Just as developers of 800-MW Vineyard offshore wind farm in Massachusetts were hoping to receive their final environmental impact statement which would mean hitting crucial deadlines, the US Interior Department changed the rules.   So instead of being able to start construction by the end of the year, and getting access to a federal tax…

We are hosting our 4th Oasis montaj course on the 7th of October to the 10th of October (4 days) in collaboration with GeoSoft. The course is perfect for Geophysicists, Processors and Party Chief’s and for anyone wanting to gain experience of Oasis montaj and UXO Marine Tools and Workflows. We have noticed a significant…

Even the tax specialists we have spoken to are not 100% clear on the outcome of the new off-payroll legislation. But we do know that this legislation is going to be a massive change when it comes into force in 2020 in the private sector. But will it actually be good for the offshore sector?…

From catastrophe to triumph – how a bridge collapse has led to a radical approach to wind energy. David Yanez, an engineer and inventor was inspired after watching film footage of the infamous Tacoma-Narrows bridge collapse in 1940. He saw how wind-induced vibrations caused the bridge to fall and he asked himself how that energy…

There’s a lot of talk at the moment about the rise of the robot and the fourth subsea revolution. The industry has always been a major driver in disruptive technologies, and recent investments in robotics have the power to transform the industry. One of the most interesting must be ANYmal, the ‘world’s first autonomous offshore…

Over $13 billion in stocks linked to fossil fuels is set to be dumped by the Norwegian government, after politicians agreed to divest its sovereign wealth fund earlier this month. After more than a year of deliberation, additional changes will be made including selling smaller exploration companies. The finance ministry website has a list of…

How many of you bought a desk fan this week? As we swelter in conditions in the UK, which are nothing compared to the ‘Hell’ elsewhere in Europe, we’re reminded that climate change is not an obscure, up-for-debate issue but a situation unfolding all around us in the here and now. And an Eton-mess dessert…

Why did you decide to pursue a career in the hydrographic survey industry? I didn’t decide to go into it actually, it chose me! I didn’t study hydrography or oceanology at university – I did Mapping Science and by chance, the first company I came across through a ‘milk round’, offered me a job. I…

In the late 1800s, a man named Marcus Samuel was faced with a challenge. How could he – son of a trader who’d made his name selling seashell jewellery boxes – help grow a fledgling oil firm in the face of competition from a behemoth? He’d been visited by the Rothschild family, who wanted to…