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PGS Wins 4D Survey Contract Offshore West Africa

Nov 09, 2023

The Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm PGS said Thursday it had secured a 4D survey contract with an undisclosed client offshore West Africa.Mobilization is scheduled for Q4, and the contract has a total duration of approximately 60 days…

PGS Secures 160-day Seismic Survey Deal in Mediterranean Sea

Nov 06, 2023

Norwegian seismic services firm PGS said Monday it had secured a 3D exploration contract in the Mediterranean Sea.PGS' Ramform Titan vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in December, and the contract has a total duration of approximately 160 days…

TGS Nets Four-year Extension for Reservoir Monitoring in Norway

Nov 01, 2023

TGS, a Norway-based provider of energy data and intelligence, said Wednedsay it had secured a four-year extension to a proprietary reservoir monitoring and source acquisition contract in Norway, with a further option to extend by another two years…

MAN Energy Solutions to Provide Tech for Dutch Large-scale CCS Project

Oct 26, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract for the delivery of three integrally-geared compressor trains (IGC) for Porthos, the first large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands. The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Energie Beheer Nederland B…

TGS Wins Gulf of Mexico OBN Survey Deal

Oct 26, 2023

Marine seismic data specialist TGS has secured a a three-month proprietary Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) data acquisition contract in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) for an unnamed 'repeat customer.'The project's acquisition will start in Q4 2023 and reach completion during Q1 2024…

ADNOC, AIQ, and SLB Launch AI Solution for Field Development, Reservoir Analysis

Oct 26, 2023

ADNOC, AIQ, and SLB said Wednesday they had launched a new AI-driven solution for reservoir analysis and field development, enabling the acceleration of the digital transformation of the energy sector. According to the trio, the Advanced Reservoir…

TGS and PGS Boards Approve Merger Deal

Oct 26, 2023

Boards of directors of the Norwegian seismic data companies PGS and TGS have unanimously approved and decided upon a definitive merger agreement of the two firms, in line with the terms announced in September.The merger is to be structured as a statutory…

Ocean Power Technologies Secures $1.6M Order for WAM-V 16 USVs

Oct 24, 2023

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. said Tuesday it had received an additional volume order from Sulmara, an offshore services firm, of WAM-V 16 uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) 'making this the largest single order of WAM-Vs to date.''The order…

Kraken Robotics Secures $3M Offshore Wind Farm Survey Services Deal in Europe

Oct 19, 2023

Canadian marine robotics company Kraken Robotics Inc. said Thursday it had secured a $3 million contract to carry out boulder detection subsea survey services as part of an offshore wind farm project located in Europe.Kraken’s contract scope includes mobilization of a dedicated survey vessel…

Fugro Wins Survey Work at Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Oct 19, 2023

German energy giant RWE has hired the Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast as part of the development of Thor, Denmark's largest offshore wind farm.Up to three survey vessels will…

Aker BP, OMV Complete 3D Seismic Survey Over CO2 Storage License Offshore Norway

Oct 18, 2023

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP, and its Austrian partner OMV, have completed the acquisition of a 3D seismic survey over the Poseidon CCS license area (licence EXL005) in the Norwegian North Sea, OMV said Wednesday.The Poseidon CCS license…

Shell's Court Battle Over S.Africa Offshore Exploration Delayed -Lawyer

Oct 18, 2023

A court case over whether to allow Shell to explore for oil and gas off South Africa's pristine Wild Coast has been delayed until next year, a lawyer for environmentalists said on Wednesday.Shell wants to overturn a decision by the Makanda High…

UK Offshore Well Decommissioning Firm Eyes CCUS and Geothermal Projects with New Appointment

Oct 17, 2023

UK-based offshore well decommissioning specialist Well-Safe Solutions is looking to expand its capabilities and venture into the carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and geothermal sectors too.To help facilitate this scope expansion, Well…

UK, Italy's Eni Agree Carbon Capture Project Rules

Oct 17, 2023

Italy's Eni said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Britain's government on the key terms and conditions for providing services in one of the carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects under development in the country.Eni is the carbon…

Fugro Boosts Offshore Wind Service Capabilities in Taiwan with New Geotechnical Lab

Oct 17, 2023

Offshore survey services and geo-data specialist Fugro on Tuesday announced the opening of its new geotechnical testing laboratory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Fugro said the new lab would bolster the company's capability to deliver advanced geotechnical testing for the offshore wind market…

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