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XOCEAN Nets $118M Investment to Expand Offshore Operations

Jan 09, 2025

Irish ocean data company XOCEAN has secured $118.3 million investment to support its expansion across multiple offshore segments including wind development and operations, asset integrity assurance, CCUS, and civil hydrography.XOCEAN partnered with S2G Ventures to structure the round…

Next Geosolutions Buys Offshore Survey Vessel for $7M

Dec 11, 2024

Marine geosciences and offshore construction support services firm Next Geosolutions has acquired a multi-purpose survey vessel (MPSV) from Beitveit Holding for $7.1 million.The vessel, Sea Admiral, will be renamed NG EXPLORER, and will be used for geophysical…

Petrobras, Ecopetrol Confirm Colombia’s Largest Ever Gas Discovery

Dec 05, 2024

Petrobras and its partner Ecopetrol have confirmed the largest gas discovery in the history of Colombia with the drilling of the Sirius-2 well in the Gujaira Basin, which has the potential to increase the country’s current reserves by 200%.The drilling of Sirius-2…

RWE Receives Construction Permits for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 03, 2024

Polish authorities have issued two construction permits to RWE for its Baltic II offshore wind farm.The permits cover construction of offshore wind turbines along with inter-array and telecommunications cables and offshore substation for the 350 MW offshore wind farm…

Sulmara Nets $19M Investment for Low-Carbon Offshore Wind Services

Nov 28, 2024

Scottish subsea specialist Sulmara has secured an $18.9 million investment from BGF, one of the largest growth capital investors in U.K. and Ireland, to support the expansion of its survey and inspection services in the offshore wind and energy markets…

PXGEO to Keep Sea1 Offshore’s Subsea Construction Vessel on Duty

Nov 28, 2024

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Sea1 Offshore has secured contract extension from marine geophysical service provider PXGEO for its offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Sea1 Spearfish.PXGEO exercised the option to extend the contract for…

EMGS to Conduct CSEM Survey Offshore India

Nov 22, 2024

Norwegian offshore survey services firm Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a contract for controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) offshore India.The survey is expected to have a contract value of approximately $10 million, including mobilization fee…

TDI-Brooks Completes Suriname Piston Coring Project

Nov 19, 2024

TDI-Brooks has completed a multi-client multibeam and seabed piston coring program off Suriname.The company was contracted by GeoPartners, on behalf of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname, to perform seep data acquisition, processing, interpretation…

Fugro Pioneer’s Conversion to Methanol Fuel Underway

Aug 27, 2024

Fugro has completed the primary phase in its first vessel conversion to green methanol fuel.The Fugro Pioneer is ready to be equipped with methanol engines after successfully converting the main components on board.The now-completed vessel adjustments…

TGS and Petrobras Enter Tech and Research Partnership

Aug 27, 2024

Norwegian seismic company TGS announced it has entered into a partnership with Brazilian state-owned energy company Petrobras to collaborate on scientific research and technological development activities in Brazil.Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU)…

TGS Broadens Market for its Geophysical Imaging Software

Aug 27, 2024

TGS has entered the software solutions market with Imaging AnyWare – a proprietary TGS enterprise processing system designed to enhance subsurface imaging and integration projects.Imaging AnyWare is used globally across various geological basins…

BOEM’s Environmental Analysis Sees No Significant Impacts of Wind Leases Off Oregon

Aug 14, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has concluded that leases for potential offshore wind energy development off the Oregon coast would have no significant impacts to people or environment.BOEM has made available its final Environmental…

XOCEAN to Deploy USV Fleet for Geophysical Survey at UK Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 12, 2024

A fleet of XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) will be deployed at Dogger Bank D offshore wind farm to carry out a multi-beam echosounder (MBES) geophysical survey, starting from August 13.Eleven XOCEAN USVs will be mobilized from Scarborough…

BlueFloat Selects Site for Floating Wind Demo Project Offshore Taiwan

Aug 07, 2024

BlueFloat Energy has revealed the site location for its floating wind project, which will participate in the upcoming floating demonstration program, due to be launched by the Taiwanese government later in 2024.The ‘Winds of September Phase 1’ project…

Rovco Lands Survey Work at Green Volt Floating Wind Farm

Jul 25, 2024

UK-based tech-powered offshore wind solutions provider Rovco has been awarded the site characterization survey work in support of the development of Green Volt floating wind farm in Scotland.Rovco will focus on geophysical surveys in the OWF array area…

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