Orlen and Equinor to Jointly Explore CCS Opportunities
Poland’s Orlen and Norway’s Equinor have teamed up to explore opportunities within Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.The management boards of both companies have signed a collaboration agreement, covering the transport and storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Poland.Under the agreement, Orlen and Equinor will jointly identify potential CO2 storage sites, considering both land-based locations and areas within the Polish section of the Baltic Sea. In the next step, the partners will assess the feasibility of joint projects based on the identified storage locations in Poland."We
Underwater Sabotage: A Baltic Sea Timeline
Western officials have suggested Moscow blew up its own pipelines, an interpretation dismissed by Russia, which has blamed the United States, Britain and Ukraine for the blasts, which largely cut Russian gas off from the European market.Those countries denied involvement.In August 2024, Germany asked Poland to arrest a Ukrainian diving instructor accused of being part of a team that blew up the pipelines. Poland said the man left the country before he could be detained.(Reuters - Reporting by Anne Kauranen and Essi Lehto in Helsinki, Nerijus Adomaitis in Oslo, Johan Ahlander in Gothenburg, Stine Jacobsen
Baltic States Switch from Russian to European Power Grid
.HIGH ALERTThe Baltic Sea region is on high alert following power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages between the Baltics and Sweden or Finland. All were believed to have been caused by ships dragging anchors along the seabed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Russia has denied any involvement.Poland and the Baltics deployed navy assets, elite police units and helicopters to monitor the area after an undersea power link from Finland to Estonia was damaged in December, while Lithuania's military began drills to protect the overland connection to Poland.Analysts say any further damage to links
DeepOcean Lines Up Subsea Survey Work for Polish Offshore Wind Farms
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a subsea survey contract on the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind developments in Poland which are jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia.Under the contract, DeepOcean will conduct geophysical seabed surveys of the export and inter-array cable seabed corridors, utilizing a dedicated survey remotely operated vehicle (SROV).The work scope also includes surveys to map the seabed for potential unexploded ordnances (UXO). Polish company MEWO will serve as a subcontractor to DeepOcean for the UXO scope, using the vessel Amber Cecilia.The survey campaigns will be
Subsea Sabotage in the Baltic Sea - a Timeline for Perspective
pipelines, an interpretation dismissed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia, in turn and predictably, has blamed the United States, Britain and Ukraine for the blasts, which largely cut Russian gas off from the European market. Those countries denied involvement. In August 2024, Germany asked Poland to arrest a Ukrainian diving instructor accused of being part of a team that blew up the Nord Stream pipelines. Poland said the man left the country before he could be detained.OCT 2023: BALTICCONNECTOR GAS PIPE AND CABLESA subsea gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, which links Finland and Estonia
Russia Eyed for Subsea Cable Cuts
governments accused Russia of escalating hybrid attacks on Ukraine's Western allies, as Baltic nations investigated whether the cutting of two fiber-optic telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea was sabotage.European officials have not directly accused Russia of destroying the cables. But Germany, Poland and others said it was likely an act of sabotage, while Lithuania's armed forces boosted surveillance of its waters in response."Moscow's escalating hybrid activities against NATO and EU countries are also unprecedented in their variety and scale, creating significant security risks
Teledyne GAVIA AUV Service Center Opens in Poland
An official opening ceremony was held for the Gavia Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Service Center established by ENAMOR Limited in Gdynia, Poland.Having supported the Polish Navy´s expanding fleet of Gavia AUVs for over a decade, ENAMOR Limited has opened the Service Center in partnership with the Polish Naval Academy.Polish Navy Admirals, Captains and Officers attended the grand opening alongside representatives from Teledyne Gavia in Iceland, Teledyne Marine personnel from the United States and Europe, as well as various NATO partners and Gavia AUV Users.The Polish Navy’s initial
Germany, Eight Other Baltic Sea Nations Seek to Jointly Buy Naval Mines
were to be closed, sea freight traffic to Sweden and Finland would be hit hard and the Baltic states completely cut off.Mines can be used to protect ports or block waterways.The eight countries seeking to jointly procure naval mines with Germany are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden.Pistorius said joint procurement would have many benefits since it would lower costs and enable shared logistics and maintenance."We'll save money and help us to be more effective. And on top of that we are contributing to meeting the NATO capability targets in the area of battle-decis
Blue Armada Robotics Buys HydroSurv USV, More Orders Coming
, and reliable—our bears of the sea.”This particular USV is just the beginning for the Blue Armada Robotics fleet. The company aims to acquire several more USVs from HydroSurv in the next year. These acquisitions are set to revolutionise the remote inspection of offshore wind farms in Poland. Additionally, the REAV-60 will showcase Blue Armada’s capabilities to conduct a range of services including pre- and post-construction surveys (MBES, SSS, SBP, UXO), cyclic and on-demand asset supervision with Balance-of-Plant integrity checks including, but not limited to, foundations, monopiles
February 2025
