Dutch geological data specialist Fugro, has reported that its Fugro Mercator vessel, which run aground off Italy, has been safely towed to a shipyard for inspection.The 42-meter long geophysical survey vessel had run aground on the north coast of Elba on March 22…
Dutch geological data specialist Fugro has informed that its Fugro Mercator vessel had an incident offshore Italy, when it run aground amid deteriorating weather conditions.On March 22, Fugro received report that the geophysical survey vessel…
Lloyd's Register (LR) and Fugro have signed a block fee agreement to streamline the in-service certification and maintenance of Fugro’s growing fleet of autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).The strategic move is expected to simplify the certification process…
Dutch geological data specialist Fugro has secured the contract for offshore soil investigation services for the proposed Blue Mackerel offshore wind farm in Australia.Fugro will execute offshore geotechnical investigations to support the Blue Mackerel project being developed by Parkwind…
Norwegian shipbuilder Vard has marked the start of construction of Island Offshore’s hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) at its shipyard in Romania.Vard secured the order for the vessel, named Island Evolution, from Island Offshore back in May 2024…
Shearwater Geoservices and TotalEnergies have signed a three-year firm capacity reservation agreement (CRA) for worldwide marine seismic streamer acquisition services.The CRA reflects the longstanding relationship between TotalEnergies and Shearwater…
Dutch geological data specialist Fugro has restarted multiple projects in the U.S. hydrocarbon and LNG sectors since Donald Trump's election and is optimistic about offshore wind development in Asia and Europe, its CEO told Reuters on Friday…
Global energy major BP has pledged to lift oil production by 44% and gas output by 89% from India's largest field off its west coast, under a decade-long contract, according to block operator Oil and Natural Gas Corp ONGC on Thursday.ONGC named…
India's top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp ONGC on Wednesday said energy major BP will act as technical service provider to help boost oil and gas output from the country's largest producing field, off India's west coast.BP has promised an…
Shearwater Geoservices has started the second season of acquisition for the Pelotas Basin multi-client 3D seismic survey in Brazil, conducted in partnership with Searcher Seismic.The new acquisition will be the sixth multi-client 3D project for the joint venture and will utilize the SW Empress…
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling and French energy major TotalEnergies have created a joint venture (JV) entity TEVA Ship Charter, which will acquire Vantage’s drillship Tungsten Explorer.Subsequent to the completion of the current Tungsten Explorer contract in Congo…
Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has appointed William Thomson to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).Thomson will assume the additional role of COO with effect January 1, 2025, reported Ihab Toma, Chief Executive Officer…
UK-based oil and gas explorer Pharos Energy said its two joint ventures in Vietnam have received local government approval to extend their licenses by five years to the early 2030s.The Te Giac Trang (TGT) field, operated by the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company…
Petrobras has signed a 175-day addendum to Fugro’s current inspection, repair and maintenance services contract, performed by the Fugro Aquarius, to include fully remote subsea inspection surveys of shallow-water infrastructure in Brazil.Work will begin in January 2025…
Fugro has started conducting comprehensive ground investigation for a CO2 highway, off the coast of Belgium, part of a 1,000-kilometer-long planned pipeline by Equinor to transport CO2 between mainland Europe and Norway.Under the contract, Fugro…