NexTech Materials, Ltd. announced that it has received a contract from the Office of Naval Research for a Future Naval Capability (FNC) project aimed at design, development and demonstration of a compact energy system for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). In this project, NexTech and its team wil
Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, said it has won an order from a Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC) to supply Alfa Laval equipment to Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility. FLNG opens up new business opportunities for countries looking to develop their ga
Bluefin Robotics, the leading provider of free-flooded, modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related technologies announced that the company has sold a Bluefin-21 system to US-based Phoenix International Holdings (Phoenix), an experienced marine services contractor which provides underw
The subsea hardware market is expected to recover this year, following the global economic crisis and the repercussions of the Deepwater Horizon accident in 2010. Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast that the subsea sector will continue its growth trend, reaching an annual total of $32 billion in expendit
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a fabrication contract for components of a deepwater platform in the Gulf of Mexico, by Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland BV. McDermott will construct 16 tendon buoyancy modules (“TBMs”) for the deepwater projec
Aquabotix, a marine technology company bringing the accessibility of consumer electronics products to the complex world of underwater video, today announced the availability of the Aquabotix HydroView, an affordable and easy-to-use remote-operated underwater vehicle that instantly beams a high defin
Norwegian survey and positioning specialists, iSURVEY Group AS, has chosen to invest in a SPRINT (Subsea Precision Reference Inertial Navigation Technology) system from Sonardyne International to support its ROV surveys and deep water marine construction activities. The purchase follows trials of th
Norwegian survey and positioning specialists, iSURVEY Group AS, has chosen to invest in a SPRINT (Subsea Precision Reference Inertial Navigation Technology) system from Sonardyne International to support its ROV surveys and deep water marine construction activities. The purchase follows trials of th
MMT (Sweden) has been awarded parts of two separate hydrographic survey contracts for the EU financed project MONALISA for the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) and the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA). MONALISA is a Motorways of the Sea project which aims at giving a concrete contribution to effi
Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract to provide a range of conductor installation services to Weatherford Colombia, on behalf of Equion Energia Ltd. The contract is a breakthrough for CIS, as it will be one of just a handful of projects to take pl
CryoSat was launched in 2010 to measure sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, but data from the Earth-observing satellite have also been exploited for other studies. High-resolution mapping of the topography of the ocean floor is now being added to the ice mission’s repertoire. The main objective of the
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a contract on 10th February, 2012 with Ichthys joint venture (INPEX 76% the Operator, Total 24%) for the supply of high strength large diameter welded (UOE) line pipes for the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia and
Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a contract on 10th February, 2012 with Ichthys joint venture (INPEX 76% the Operator, Total 24%) for the supply of high strength large diameter welded (UOE) line pipes for the Ichthys LNG Project in Austra
In addition to the successfull realization of its cable hang-off system, Vos Prodect Innovations is looking for additional features to satisfy the new requirements of the offshore wind farm projects. Project developers are setting additional firm requirements that have to be met and relevant systems
