€15m Adriatic survey contract for Next Geosolutions
Next Geosolutions, the Anglo-Italian turnkey geoscience and engineering combine with bases in London and Naples, has been awarded a €15m contract by Prysmian Group for survey work in the Adriatic Sea as part of the Monita 500kV power cable project linking Montenegro and Italy.
Operations include major geophysical, UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) and geophysical surveys in support of the cable route design and engineering in subsea depths of 1200m. The seven-month venture will be completed using two DP Class 2 vessels supported by work-class ROVs. Current work involves searches for a viable path for the cables via a challenging section of route comprising complex seabed conditions and an extremely dense presence of debris and UXOs. According to Carlo Pinto, Next Geosolutions Marketing Director, survey results to date are extremely interesting and detailed while demanding cutting-edge processing methodologies.
By David Goodfellow
