Subsea & Survey

PGS, a fully integrated marine geophysical company, together with its joint venture consortium partners, TGS and SLB have successfully commenced a MultiClient 3D seismic project located in the Penyu Basin, offshore Peninsular Malaysia.

TechnipFMC was awarded the iEPCI™ contract for Petrobras’s Mero 3 HISEP^® carbon capture project at the culmination of a six-year research and development effort.

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-kilometers of analogue and either single or multi-channel seismic in lease blocks and cable routes along the coasts of New York and New Jersey. Various tasks were carried out at different stages, such as offshore geophysical surveys, UHRS detailed surveys, archaeological identification surveys, light geotechnical coring, and benthic sampling.

Ocean Installer has secured a new Subsea Line Modification (SLM) Project award from Equinor on Åsgard A. This adds more work to the multiple project wins in 2023, including projects on Vigdis, Visund, Åsgard C and Northern Lights, further strengthening their collaboration with Equinor.

Global Energy Group has completed the fabrication of two Towheads, complete with Equipment Interface Support Frames and Buoyancy Tank Interface Frames, from the Port of Nigg on behalf of Subsea7, for the Aker BP Valhall PWP—Fenris field in the southern North Sea.

Enshore Subsea has announced the return of T3200—the world’s most powerful subsea trencher.

Reach Subsea ASA (Reach Subsea) announced a 100-day project charter for the subsea vessel Olympic Taurus, with extension options for 2+1+1 years. Reach Subsea has now extended the charter for an additional 2 years and retain options for another 1+1 years.

OEG Energy Group Limited (OEG), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that Hughes Subsea, an OEG Renewables (OEGR) business, has been awarded the contract to undertake the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance campaign on the East Anglia THREE (EA3) wind farm being developed by ScottishPower Renewables in the Southern North Sea.

International subsea specialist Sulmara is continuing its exciting start to 2024 with the announcement it has been awarded a contract to work on one of the world’s largest proposed floating offshore developments.

Fincantieri, the only shipbuilding group in the world active in all high-tech marine industry sectors, and Saipem, a global leader in the engineering and construction of infrastructure for the energy sector, both offshore and onshore, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate commercial and industrial opportunities for cooperation in the field of autonomous subsea vehicles and their integration with surface and underwater units. The Memorandum, signed at Palazzo Marina, the headquarters of the General Staff of the Italian Navy, is among the initiatives aimed at promoting and developing national excellence in the Underwater sector.

Unique Group, global innovators in subsea technologies and engineering, has signed a contract with Kongsberg Discovery for USD 1.7 million of advanced seabed mapping and compact acoustic positioning technology for the APAC region.

Corcovado Geosub Ltda signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Kongsberg Discovery for advanced seabed monitoring equipment.