SeeByte has been awarded a Naval Sea Systems Command five-year contract valued at $22.6 million to provide engineering, technical support, and training services for the MK18 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) family of systems (FoS). The award allows the government to execute task orders with SeeByte
London-listed oil firm Premier Oil has reportedly hired one of Apexindo’s jack-up drilling rigs on a three-month term deal.
VBMS has expanded its subsea cable storage and handling facilities as it looks to provide its clients with a one-stop shop for subsea power cable installation and repair solutions. The Boskalis subsidiary has opened a new ISPC-certified cable storage facility at the port of Vlissingen in the Netherl
RusselSmith Nigeria has sealed a technical partnership with Norwegian company 4Subsea to collaboratively deliver solutions for ensuring the lifespan of subsea assets. This partnership will see RusselSmith improve its monitoring and repair services for flexible pipes, umbilicals and ancillaries. Of p
Deep Down, an oilfield services company, said it has received orders for subsea equipment valued at over $4 million directly from two West African operators, one of whom is said to be a new customer. The orders include a full suite of Deep Down’s own Multi-Quick Connect (MQC) plates, some of which w
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has completed a five-month specialist unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project. The company provided a turnkey solution to survey, identify and dispose of any UXO identified at Hinkley Point C in order to ensur
Deep Down, a U.S.-based oilfield services company, has received orders for subsea equipment from two unnamed West African operators.
C-Kore Systems has deployed its 100th CKore unit on a fault-finding campaign with an unnamed oil company in the North Sea. The units have simplified subsea testing in over 30 different fields worldwide and helped oil companies on installation/construction and faultfinding campaigns, the company said
2G Robotics, underwater laser scanning and imaging specialist has recently provided a ULS-100 system to HoHai University. The 2G Robotics’ ULS-100 generates 3D models of subsea structures and environments. The ULS-100 enables users to conduct surveys and inspections in tight areas such as small pipe
Trelleborg has decided to gradually discontinue the manufacturing of subsea buoys for drilling equipment in deep-water environments in Houston, Texas, U.S. Production equipment will be transferred and consolidated to the existing operations in Skelmersdale, England, whose manufacturing focuses on ot
Marine technology specialists, Seatronics, an Acteon company, has increased its investment in Sonardyne hybrid navigation technologies following the purchase of four SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and four Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs). The equipment investment, which also included s
Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC)-Swan Hunter storage and spooling yard is ready for operations, following equipment load-in and commissioning period. The yard based in Vlissingen, Netherlands, will serve as a strategic cable hub enabling product storage and spooling operations for cable manufacturer
Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) are developing a new instrument to measure carbon dioxide in remote parts of the world’s oceans. The CaPASOS (Calibrated pC02 in Air and Surface Ocean Sensor), created by the NOC in partnership with the University of Exeter, will be carried on unm
Three Next Generation 20-ton size class excavators from Caterpillar—the 320 GC, 320 and 323—increase operating efficiency, lower fuel and maintenance costs, and improve operator comfort, reports the company. The new excavators offer unique combinations of purpose-built features designed to match cus
