, offers offshore assistance with subsea services, construction aid, exploration, production, remotely operated vehicle (R
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded Arup B.V. the contract for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) and a geotechnical interpretative report for the Nederwiek Zuid Wind Farm Zone (NWWFZ) in the Netherlands. The contract, with a value of around €1.5 million (excluding V
Flotation Energy has awarded Rovco a contract to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore wind farm, 200 kilometres off the northeast coast of Scotland. Located in the Central North Sea, the 1.4 GW floating offshore wind project will cover approximately 333 square
The North Sea oil & gas industry spent £1.6 billion on decommissioning redundant wells and infrastructure last year, more than in any of the previous five years, the latest report by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) states. The industry spent a total of around £8 billion from 2017-2022 and
Lloyd’s Register has awarded Aberdeen-based 3D scanning company Viewport3 with the first UK approval for remote inspection techniques using underwater photogrammetry. “It is a huge honour for a small company like Viewport3 to receive such a credible certification. Our team are absolutely delighted t
Fugro has completed another fully remote offshore survey inspection in the North Sea for the oil and gas operator TAQA Group. Fugro completed its first fully remote offshore integrity inspections campaign in the North Sea for TAQA Netherlands at the beginning of the year using the Fugro Orca Blue Es
