PGS has taken over the work on the Norwegian Sea GeoStreamer X survey, providing more coverage and understanding of this area.
Cyprus-headquartered seismic firm SeaBird Exploration has secured a contract with a repeat client that will take its seismic research vessel Eagle Explorer to the Western Hemisphere. The duration of the contract is six months, including options to extend by another 6+6 months. Mobilization has start
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has named its new cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, meaning shining light. According to NKT, the name is a reference to the company’s central position in transmitting power through its cable solutions and to the bright future
Chinese state-owned port and naval machinery manufacturer ZPMC has held the completion ceremony for the latest generation vessel for offshore heavy lifting, construction and pipelaying, set to be delivered to Saipem. The completion ceremony of the JSD6000 was held at ZPMC’s base in Changxing and the
Solstad Offshore’s subsea construction vessel (CSV) Normand Navigator is preparing for a new project with the mobilization of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The 2015-built Normand Navigator arrived at Husøy, Karmøy in Norway, this week for the mobilization of ROVs from Omega Subsea Robotics, a j
U.S. technology company Oceaneering has carried out a pipeline inspection industrial pilot using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for TotalEnergies, as part of the French energy giant’s ambition to become a net-zero company. The North Sea pilot using the Freedom AUV saw the inspection of over
Huisman has secured a contract with a company that is part of a Malaysia-based integrated oil & gas services and energy infrastructure solutions provider for the delivery of a deepwater knuckle boom crane. Huisman recently introduced its optimized knuckle boom crane series, designed specifically for
An Estonian shipbuilding company has carried out the conversion of a general cargo vessel into a fully equipped cable recovery vessel at its premises in Tallinn. BLRT Repair Yards manufactured and installed five cable tanks in the cargo hold, each 8,200 mm high and 10,200 mm wide, weighing a total o
The Celtic Interconnector is starting to take shape and the offshore cable installation work is slated to begin in 2025.
Helix Energy Solutions is drawing to an end its multi-well decommissioning assignment offshore Australia, which is being carried out with its purpose-built DP3 semi-submersible vessel.
Marine environmental surveys and geotechnical surveys are scheduled to begin next month for the fourth high voltage direct current (HVDC) electrical link that is part of the UK’s plans to enhance the electricity network. GEOxyz will carry out the surveys for the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) project u
The keel for the first Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) for the U.S. offshore wind industry, Acadia, was laid on May 2 at the Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The vessel was ordered by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) in 2021 and the first steel fo
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed subsea dredging operations remotely from shore for the first time ever. This milestone activity was carried out for Norwegian oil and gas player Aker BP. DeepOcean’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) onboard the Edda Fauna were utilized fo
One of the largest construction support vessels (CSVs) in Solstad Offshore’s fleet is set to receive an energy-efficient upgrade said to allow “dramatic energy savings”. Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to upgrade the Normand Sentinel from AZP 120 CP mechanical thruster to RD-AZ2600 rim-drive a
