Subsea & Survey

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7, has appointed Fugro to conduct a comprehensive metocean survey for the proposed Salamander offshore wind farm project. Located 35 km off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland, the 100 MW project will use innovative floating offshore wind technologies to help Scotland and the UK progress towards a net-zero future.

Rotech Subsea, the leading provider of innovative subsea trenching and excavation tools to the energy industry, has announced the completion of Sandwave Clearance and Debris Removal Operations at a key offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

Passive well integrity monitoring specialists, Sentinel Subsea, has announced further international expansion following contract wins worth seven figures.

RWE has appointed ocean services provider DeepOcean as preferred supplier of subsea installation services in connection with the Nordseecluster A offshore wind development off the German coast.

The site survey and inspection of an offshore gas platform in UAE waters was executed entirely from an onshore remote operations center (ROC) using Fugro’s Blue Essence^® technology without sending personnel offshore.

Underwater Intervention, the must-attend event for the entire underwater operations industry announced this Spring that the trade show and conference will be joining the International WorkBoat Show in November and thus far the co-location is proving to be very well received as exhibitors continue reserve space in the brand-new pavilion.

TDI-Brooks increases its vessel capacity by adding a 75-meter DP2 vessel, R/V NAUTILUS (formerly Nautical Geo), to its fleet. The market for subsea services remains strong, coupled with increased demand from clients and the need for increased capabilities. The vessel can potentially offer a variety of offshore assistance with subsea services, construction aid, exploration, production, ROV and diving support, and scientific marine research and survey mapping, along with military support.

Specializing in buoyancy, protection and insulation solutions, Aberdeen-based Balmoral has a long and proven track record of successful buoyancy installations around the world.

Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable^[1] contract from Azule Energy to provide subsea umbilicals for the Ndungu project in Angola.

Specialist shipping and navigation consultancy, NASH Maritime, is currently undertaking vessel traffic surveys in the North Sea off the Aberdeenshire coast, northeast of Fraserburgh and in the outer Moray Firth.

Rovco, a global provider of technology-enabled project solutions to the offshore renewable energy sector, has been contracted by Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland.

Following negotiations with authorities in the Netherlands, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has reached agreement for the use of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to recognize Dutch NDC-CI offshore diving supervisor certificates.