Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured a contract with an undisclosed international energy company to carry out a 3D exploration acquisition contract in the Mediterranean.
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has revealed plans to carry out a remotely operated autonomous offshore wind farm inspection, said to be an industry first. Fugro will use its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with the Blue Volta fully electric remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to con
Mahakarya Geo Survey (MGS), an Indonesian provider of marine seismic, underwater services, and geotechnical survey, has signed a contract with Timor GAP, the national oil company of Timor-Leste, to conduct surveys offshore Timor-Leste as part of the Metinaro survey campaign project.
Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has secured a contract with Petronas Carigali Brunei to perform surveys at a deepwater gas field development offshore Brunei. Fugro will deliver various site characterization surveys to support the front-end engineering design for offshore production facilities and th
A partnership comprising Acteon’s Claxton, the University of Aberdeen, the National Decommissioning Centre, and the Net Zero Technology Centre is developing a gas-jet system expected to “revolutionize” subsea cutting. The Underwater Laser Cutting (UWLC) technology is said to improve efficiency when
Norwegian survey services provider Magseis Fairfield has delisted its shares from the Oslo Stock Exchange (Oslo Børs) following the acquisition by TGS. The process with TGS started when the company announced a voluntary offer for all shares in Magseis Fairfield (ticker: MSEIS) on 29 June 2022. When
Helix Robotics Solutions has entered into a three-year charter agreement for the DP2 offshore support vessel Glomar Wave for work in the renewables and oil and gas sectors. The 66.4-meter multi-role vessel can be configured with one or two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and Helix’s new custom-bui
DeepOcean has activated the option to request the installation of a battery hybrid system on board the multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV) Stril Server. DeepOcean is chartering the MPSV from Stavanger-based shipowner Simon Møkster Shipping, who will upgrade the vessel to include battery power notati
Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, has started its geophysical survey campaign in the New York Bight. The survey campaign, managed by Fugro, will study seabed conditions and potential export cable corridors within the project lease area. The data colle
SEA-KIT has put into operation its new production facility for the XL-Class uncrewed surface vessel (USV), which tripled the company’s production capacity and expanded its R&D area. SEA-KIT opened the new building, built alongside its existing base in Tollesbury, Essex, UK, on 1 October 2022. Accord
Norwegian seismic company PGS is supporting the upcoming Nigeria 2022 Mini Bid Round with a range of 3D coverage over the seven blocks that will be on offer. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced in mid-December 2022 that it is planning to hold a mini-bid round for
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has awarded contracts to the companies Fugro and Enviros to map the shallowest strata under the seabed with the objective of locating sites that are best suited for the placement of wind turbines. Fugro has been awarded the contract for the Sørlige Nordsjø I
PGS’ 3D seismic vessel Ramform Hyperion yesterday took onboard 89 refugees coming from Afghanistan that it had encountered while in transit from Greece to Malta. Ramform Hyperion came across a small sailboat with refugees onboard early on 8 January and made contact with the Italian coastguard who in
The PanGeo Subsea brand and company name have changed to Kraken Robotics as of 1 January 2023, following the completion of the acquisition by the Canadian company in 2021. To remind, Kraken Robotics entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire PanGeo Subsea in April 2021. The Canada-
