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Fugro Expands Geotechnical Testing Capabilities in Indonesia

Jun 11, 2025

Fugro has opened a new geotechnical testing laboratory in Jakarta, Indonesia, enhancing its regional capabilities for energy and infrastructure projects.The new facility will increase Fugro’s lab capacity in Asia Pacific by 20% and cut testing turnaround times by 30%, ensuring quicker delivery of vital geotechnical and geohazard insights.The lab, spanning 550 m2 with over 30 testing stations, will employ more than 120 Indonesian staff…

Fugro Lands Deepwater Gas Field Job in Southeast Asia

Jun 02, 2025

Fugro has signed a letter of award to perform a site characterization program for a deepwater gas field development in Southeast Asia.The contract award represents the largest geotechnical and geophysical survey project for Fugro in the Asia Pacific region to date…

Geoquip Marine Wraps Up Surveys for German Offshore Wind Projects

May 20, 2025

Geoquip Marine, a Njord Partners portfolio company, has completed a preliminary geotechnical site investigation for two 4 GW offshore wind projects.The investigation will support the developer in advancing the next phase of design for both project sites…

Halliburton Launches EarthStar 3DX Horizontal Look-Ahead Resistivity Service

May 19, 2025

Halliburton launched EarthStar 3DX, the industry's first 3D horizontal look-ahead resistivity service. The technology provides operators with geological insights into horizontal wells up to 50 ft before penetration by the bit.The capability…

Fugro Extends Offshore Survey Scope at UK Wind Farms

May 08, 2025

Fugro has secured contract to perform comprehensive geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms, a major initiative led by RWE and Masdar to develop one of the U.K.'s most powerful offshore wind energy projects…

TGS Kicks Off Geophysical Survey for Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Project

May 08, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has started detailed seabed geophysical surveys for the eastern array of the proposed Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms for RWE and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company - Masdar.The site investigations will enhance…

PXGEO Names New CEO

Apr 22, 2025

Marine geophysical services company PXGEO has appointed Charles ‘Chuck’ Davison, Jnr. as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.Davidson will also continue to serve as EnerMech’s CEO, which shares the same shareholder as PXGEO…

Kim Heng’s Rebuilt Geotechnical Survey Vessel Sets Sail

Apr 16, 2025

Singapore's offshore services firm Kim Heng has held a christening ceremony for the Bridgewater Discovery, a DP2 geotechnical survey vessel, rebuilt in 2024.With the Bridgewater Discovery vessel, Kim Heng has marked another milestone in its expansion into the renewable business sector…

BOS Princess Becomes Geotechnical Drilling Vessel

Mar 25, 2025

Seas Geosciences has completed the conversion of the BOS Princess into a multipurpose geotechnical drilling vessel that is now ready to serve the global offshore energy industry.With its 80-metre length and close to 19-metre beam, the BOS Princess…

Fugro’s Geophysical Survey Vessel Runs Aground off Italy

Mar 24, 2025

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…

Argeo Concludes Work for TotalEnergies Offshore Namibia

Mar 18, 2025

Norwegian offshore services company Argeo has completed deepwater work at TotalEnergies’ Venus project, offshore Namibia, taking somewhat longer than expected.Argeo mobilized its Argeo Venture vessel for the job, which is now demobilizing in Walvis Bay…

Fugro Nets Another Offshore Wind Job in Australia

Mar 10, 2025

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…

Norway Puts One North Sea Area Up for CO2 Storage Bids

Mar 05, 2025

Norwegian Ministry of Energy has opened applications for exploration licenses related to CO2 storage in one designated area in the North Sea.Announcement and possible allocation of area for a storage permit will take place after individual application…

TDI-Brooks Completes Trinidad Geotechnical Project

Feb 26, 2025

TDI-Brooks reportst that it 'effectively and safely' carried out a third-party geotechnical coring project for Geohidra. This operation was conducted from the DRAGON Field to the HIBISCUS platform off the coast of Venezuela and Trinidad aboard the DONA JOSE II (DJII)…

TGS Nets Two 4D Streamer Contracts Offshore Norway

Feb 10, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has secured two 4D streamer contract acquisition projects, one in the North Sea and the other in the Norwegian Sea.The 4D projects are scheduled to be acquired back-to-back and start in June 2025.The total duration of the two surveys is approximately 80 days…

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