Subsea engineering group DeepOcean is set to enter the offshore geotechnical market after signing an agreement with Geoquip Marine for surveying of the Greater North Sea.
The Norwegian firm has obtained a geotechnical drilling rig to carry out the services, capable of operating in water depths over 600 metres and drilling with a combined water and borehole depth of 850 metres.
“The Offshore Geotechnical Services market is undersupplied and DeepOcean through its strategic alliance with Geoquip and its relationships with key customers worldwide, is well positioned to become a preferred geotechnical service provider and a viable alternative to the current segment leader in the Greater North Sea”, said Bart Heijermans, DeepOcean’s chief executive.
“We have several… owned and chartered vessels that can deploy the geotechnical drilling rig and we are targeting a number of opportunities in the offshore renewables and oil and gas sectors to get this important initiative started.”
The agreement also set out world-wide collaboration between the two companies, including operations in the Arctic, according to Geoquip Marine who operate in the UK and West Africa and on behalf of clients elsewhere.
“DeepOcean is the ideal alliance partner”, said Andrew Wright, Geoquip Marine’s chief executive.
“The synergies between the two companies will result in being able to offer clients high quality seabed drilling and testing services particularly in deep water and in challenging environments such as the Arctic and will provide much needed global competition .”
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