Fugro has won a contract with BP and EnBW to carry out a geotechnical site investigation campaign at the Morgan and Mona offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea. Fieldwork will run from May to September at the site located approximately 30 kilometers off the coast of North Wales and North West Engla
Tendering process for one of the offshore wind areas the Dutch Government planned to auction this year has been postponed and will be launched at a later time, with the specific timeline expected to be announced later this year.
German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has issued a tender seeking boulder removal services on the cable route of the Ostwind 3 project. The contract covers, but is not limited to, the provision and operation of all assets necessary for the works, removal of boulders, and reporti
Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into a contract with an undisclosed client for its offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Siem Spearfish for work in the UK sector. The scope of work consists of walk-to-work (W2W) operations for accommodation support during a maintenance campaign. The contract
Ireland’s XOCEAN is set to soon commence non-intrusive unmanned subsea surveys of the inter-array cables and turbine locations at the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm in the UK. XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessel (USV) X14 will begin the operations on 20 April for a duration of about 7 days on
DOF Subsea has achieved a 99% rate for the combined recycling and repurposing of recovered materials on its decommissioning project at the Buchan and Hannay fields in the Central North Sea. The offshore works, carried out using Skandi Acergy and Skandi Skansen, included the recovery of 135 concrete
IKM Testing UK has secured a multi-year contract with BP to deliver well integrity services across the oil and gas giant’s portfolio of North Sea assets. The agreement is the first well services contract between the two companies and covers well integrity remediation services, including sustained ca
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice for the provision of integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to the Energy Island projects. Denmark plans to build an artifical Energy Island in the North Sea and another Energy Island on the existing Bor
N-Sea Group has entered into an agreement with DOF Subsea Rederi to acquire the multipurpose support vessel Geosea with the aim of strengthening its subsea services. The vessel has been under management by N-Sea on a long-term vessel agreement with DOF Subsea Rederi for the last few years and has wo
Belgium-based geo-data specialist GEOxyz has acquired a new hybrid survey vessel, stating that the move comes as the company focuses on delivering the next generation of geo-data acquisition solutions. GEO OCEAN VI is said to be a green, versatile and multi-disciplined offshore survey vessel, fitted
Vaarst, tech spin-off of subsea player Rovco, has raised $20 million in investments to fund its global expansion plans and drive next-generation technology adoption in marine industries. The investment is the first in the company’s Series B round and will be used for the expansion of its pioneering
Norwegian authorities have approved Argeo’s planned multi-client program for the first offshore wind project to begin at Utsira Nord, with data acquisition set to soon commence. Argeo will start the operations using its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) equipped with sensors to acquire data over t
Energia Group has selected surveying and data services company Green Rebel to carry out geophysical surveys for its proposed North Celtic Sea offshore wind farm off the coast of Waterford, Ireland. Energia’s up to 800 MW North Celtic Sea project is one of the most advanced offshore wind projects in
Norwegian seismic exploration company Shearwater GeoServices is set to perform a 4D time-lapse seismic monitor project at Equinor’s Mariner field off the UK. The one-month project, which will be carried out during the 2022 North Sea summer season, represents the third Isometrix survey over the field
