GCE Ocean Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Subsea Monitoring Network that allows for the development of new ocean technologies and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources. The Subsea Monitoring Network is a corporate network for innovation in underwater technolo
Teledyne Technologies’ subsidiary, Teledyne Instruments, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center to supply autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and related monitoring and communications acoustic systems. The initial 2019
As a part of its coop deal with the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has demonstrated its autonomous systems in action on board a Kvichak Marco skimmer boat during events held along the Portland harbor. Sea Machines’ technology dem
JFD has acquired the closed bell saturation diving system and associated assets formally owned by The Underwater Centre. The acquisition should enable JFD to re-establish the global closed bell diver training programme – also known as sat diver training – and the only UK-based training capability th
Magseis Fairfield has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the lease of a Z700 node crew in the Caspian Sea. The Z700 node crew includes nodes, auxiliary equipment and service personnel for a six-month period in the Caspian Sea. The contract will start in the first quarter 2020 when the nodes have be
Magseis Fairfield has signed a Letter of Intent for the lease of a Z700 node crew, which includes nodes, auxiliary equipment and service personnel for a six-month period in the Caspian Sea.
Mitcham Industries said that R. Dean Lewis has resigned from the Board of Directors and that Vice Admiral (Ret.) William “Willy” H. Hilarides has been appointed to fill that vacancy. Peter H. Blum, Chairman, of Mitcham commented, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, shareholders and employees of Mi
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (August 19 – August 25). https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/21/adnoc-dishes-out-3-6b-in-deals/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2019/08/20/subsea-7-eyes-fresh-ideas-with-engineering-conversion-programme/ h
The one-day SamueLNG Conference, scheduled for 25-26 September in Saint-Nazaire, France, has been postponed and will take place, at a later date to be announced, at the same venue. The event, which is the culmination of the EU co-funded project S/F SamueLNG, will present the main challenges and resu
Schlumberger announced that it will open source its data ecosystem and contribute to The Open Group Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Forum to accelerate the delivery of the OSDU Data Platform. Oil and gas companies will be able to accelerate their digital progress by moving data to the cloud usi
Subsea and offshore solutions provider Unique Group has appointed Jaguar Oilfield Services Guyana as its approved partner and operator in Guyana for its Water Weights brand of load testing solutions. Jaguar Oilfield Services’ personnel will be fully trained in the operation and maintenance of Water
MacArtney has provided a third, fourth and fifth Launch and Recovery System in the Asia Pacific market this year for academic Ocean Research Vessels, the R/V New Ocean Researcher 1, 2 and 3. MacArtney Asia Pacific accepted a full LARS order for two 500 GT (Gross Tonnage) Ocean Research Vessels and o
A Saab Seaeye Falcon electric underwater robotic vehicle is to help support a network of oceanographic and atmospheric sensors that are part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) transforming ocean research. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the overall OOI program is managed by Massa
Ocean Power Technologies said it has deployed its PB3 PowerBuoy in the North Sea for Premier Oil. This latest deployment of a PB3 PowerBuoy will serve Premier as an autonomous intelligent platform to provide communications and remote monitoring services at Premier’s Huntington field in the central N
