Van Oord Expands its Trencher Fleet
Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has introduced Jet-It as the latest unit to join its trencher fleet, following the completion of a test campaign in the North Sea.Building on the expertise gained from its previous trenchers, Dig-It and Deep Dig-It, Van Oord has developed another trencher dubbed Jet-It.With the addition of the latest unit, Van Oord now operates three trenchers, all designed for the purpose of cable burial.While Dig-It and Deep Dig-It feature mechanical cutting and jetting technology, the Jet-It is equipped with jetting technology only.According to Van Oord, it boasts an
TGS Kicks Off New Multi-Client OBN Project in Gulf of America
TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has launched a new multi-client ultra long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition campaign in the Gulf of America.The Amendment 4 project will expand node coverage in TGS' multi-client library, adding over 1,100 square kilometers in the Mississippi Canyon, Ewing Banks, and Grand Isle South areas.The project will feature TGS' Gemini enhanced frequency source, offering lower frequency and improved signal-to-noise for ultra-long offset OBN seismic compared to conventional seismic sources.This advanced frequency source will enhance
Sewage Contaminates British Waters
when the new Labour government is trying to kick start growth.In the five years to October 2024, the Environment Agency intervened on 60 occasions to object to planning applications due to the pressures they would place on local sewerage systems, according to a Freedom of Information request.Clean water campaigners have started to marshal opposition against planning applications, believing that's more likely to pressure the government into fixing the sewage system than current efforts focusing on the harm caused to biodiversity."Money talks," said Ash Smith at campaign group Windrush Against
NKT Concludes First Cable Installation Phase for O&G Scheme Off Norway
Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has completed the first installation campaign Norway to connect Aker BP-operated Yggdrasil offshore oil and gas area to shore.NKT said the first installation campaign in the Norwegian fjords and in the North Sea has been completed, and the company has now moved to install the 255 km HVAC cable, connecting the Yggdrasil offshore oil and gas area to shore.The company’s cable-laying vessel, NKT Victoria, has been deployed for the first installation campaign.Once finished, the 145 kV cables will provide a stable, low-emission power supply.“This
Call to Halt New Zealand Salmon Farming Investment
New Zealand based animal welfare organization SAFE has condemned the Government’s NZ$11.72 million ($6.6 million) investment in salmon farming and is demanding an urgent review into endemic animal welfare breaches.SAFE Campaign Manager Emily Hall says the funding allocated via the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is a concerning misdirection of government resources."Fish farms are quite simply under water factory farms, and this is an unregulated industry with no meaningful oversight of animal welfare."SAFE also warns that intensive fish farming poses serious environmental risks
TDI-Brooks Completes Trinidad Geotechnical Project
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). Throughout this campaign, TDI-Brooks performed a total of eighteen (18) Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) utilizing their Neptune 3,000 miniature coiled rod CPT system, achieving penetration depths between 3.25 and 6.25 meters in water depths of 130 to 150 meters. Additionally, eighteen (18) Box Core samples and eighteen Cyclic
TGS Gets 4D Streamer Acquisition Job at Vår Energi’s Goliat Field
shelf for the 2025 summer season.“We already have secured one contract in the Barents Sea with a duration of approximately 45 days, and this award is scheduled to be acquired back-to-back. Adding on the recently announced multi-client project, we have built a solid Barents Sea acquisition campaign,” said Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS.To remind, earlier in February, TGS signed a contract for multi-client 3D streamer acquisition, covering the recent discoveries such as Countach, Elgol and Lupa, and expanding on TGS' existing data coverage in the Goliat area of the prolific Hammerfest
Saildrone USVs Support Mission to Secure US Southern Border
to extend their operational reach without the need to commit additional personnel or resources to routine patrols.According to US Naval Forces Southern Command/US Navy Fourth Fleet director of innovation, Cmdr. Jon Williams, “Operation Southern Spear will advance the Navy’s Hybrid Fleet Campaign and Project 33 target to operationalize robotic and autonomous systems. Long-dwell unmanned surface vehicles that provide valuable intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance are a valuable asset in maritime domain awareness.”Operation Southern Spear is an evolution and expansion of Operation
Carbon Dumping
Senator Sarah Hanson Young said: “Woodside’s blatant attempt at greenwashing their polluting projects will not stop extinctions and will not protect our oceans and climate.”The risks include CO2 toxicity, earthquakes, leakage and the impact of ongoing seismic surveys.Geoff Bice, WA Campaign Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, called CCS an expensive distraction that fossil fuel corporations use to greenwash their emissions. “Communities across Australia and the Pacific are experiencing the worsening impacts of the climate crisis. We must invest in the proven climate solutions
February 2025
