The French General Directorate of Armament for Technical Naval Applications (DGA/TN) has selected iXblue’s Gaps acoustic positioning system for its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) positioning and monitoring applications. “The choice of Gaps by the DGA/TN, which is the reference in France in the
Ocean gliders are currently profiling waters off South Africa to collect data that supports a UK-Africa partnership aimed at improving understanding of how regional fisheries are sustained. Working in partnership with the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and a broad ra
Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has become a shareholder in thermoplastic composite pipe manufacturer Airborne Oil & Gas.
DEME Offshore has selected tier one suppliers for its Moray East offshore windfarm foundation contract. The company said that the announcement of tier one suppliers for its EPCI works marks the culmination of around 1.5 years of work, which it carried out under an early works contract for the design
ASL Environmental Sciences has appointed Martin Taillefer to the position of senior project manager and business development. Taillefer has been working in the fields of oceanography, hydrography, ocean acoustics and underwater warfare for over 25 years. A naval officer for over 20 years, the latter
Telia Carrier and Telxius have announced an agreement for multi-terabit capacity services combining transatlantic capacity from Telxius in the new 6,600 km MAREA cable system and Telia Carrier’s European backbone network. The combination of Telia Carrier’s extensive terrestrial European and North Am
Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus) has provided equipment to marine survey provider TerraSond in support of its recent wind farm survey work off of the East Coast of the United States. “Okeanus is proud to provide TerraSond the tools necessary to ensure safe, efficient, and productive surveys ar
Partners Group has provided equity financing for the Greenlink Interconnector (Greenlink), a project to construct a 500MW subsea interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain. To-date, Greenlink has been developed by Element Power, an independent renewable energy developer, which, together with f
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) said it has signed a master service contract with an undisclosed offshore oil and gas operator. The contract will govern all work with this customer within the U.S. and the U.S. outer continental shelf, including the provision of goods and services, OPT said. George H.
Deep Down has secured $4.4 million in orders for flying leads and associated equipment, and offshore installation services for the Gulf of Mexico. The orders include over $1 million in offshore services for a new undisclosed international customer. Deep Down said it expects to complete all of the wo
Swan Hunter together with its partner DOC, has taken delivery of a new 1000Te capacity modular onshore and offshore carousel system. The system offers clients a flexible product handling equipment solution within the onshore storage, offshore installation, and marine transportation markets, Swan Hun
Aker Solutions has secured a master contract to support the delivery of a subsea compression system for the Chevron Australia-operated Jansz-Io field. The first service order under the master contract will be for front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a subsea compression station that will boost
Aker Solutions has been awarded a master contract to support the delivery of a subsea compression system for the Chevron Australia-operated Jansz-Io field offshore Australia.
2H Offshore, a riser and conductor specialist in subsea services group Acteon, has completed the installation of a lightweight, conductor-supported, minimum facility wellhead platform offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The company was responsible for the concept, detailed design, transportation and install
