UUV Aquabotix has sold a Hybrid underwater vehicle to the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). The government-supported geological marine institute will utilize the Hybrid and its technology for ongoing geoscience and energy research in the Korean waters, the company informed
Optime Subsea has supplied 20 000 psi hyperbaric pressure system to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to form part of a new test building and pit on WHOI’s premises. The hyperbaric testing system, with an inner diameter of 635 mm and a height of 2 500 mm, has been installed at WHOI’s facil
Jumbo has appointed Huisman for the design and construction of two cranes for its heavy lift crane vessel to be delivered in 2020.
Axess Group has been awarded a frame agreement renewal to its quality control services contract for Subsea 7’s new SURF projects.
Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a Water Injection Dredger (WID), courtesy of a plug & play system aboard a Damen Multi Cat. “Damen invented the Multi Cat as the ideal dredge support vessel – what I like to think of as floating work bench – for Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD). This is a logical st
The Southeast Asia–Japan 2 consortium (SJC2) has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to build submarine cable connecting Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and Japan. Construction of the 10,500-kilometer long cable is expected to be completed by the
CGG has started acquisition of a large broadband 3D multi-client survey in the pre-salt area of the deepwater Santos Basin. Santos VIII is the most recent survey in CGG’s on-going pre-salt program that delivers seismic data, and according to the company, enabling exploration companies to better eval
Xodus Group has delivered a decommissioning and abandonment study for wells, surface and subsea facilities in Tunisia on behalf of Thyna Petroleum Services (TPS). Xodus developed a decommissioning cost estimate for four onshore fields, one offshore field and two onshore storage and processing sites.
TechX Pioneer technology accelerator programme has selected 10 tech start-ups who will receive up to £100,000 funding. An entire laboratory shrunk onto a microchip, pipelines that are ‘zipped’ together and a safer, greener and cheaper alternative to liquified natural gas (LNG) could soon be making t
Enpro Subsea and DOF Subsea have struck a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will leverage each company’s expertise and portfolio of assets to deliver production solutions throughout the life of field. Their announcement, at the Subsea Tieback Forum and Exhibition in Galveston, Texas, sees Enpr
Aquabotix has entered into a partnership with Norwegian technology supplier Water Linked. As part of the partnership, Aquabotix will integrate the Water Linked Underwater GPS system with its Endura ROV. This should enable greater underwater positioning for Aquabotix across a wide range of applicatio
ION Geophysical has announced a new 3D multi-client broadband reimaging program offshore Australia. The North Vulcan 3D multi-client reimaging program covers the northern part of the Vulcan sub-basin offshore northwest Australia in an area known for complex imaging challenges. The ~17,000 sq km prog
The National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Autosub Long Range (ALR), known as ‘Boaty McBoatface’, was successfully recovered last week following its first under-ice mission beneath the Filchner Ice Shelf in West Antarctica. This marks a significant milestone in prov
At the Saab Seaeye stand at Oceanology International 2018, STR’s managing director, Scott Johnstone announced plans to expand Falcon fleet of remotely operated vehicles. Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) added an additional Saab Seaeye Falcon its rental fleet of inspection class vehicles, with plann
