The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) plans to deploy the Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robotic vehicle to recover acoustic tracking receivers missing from deployment sites in oceans around the world. The work will be conducted in the waters of the Northwest Atlantic, the test hub of OTN and a hotspot fo
The Government of Canada, has awarded a contract to Cellula Robotics to develop a fuel cell that will improve the ability for autonomous underwater vehicles to store sufficient energy to undertake long range and long duration missions. This contract has a total value of close to $648,000 and is bein
Statoil has awarded Vissim a contract for a sea surveillance system to be installed on the Johan Castberg FPSO. The contract includes ATEX certified radar domes and software for sea surveillance and radio communications around the FPSO. “This contract reflects Vissim’s strong market position on the
Cryogenics and gas engineer, Air Liquide, commissioned a boil-off gas reliquefaction system onboard the Samsung Heavy Industry-build LNG carrier, GasLog Genoa.
Aberdeen-based commercial diving and underwater intervention contractor, KD Marine, has purchased a nitrox diving system and a daughter craft system from Vertech. KD Marine said it intends to retain these assets and add them to its existing fleet of air diving capabilities. The nitrox dive system co
Hydroid, a Kongsberg company, has signed a teaming agreement with Belgian defense company OIP Sensor Systems (OIP) to work jointly and exclusively on competing for the Belgian Ministry of Defence mine counter measures (MCM) toolbox program. Senior officials from the two parties participated in a sig
IHC Robbins has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the first commercial scale Mineral Separation Plant at an oil sands operator by their client Titanium Corporation Inc. based in Calgary, AB, Canada. Commenting this, Matt Robbins, Senior Project Manager for the CVW™ MSP Project
Aquabotix has launched the SwarmDiver – a micro unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that operates in a swarm. According to the company, multiple SwarmDivers can function simultaneously as a single coordinated entity, be controlled via one operator on the surface, and
The Netherlands-based technical solutions provider Seatec Subsea Systems said it has recently secured several new orders. The first order is for design and delivery of a special purpose davit skid. The skid will be used onboard an offshore vessel to deploy a CTD sensor up to 250 meters water depth.
Dutch offshore crane specialist Huisman has appointed Theo Bruijninckx as the company’s new CEO.
Statoil has awarded Vissim a contract for a sea surveillance system to be installed on the Johan Castberg FPSO to be located in the Barents Sea off Norway.
Tendeka has appointed Paul Guilfoyle as its sales engineer for Canada as the independent completions and production optimization specialist grows its presence in the country. Guilfoyle started his career with Schlumberger and progressed through a variety of downhole monitoring, sand control and comp
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (April 02 – April 08). https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/04/03/reach-subsea-secures-work-for-three-vessels-in-north-sea/ https://subseaworldnews.com/2018/04/04/dcn-set-for-middle-east-job/ https://subse
Subsea Technologies Limited (STL) has introduced a new service that gives customers access to 3D animations of their own products before they are developed and launched to the market. STL will allow oil and gas companies the opportunity to enable interdisciplinary teams to review, understand, assess
