Subsea & Survey

Reach Subsea ASA (“Reach”), a provider of subsea services globally, has signed a landmark contract with Kongsberg Maritime AS, part of the Kongsberg Group, for the construction of the first two in a series of Reach Remote unmanned offshore surface vessels (USVs), which will serve as mobile power banks, data centers and communication modules for underwater ROVs (remotely operated vessels).

C-Kore Systems has successfully completed a fault-finding in Australian waters. The Cable Monitor units helped the operation run smoothly by providing quick and accurate measurements of insulation resistance for the subsea system.

International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has developed a new optical chain measurement system (CMS) to provide highly accurate and repeatable mooring chain measurements to track chain corrosion, wear and elongation between surveys, combined with inclination measurement to verify chain tension.

Modus, a leading subsea services contractor and Prysmian Group, a leading cable solutions company are set to continue working together with the extension of their contract.

Marine geoscience and offshore construction support service provider NextGeo has been carrying out various works as part of its contract with TenneT TSO B.V. for UXO survey services in support of the vast offshore wind energy program promoted by the Dutch Government in the Dutch sector of the North Sea.

Boxfish Research, a New Zealand manufacturer of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), has announced an authorized reseller agreement with DK M-Tech, a market-leading provider of specialized marine equipment in South Korea.

By NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs

N-Sea Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the Dutch flagged vessel Geosea, a multipurpose support vessel, for an undisclosed sum. The vessel has been under management by N-Sea on a long-term vessel agreement with DOF Subsea Rederi AS for the last few years and has worked since then for the Royal Dutch Navy, on a long-term charter.

Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS has been awarded a contract for two 3D seismic surveys offshore South Korea, together with seismic data processing and imaging by Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC). This is Shearwater’s first contract with KNOC.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a leading provider of offshore energy services, has entered into a new multi-year contract with Shell Offshore Inc. to provide Well Intervention services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

A decommissioning project carried out by DOF Subsea, on behalf of Repsol Sinopec Resources UK, to project manage and provide Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (EPRD) services at the Buchan and Hannay fields in the Central North Sea, has achieved a 99% rate for the combined recycling and repurposing of recovered materials.

The Hong Kong government has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a marine geotechnical and geophysical site characterization for the development of artificial islands of about 1,000 hectares in its Central Waters.