The pair will provide a comprehensive seabed and data solution
Ocean Geophysics and HighTide have entered into a joint venture agreement, unifying their technical strengths into a global, 24/7 data processing, analysis and interpretation, and combining large-scale geophysical capability with specialist high-resolution and asset-level seabed insight
The two companies can jointly provide a comprehensive seabed and data solution for the offshore wind, cable and pipeline installation, and oil and gas sectors.
Processing seabed data is vital for offshore wind developers, as it influences site selection, foundation design, array engineering, and project safety. Offshore wind turbine generators and export cables depend on a precise understanding of sediment behaviour, seabed morphology, shallow geology, and geohazards.
The partnership will enable developers in the offshore wind space to gain an end-to-end seabed data package with processing capabilities that combine Ocean Geophysics’s large-scale geophysical processing and interpretation with HighTide’s expertise in interpretation and reporting, with a focus on high-resolution seabed and visual inspection data.
Their services span data processing for acquired multibeam (MBES), GIS and charting data, backscatter, boulder field mapping, seabed mobility assessments, and foundation risk evaluation. As well as specialised support for cable and pipe lay contractors in pre- and post-lay survey processing, as-laid, as-built trenching documentation, high-clarity ROV inspection processing for cable touch down and asset integrity, and photogrammetric-based, precise 3D reconstruction for monopile inspections, mattress and burial assessments.
Additionally, Ocean Geophysics provides expertise in AI-driven geophysical data processing and the interpretation of multi-channel seismic UHR, UXO, UHRS, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, eBOSS data, and synthetic aperture sonar.
Alison Wells, CEO of Ocean Geophysics, said, “High Tide and Ocean Geophysics complement each other. High Tide provides services that we don’t – and vice versa. By teaming up, we can provide developers of offshore wind farms with a full suite of seabed data processing and interpretation. Moreover, we can jointly take on even bigger projects together as a one-stop shop for marine data processing.”
Boštjan Krapež, CEO of HighTide, said, “By combining UK-headquartered Ocean Geophysics’ global processing scale based in Thailand with HighTide’s specialist seabed interpretation and high-resolution modelling expertise team in Slovenia, we are building a pool of almost 95 experts for round-the-clock customer service. By working alongside Ocean Geophysics’ large-scale processing and interpretation teams, we can deliver consistent, technically aligned data products from early site assessment throughout installation, periodic inspection and decommissioning support.”
