Omantel has launched a dedicated International Network Operation Centre (INOC) in Oman. INOC enables Omantel to meet customer experience key performance indicators (KPIs) while troubleshooting network issues before they can impact service quality. INOC acts as a central point of contact for customer
Kraken Robotic Systems has launched the initial phase of its OceanVision project. Starting in late September, Kraken will deploy its sensors and unmanned underwater platforms to conduct ultra-high definition seabed imaging and mapping on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and other areas of Atlantic Ca
Aquaterra Energy said it has appointed Rob Gill as platforms business development director. Gill will focus on expanding Aquaterra’s Sea Swift platform across West Africa, South East Asia and Latin America. He previously worked in both technical and commercial roles with the likes of Advisian, INEOS
DOF Subsea has equipped a further three of its Brazilian offshore vessel fleet with hybrid acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Brasil. Sonardyne’s SPRINT-Nav all-in-one subsea navigation instruments are now supporting five Forum Energy Technologies (FET) remotely operated vehi
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has completed data acquisition expedition on the Mohns Ridge in the north-western Norwegian Sea, using the Seabed Constructor vessel. During the four-week expedition, the NPD has made several discoveries of previously unknown sulphide deposits, and collected
Vallourec has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for the supply of tubing and casing, over a five-year period, with a possible 2-year extension, for an amount of USD 900 million. It covers a full range of products, from standard API2 to high end premium OCTG3 for both
Rotech Subsea has competed inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) scope in the German North Sea for NKT, a global cable player. The cable repair job saw Rotech mobilize its RS2 tool, a part of the new 2nd Generation RS non-contact CFE/J range of equipment. The company’s RSG grab tool was also depl
Subsea 7 has received a large contract by Saudi Aramco for Marjan Increment Projects – Package 2, offshore Saudi Arabia. Subsea 7 considers a large contract to be between USD 300 million and USD 500 million. The engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract is awarded for e
Subsea cutting tools specialist, Webtool, has supplied JDR Cable Systems with a resettable emergency disconnection tool for its fleet of rental IWOCS well intervention and workover systems. JDR’s Intervention Workover Control Systems (IWOCS) rentals are said to offer oil and gas operators the abilit
Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its Canadian operation by establishing a presence at COVE, the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The addition of a new COVE office provides Kongsberg with access to an 8-acre site, a 13-acre water lot, 2,850 feet of docks and pie
Minesto’s Board of Directors and senior management recently visited the Faroe Islands where they engaged in strategy discussions and meetings with key stakeholders. Minesto’s Board and management team met with the company’s collaboration partner in the Faroe Islands, the electric utility company SEV
Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a seismic acquisition and depth processing contract by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO). This represents the second project to be executed for TPAO in 2019. The survey covers an area of 6,200 sq. km and includes fast-track processing, followed by ful
DeepOcean said it intents to split DeepOcean UK into two entities, creating DeepOcean Subsea Cables and a new division with a standalone brand for its seabed intervention and trenching business. The split and new brand announcement are scheduled to be finalized within 2019. It will see the existing
Austrian-based Aero Enterprise has performed its first offshore wind turbine inspection using the in-house developed helicopter drone AERO-SensorCopter. Back in July, Aero Enterprise carried out inspection flights around the offshore wind turbines some 70 kilometers from the German/Dutch coastline o
