SSE Renewables is set to soon kick off further geotechnical survey work at the Berwick Bank Wind Farm located off the east coast of Scotland. The first phase which will include a borehole survey is planned to mobilize between 29 January and 1 February, with the completion expected by 22 February. Th
IOG is considering potential solutions to resume drilling ops in the UK North Sea while a timeline is expected after seabed survey analysis.
N-Sea Group has signed a long-term vessel agreement with Geo Plus for the advanced DP1 hybrid survey and ROV support vessel Geo Focus. N-Sea said the move comes as it had taken significant steps through a plan of growth by creating an environment for future investments, strategic partnerships, and l
Shearwater GeoServices and Equinor are extending their collaboration to include Vår Energi and Lundin Energy Norway to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable marine vibratory source technology. The industry project builds on the existing technology cooperation between Shearw
Fugro has partnered up with the University of Houston (UH) and its four partnering universities on a collaborative project to advance geo-data science skills in the energy sector. The Data Science for the Energy Transition project, funded through a three-year grant with the National Science Foundati
Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has launched its qualification system for offshore geotechnical surveys and is now inviting applications. With this procedure, ESB intends to establish a qualification system to procure the scope of services pertaining to offshore geotechnical surveys for the
Norwegian survey services provider Magseis Fairfield is strengthening its backlog for 2022 with the new contract extension as well as confirmation of the recent conditional award.
Norwegian offshore contractor BOA OCV has secured a new contract for the subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C with who it describes as a “large international contractor”. The scope of the contract includes construction and decommissioning projects in the North Sea. Commencement is expected in May fo
Serica is planning to drill an exploration well in the North sea and undertake a well intervention campaign to boost production.
Denmark’s Energinet has awarded MMT with a contract to carry out cable route surveys at the planned energy island in the Baltic Sea and associated offshore wind projects. The Energy Island, located on the island of Bornholm, some 15 kilometers offshore, will connect Germany and Denmark to an offshor
French underwater robotics company Forssea Robotics has raised €3.8 million from SOFILARO (Crédit Agricole), Qair Innovation and a France 2030 grant to finance the commercial deployment of its ARGOS remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The fundraising will finance Forssea’s commercial deployment with th
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has secured a contract with Equinor to carry out seismic acquisition in support of the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project. The acquisition is scheduled to start in the second quarter of the year and will have a duration of approximately one month. Equinor
CGG has secured a three-year contract extension to continue operating a dedicated 4D permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) imaging center at Equinor’s Stavanger offices in Norway. Equinor’s asset teams analyze the 4D seismic images delivered by CGG within days of acquisition in order to optimize prod
Fugro has secured a new contract with Denmark’s Energinet to undertake cable route surveys for the North Sea Energy Island project. The North Sea Energy Island will serve as an offshore power plant distributing up to 10 GW of offshore wind to Denmark and other neighbouring markets. Fugro will perfor
