Sonardyne Begins Seabed Monitoring for Offshore CCS Project
Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, has successfully started baseline environmental and passive seismic monitoring at the UK’s first commercial-scale offshore carbon storage project. The start of monitoring follows the successful deployment, on behalf of the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), of six seabed lander systems at the Endurance CO₂ store, in the Southern North Sea, about 150 km off the coast of Teesside.NEP is delivering CO₂ transportation and storage infrastructure centered on the Endurance store, which is about 1,000 m beneath the seabed, as part of the East Coast Cluster
HPR Secures Taiwan Offshore Wind Deal After High-Current ROV Trials
Aberdeen-based High Performance Robotics (HPR) has secured its first commercial contract in Taiwan, deploying its subsea robotic technology and personnel to support IOG on an offshore wind project.The contract follows a self-funded trial program conducted earlier in 2026 to demonstrate the company's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) technology in high-current conditions that have historically posed challenges for subsea inspections.HPR initially tested its systems at FloWave in Edinburgh before conducting offshore trials in Taiwan in March, demonstrating inspection speeds significantly faster than
Harbour Energy Hires Elemental Energies for Viking CCS Expansion in North Sea
Elemental Energies has secured a two-year contract from Harbour Energy to provide subsurface and well engineering support for the expansion of the Viking carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK Southern North Sea.The contract covers geomechanics, subsurface and well engineering studies for the Viking East and Viking West storage sites, aimed at assessing and reducing risks associated with storage capacity, containment and injectivity, Elemental Energies announced on November 10.Viking CCS is being developed to transport and permanently store carbon dioxide (CO2) beneath the Southern North
Maritime Market: Cable Layer Fleet Gains Scale, Scope
with a maximum intake of 6,500-tonne of fiber optic cable and will employ the proprietary SX252 design featuring the innovative X-Bow configuration for enhanced seakeeping and motion reduction. Highlights of the system delivery from Ulstein Power & Control will be variable speed generator (VSG) technology and banks of batteries. Paris-based Nexans Group strengthened its subsea installation capability this year through the May commissioning of the Norwegian-built cable layer Nexans Electra. Constructed by Ulstein Verft to a Skipsteknisk design, the 150-metre Nexans Electra is a derivative of
Fugro Gets Multi-Year Offshore Wind Survey Deal in German North Sea
Fugro has secured a multiyear framework agreement with Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to conduct geotechnical site investigations in the German North Sea, supporting the development of future offshore wind farms.The program is scheduled to begin in mid-March 2027, with preparations already underway.Under the agreement, Fugro will acquire geotechnical data and conduct laboratory testing to provide information for offshore wind developers during project tendering and development.The scope includes offshore investigations using geotechnical drilling vessels and seabed Cone
Equinor Launches Marine Robotics Test Center for Offshore Ops (Video)
kroner in the coming years.“We have set a goal of reducing operational costs significantly by 2035. By using underwater drones for smaller tasks, we can work more efficiently and use the larger vessels where they provide the greatest value,” said Hege Skryseth, executive vice president for Technology, Digitalisation and Innovation in Equinor.KNARR builds on existing technology test centers and will support collaboration between suppliers, research institutions and industry partners.Equinor expects marine robotics to play an increasingly important role in offshore infrastructure inspection,
Eco Wave Power Advances AI Digital Twin for Wave Energy Systems
energy output and structural loads.The companies also evaluated how the model could be adapted to future installation sites with different wave conditions, potentially allowing engineering insights to be transferred between projects.“We are building the digital intelligence around our physical technology. Our technology already converts ocean waves into clean electricity. By combining it with Digital Twins and AI, our goal is to increasingly predict system performance, optimize our technology before deployment and learn faster from every project we build,” said Inna Braverman, Founder and
Global OTEC's Floating Prototype Withstands 19 Storms in Offshore Trial
, with the platform successfully withstanding 19 named storms during the trial.The company said the prototype completed 8,760 hours of testing at sea and has now been decommissioned, marking the conclusion of the offshore testing phase of the PLOTEC project.Installed in October 2025 at the PLOCAN marine technology test site off Gran Canaria, the prototype was developed under the PLOTEC project, which received $3.9 million (€3.5 million) in funding from Horizon Europe in 2022.The testing period covered the 2025-2026 storm season, during which 19 named storms were recorded, the highest number since the
UTEC, Sonardyne Tackle GNSS Disruption in Middle East Pipelay Projects
UTEC, Acteon's geo-services business, will deploy a hybrid acoustic-inertial positioning system developed with Sonardyne to support two offshore pipelay projects in the Middle East, covering more than 150 kilometers of pipeline installation.The system, designed to maintain accurate positioning during GNSS disruption, will support pipelay barges and anchor-handling tugs operating in water depths of less than 50 meters.Developed with Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, the solution combines Fusion 2 LBL-INS survey software, Compatt 6+ LBL transponders and SPRINT-Nav navigation systems to provide
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