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Fugro awarded contracts for US offshore wind work

Dec 04, 2017

Fugro has been awarded contracts by Ørsted to undertake geotechnical investigations at two large-scale offshore wind development sites. Ørsted is pursuing the development of these two new projects - Bay State Wind, located 15mi off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard…

Seabed Geosolutions inks Nigeria, Trinidad 3D, 4D ocean bottom node work

Dec 20, 2017

Seabed Geosolutions has been awarded a 3D ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition project over the greater Angostura field in shallow waters, offshore Trinidad for BHP, and a 4D OBN project for Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company…

Fugro divests trenching and cable lay business

Oct 12, 2017

Global Marine Group has agreed to acquire Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business for about US$73 million in shares. The acquisition of Fugro’s trenching and cable lay services business involves the transfer of 23 Aberdeen-based Fugro staff and one vessel (Symphony)…

Fugro starts Indian survey

Oct 31, 2017

Fugro started integrated survey work offshore India for the country’s oil and gas company ONGC, under a three-year contract valued at approximately US$7.7 million. The contract, awarded to Fugro for the third consecutive time, calls…

Cape Wind to surrender US lease

Dec 05, 2017

US wind developers Cape Wind have applied to relinquish its lease offshore Massachusetts, which at one time had been set to be America's first offshore wind farm. A series of setbacks endured by Cape Wind allowed the honor of America's first…

Fugro to study seeps off Eastern Canada

Oct 25, 2017

Fugro has teamed up with Amplified Geochemical Imaging (AGI) to acquire offshore hydrocarbon seep data in advance of Canada’s 2018 east coast bid round. Bathymetry, backscatter and water column anomaly data will be collected to pull together…

Fugro to open Houston Hydrography Center

Sep 15, 2017

Fugro has announced plans to establish a Hydrography Centre of Excellence for the Americas, supporting its strategic focus on growth in this market sector. Utilizing specialist resources that include autonomous vessels and aircraft, integrated data acquisition techniques…

Fugro axes Forland charter

Aug 02, 2017

Fugro Saltire. Image from Forland. Fugro Subsea Services has canceled a long-term charter deal with Forland Subsea II, for the Fugro Saltire construction vessel, effective 1 October 2017…

Fugro to install subsea power cable in Australia

Jul 17, 2017

SA Power Networks has awarded Fugro a contract to install a subsea power cable in South Australia. REM Etive. Image from Fugro. The new 20,000 kVA/33,000 volt cable will replace the existing 10…

Fugro nets Petrobras IRM extension

Jul 05, 2017

Fugro has been awarded a further two-year contract by Petrobras to provide comprehensive inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) and pipeline inspection services in Brazil. The new award follows Fugro’s successful completion of an initial 12-month contract for the oil major…

Boskalis acquires Gardline Group

Aug 15, 2017

Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has acquired all shares of the UK’s Gardline Group as of today (15 August) in a US$51 million deal, including debt. Helios dredger. Image from Boskalis. The…

Aqualis hires Netherlands-based head of business development

Aug 01, 2017

Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore is setting up a presence in the Netherlands, and has hired Jasper Bergsma as its head of business development in the country. Bergsma will be based in Amsterdam and in charge of marketing Aqualis Offshore’s services in the country…

Fugro Venturer to start Barents campaign

Jun 06, 2017

Fugro Venturer. Image from Fugro. With a maiden voyage that takes her to the deepwaters of Ireland’s Atlantic margin and the far North of the Barents Sea, the Fugro Venturer is the newest of Fugro’s successful purpose-designed…

Proserv inks Asia Pac decom work

Jul 25, 2017

Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a series of contracts worth around US$4 million for its well severance, platform and floating platform, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel decommissioning services in the Asia Pacific region…

First Hywind turbine heads to Scotland

Jul 19, 2017

The first of five turbines for Statoil's Hywind Scotland pilot floating offshore wind park has left Stord, Norway, for its final destination, the Buchan Deep, 25km east of Peterhead in Scotland. Once operational, the Hywind Scotland pilot…

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