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(OE) Marine seismic data company PGS has received a letter of award for a large 3D contract offshore South Atlantic margin from a multiclient company. A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled for mobilization in June, with a forecast acquisition duration of up to 300 days. The value of the contract has not been disclosed, but... Continue Reading →
(OE) Between January 2023 and February 2024, TDI-Brooks conducted an extensive site investigation program in two offshore wind blocks in state and federal waters. The projects involved surveying in excess of 20,000 line-kms of analogue and either single or multi-channel seismic in lease blocks and cable routes along the coasts of New York and New... Continue Reading →
(OM) Acteon Group, an offshore energy infrastructure services business, has been acquired by private equity investors Buckthorn Partners and One Equity Partners (OEP). With this business investment, Buckthorn and OEP said they aim to "improve Acteon’s standing with suppliers and customers and enable it to compete even more strongly in its core markets." The investors’ said... Continue Reading →
Feritech Global has completed a major design and build project for Oceaneering, the world’s largest provider of subsea robotics to the offshore energy industry. The company has designed a next generation auto-drop piston corer which is expected to dramatically reduce the amount of time needed for subsea geotechnical surveying, increasing safety and efficiency, whilst reducing... Continue Reading →
(OE) TDI-Brooks' latest dynamic positioning vessel, the RV Nautilus, has reached the shores of the East Coast of the United States ahead of work for offshore wind sector. After undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas, the 2000-built vessel will be put to work to provide support for offshore wind projects and various other subsea... Continue Reading →
(OET) Norwegian seismic company PGS has signed an agreement with Shell for its cloud-based digital asset management solution designed specifically for seismic data, which is set to enable the UK-headquartered energy giant to streamline access to seismic data and accelerate workflows. This Data OnDemand Agreement complements the MultiClient Library Access agreement the two companies established in 2022.... Continue Reading →
TDI-Brooks, a U.S.-based marine services company specializing in geotechnical and offshore survey projects, reports it has completed a geotechnical coring campaign in the Gulf of Campeche offshore Mexico. As a subcontractor of Drebbel de Mexico out of Cd. del Carmen, TDI-Brooks deployed its geotechnical coring tools and operators on the Laguana Azul. A total of... Continue Reading →
(OET) Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has awarded Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) with a contract worth approximately $11.7 million to deliver a multi-client survey offshore Brazil. The contract represents EMGS’ first acquisition project offshore Brazil in almost ten years. The fully pre-funded multi-client survey is expected to start in late March or early April.... Continue Reading →
(OET) Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna has launched a project in cooperation with U.S. startup Terradepth focused on testing innovative approaches to surveying the seabed for planning environmentally friendly submarine electrical connections. As part of Project Odisseo, the first test was conducted off the coast near the port of Casamicciola Terme, on the island... Continue Reading →
(OE) Nauticus Robotics, a U.S. developer of autonomous vehicles and robots for data collection and intervention services for offshore industries, has secured fresh funding for its operations and appointed new executive management team. The new investment was secured before the close of 2023 and eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the... Continue Reading →
