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Triton Anchor Gets Patents for Floating Renewables Anchoring Tech

Triton Anchor has secured two patents in the United States for its proprietary offshore anchor and subsea deployment tool, with a notice of allowance for the anchor patent also received in Japan.These newly patented technologies mark an advancement in enabling low-cost, low-impact deployment of floating wind, solar, and wave platforms.According to Triton Anchor, they cut capital and installation costs, use smaller vessels, reduce environmental impact, and support local jobs through near-site manufacturing.Unlike legacy anchors that rely on heavy infrastructure and cause significant seabed impact

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Offshore Solar Farm Set for Integration with Dutch Offshore Wind Project

production from the same site,” said Maria Kalogera, Innovations Manager, CrossWind.“The Oceans of Energy offshore solar farm floats in the sea at water level, like a waterlily, therefore we have named it ‘Nymphaea Aurora’.“Nymphaea Aurora is a water lily found in Northern Europe, that varies colors from yellow, symbol of energy, to red, a symbol of strength. Nymphaea is the family name for water lilies, which are nature’s solar collectors, floating at water-level, just like our technology.“Large scale water-level offshore structures is something novel, it is

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Fugro Lands Deepwater Gas Job for Eni off Cyprus

deepwater gas development in the Eastern Mediterranean.The award marks an important survey campaign for Fugro in the region, supporting the ambitions of the Republic of Cyprus to become a regional gas producing and exporting country and contribute to enhanced energy security and affordability for Europe.Geo-data acquisition is scheduled to being in the third quarter of 2025.The project will draw on Fugro’s offshore and deepwater geophysical and geotechnical expertise, as well as the company’s environmental services."The award reflects Fugro’s deep understanding of the region&rsquo

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Fugro Secures Offshore Wind Site Survey in German North Sea

. We are committed to providing the critical Geo-data needed for the safe and efficient development of these important wind farms, contributing to the growth of renewable energy in the North Sea,” said John ten Hoope, Fugro’s Regional Business Line Director for Marine Site Characterisation in Europe and Africa.This contract follows Fugro’s previous geotechnical investigations for the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster project in Germany and builds upon preliminary geotechnical data acquired by Fugro for the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)

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First Steel Cut for HVAC Infrastructure for Belgian Offshore Energy Hub

electricity from two new wind farms located in Belgium’s second offshore wind zone and so enable the integration of this energy into the country’s onshore grid.The island will strengthen Belgium’s long-term electricity supply and accelerate the integration of renewable energy into the European grid

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Shearwater Lands 4D Survey at Equinor’s Norwegian Sea Field

Offshore seismic services firm Shearwater Geoservices has signed a contract with Equinor to perform a 4D towed streamer seismic survey over the Tyrihans field in Norway.It is the first project awarded under the 2021 Equinor frame agreement following a recent extension for an additional two years.The one-month Norwegian Sea survey will start in early August. Shearwater will deploy the Amazon Conqueror, using Isometrix technology.The survey follows previous 4D campaigns for Equinor, most recently at the Mariner and Heidrun fields in 2024.Applying the same technology to capture repeat high-quality

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SeaBird Exploration Rebrands to SED Energy Holdings

Norwegian marine seismic survey services firm Seabird Exploration has changed its name to SED Energy Holdings (Energy Holdings), following the merger with Energy Drilling.Effective from June 20, 2025, the name will be changed along with the ticker code to ENH.The new company name has been registered with the Department of Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property in Cyprus.Final approval of the listing prospectus for the ordinary shares issued in relation to the transaction is expected in the third quarter of 2025, after which the new ordinary shares will be listed and tradeable under the same

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Decom Engineering Launches Ultra-Light Chopsaw for Subsea Ops

Northern Ireland-based subsea technology specialist Decom Engineering has developed and deployed a new ultra-light Chopsaw for subsea cutting operations.The C1-16UL Chopsaw represents the most significant advancement in Aberdeen-based Decom's Chopsaw range, specifically engineered for cutting flexible risers and mooring chains under tension, riser turret moorings and deepwater tensioned moorings.The standout feature of the C1-16UL is its weight characteristics - weighing approximately 270 kg in air but just 30 kg in seawater. The weigh reduction offers increased maneuverability with ROVs while

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DeepOcean Bolsters Subsea Robotics Fleet with Eight New ROVs

fleet in 2025. Two additional, similar Constructor WROVs are scheduled for delivery and mobilization on the vessel Orient Adventurer in 2026.Subsequent to the recently announced acquisition of Shelf Subsea, DeepOcean has an existing ROV fleet of approximately 60 ROVs throughout the Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and Americas regions. The ROVs are utilized from inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), construction, survey as well as removal and recycling of subsea assets.“Expanding our ROV fleet at this scale will enable us to further strengthen the services we provide to clients worldwide

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