Geoquip Marine Adds Retrofitted Vessel to Its Geotechnical Fleet
Geoquip Marine, a Njord Partners portfolio company, has added a seventh vessel to their fleet, which is being converted from a platform supply vessel (PSV) to the geotechnical services platform for the offshore energy sector.The Geoquip Silvretta vessel, originally built as PSV by Green Yard Kleven (Green Yard), is being converted in Norway.The conversion, scheduled for completion in spring 2025, will include the installation of Geoquip's largest drilling rig, the GMTR150.The rig will ensure a low carbon footprint, lower fuel consumption and will enable the vessel to conduct geotechnical site
Venterra Acquires Subsea Energy Services Provider Oceanscan
Offshore wind service business Venterra Group has acquired Oceanscan Holdings, a group of companies that provide subsea and non-destructive test equipment, geotechnical services and specialist personnel to the offshore energy market.Oceanscan is highly complementary to Venterra’s service lines, particularly within its geoscience and survey teams, which are underpinned by the expertise of its companies - Ordtek, Partrac and Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG).Founded in 1989, Oceanscan is headquartered in Aberdeen with overseas subsidiaries in Houston and Singapore. Oceanscan Holdings Limited
Autonomous Survey Technology: Cutting the Umbilical
Galbraith, Managing Director of Ocean InfinitySource: Ocean InfinityOcean Infinity is not removing ROVs from its autonomous processes, but it is removing on-site human supervision. This year, the company signed an agreement with Shell for the provision of lean-crewed and robotic geophysical and geotechnical services. This includes using Ocean Infinity’s Armada surface robot vessels of various sizes which only require a skeleton crew because data processing and payload control is conducted from onshore operations centers.Andrew Galbraith, Managing Director of Ocean Infinity, says that while ROV-based
Fugro’s Self-Elevating Platform On Call for Japan’s Offshore Wind
Fugro has transferred its self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan to meet the country’s growing demand for offshore wind geotechnical services.Under Japanese regulations, vessels registered in Japan follow a more streamlined procedure than foreign-flagged vessels when deployed for fieldwork, so this move will speed up mobilization to project sites and allow faster delivery of Fugro’s geo-data to the country's developing offshore wind industry.The Amberjack was reflagged in December 2023 and is now based in Tokyo, from where it will be deployed to wind farm projects in Japan
Venterra’s GDG to Provide Geophysical Services for Polish Offshore Wind Farm
Venterra Group's company Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), a global offshore wind services provider, has secured a contract to provide early supervisory and investigatory geophysical and geotechnical services for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm.As part of the contract with Poland’s PGE Baltica, GDG will provide services which include the development of a ground model and the conceptual design of foundations for subsequent design stages for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm.Having worked in Poland for more than a decade and establishing a local presence in 2022, Venterra has been at the
Ocean Infinity Inks Deal with Shell for Subsea Data Capture Services
Ocean Infinity signed a global framework agreement (GFA) with Shell to provide its robotic fleet for servicing the offshore energy sector.The GFA marks a significant milestone in the provision of lean-crewed and robotic seabed geomatics, spanning geophysical and geotechnical services, within the offshore energy sector.It covers a 5-year period, encompassing all countries where Shell is currently active or plans to operate in the future.Services governed by the GFA include the Armada fleet of uncrewed and lean-crewed vessels."This agreement enables new, lean-crewed vessels into high-value
Acteon's Benthic Set to Launch Next-gen Portable Remotely Operated Drill PROD5
Benthic, an Acteon geotechnical services and technology firm, is set to launch the next generation of its portable, remotely operated drill: PROD5, also aimed at increasing productivity and cutting costs for the offshore renewable energy industry.PROD5, Benthic says, has radical new functionality, including nearly double the tool load of previous systems and a drill enhancement package (DEP).“PROD5 is designed to provide customers with the superior geotechnical data they need, in challenging environments, with greater productivity, to enable offshore energy transition projects specifical
Rovco to Invest $13M in 'Rovco Survey Solutions', New Hydrographic Unit
talent pool to grow our offering, enabling us to provide a single stop project-based solution for our customers.”Rovco Survey Solutions will offer a broad range of hydrographic services, from wind farm site and cable route surveys, spanning seabed mapping, geophysical and shallow geotechnical services, to hazard surveys and UXO target identification. This will go alongside broader offerings such as UXO disposal, marine habitat assessment surveys and archaeological investigations. Utilising Vaarst’s SubSLAM 3D vision system, Rovco also provides the world’s fastest method for
Ocean Infinity's Armada Fleet to Feature Gregg Drilling's Seabed Drills
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has formed a geotechnical drilling services joint venture with Gregg Drilling, a subsidiary of Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska.Ocean Infinity said that the JV would provide geotechnical services to offshore markets in traditional and renewable energy field developments and cables."The JV combines the expertise and assets of the two companies and will see Gregg Drilling mobilize its seabed drills onto the Armada fleet of uncrewed and optionally crewed vessels ranging from 21m-78m in size." Ocean Infinity said.Ocean Infinity in February 2020 said it
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