Argeo has completed a conversion and rigging program for Argeo Searcher, making the vessel ready to enter commercial autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operations. Following the “rigorous” conversion and shakedown program, Argeo Searcher is fully equipped with two SeaRaptor AUVs and can, with dual
The Netherlands-based Fugro has signed a letter of intent to optimise and perform a site characterisation programme for undisclosed offshore wind development on the U.S. East Coast. The programme is focused on accelerating the construction and operations permitting process and represents Fugro’s lat
Fugro has received approval from the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to operate the first uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV) in UK waters. The MCA granted Fugro’s Blue Essence category 2 approval, meaning the vessel can be operated within 60 n
Belgium-based geo-data specialist GEOxyz has secured a contract with the oil and gas services provider Hartshead Resources, for a geophysical survey across the Anning and Somerville fields and inter-field pipeline locations in the Southern North Sea.
OEG Offshore has made a multi-million investment in SEAJET Systems, the developer of a trailblazing electric subsea excavation solution that is said to reduce CO2 footprint by 40 per cent. OEG Offshore said that the commitment to SEAJET is a further development in its move into the clean-tech sector
France-headquartered Bourbon and Canada’s Horizon Maritime have established a new company with a base fleet of seven vessels dedicated to providing marine services and operations with a focus on the North Sea and Canadian offshore markets. Incorporated in Norway, Bourbon Horizon is strategically pos
A consortium comprising BeeX, Sulmara, and the University of Strathclyde has secured Enterprise Singapore – Innovate UK grant to develop a next-generation autonomous integrity inspection capability for offshore wind turbines. Autonomous robotics specialist BeeX, offshore survey and inspection specia
Norway-headquartered Reach Subsea has achieved “record” high revenue and operating profit for the full year and fourth quarter of 2022, with its order backlog seven times higher than in the year earlier. For the full year of 2022, revenue grew to NOK 1,163 million (around €107.3 million) whereas EBI
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) for the 2 GW Nederwiek Zuid Wind Farm Zone (NWWFZ). The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an IGM and a Geotechnical Interpreta
Norwegian seismic player TGS has teamed up with CGG, the French geophysical services company, to carry out the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Balder and Ringhorne areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
TechnipFMC’s diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Discoverer has mobilized to the Triton area in the North Sea and begun operations to tie in a Tailwind Energy well, according to UK-based oil and gas company Serica Energy. The Gannet GE-04 well was drilled late in 2022 and completed in January, with fir
Marine geophysical services provider PXGEO has entered into an agreement with oil company Shell to provide seismic acquisition services.
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, Europe’s premier meeting point for the offshore energy sector, has opened the floorplan for this year’s event. In 2023, as in the years before, OEEC will bring together professionals from oil & gas, offshore wind, floating wind, marine energy, hyd
