Norwegian vessel provider DOF has won several contracts for its fleet in Brazil from the country’s oil major Petrobras.
The Italian Navy has selected subsea rescue system developed by energy services player Saipem in collaboration with Drass. It will equip the SDO-SuRS (Special & Diving Operations – Submarine Rescue Ship) ship, the new vessel for the rescue of submarines. The system integrates a latest generation rem
The UK National Grid has secured a green loan worth USD 743 million to finance the Viking Link interconnector project. This the first ever multi-credit export agency (ECA) covered green loan and follows the launch of the National Grid’s first green bond earlier this year, which raised EUR 500 millio
SubSea Craft has selected Sonardyne’s underwater obstacle avoidance technology for its new diver delivery unit (DDU). Sonardyne’s Vigilant forward looking sonar (FLS) will provide hazard avoidance capability for the crew and embarked divers of the VICTA Class DDU when navigating on or below the surf
Collaborative Initiative for Aquaculture Robotic Systems – CIARS has been concluded, WavEC Offshore Renewables informed. CIARS is a bilateral €13.000 EEA grant funded project that gathered WavEC, as coordinator, and partner Sintef Ocean with the aim to bring together the main players in development
Norwegian seismic player TGS has completed its flagship Jaan 3D seismic survey covering the MSGBC Basin in Northwest Africa. The survey took place in partnership with PGS and GeoPartners. Comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, the survey spans offshore Senegal, The Gambia, AGC and Guinea-Bissau.
Fulkrum Technical Resources (FTR) has taken in Oceaneering’s third party inspection division – including two key members of staff. Joining Fulkrum’s team in Aberdeen are Kelly McKimmie and Mike Christie. Kelly joins FTR with nearly three decades of experience as a senior inspection coordinator and M
OPT New Caledonia has selected Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build and deploy its second submarine cable. Specifically for this project, ASN will partner with Orange Marine and Axians. Orange Marine will be responsible for the deep-sea survey and submarine cable installation. It will link all
Boston-based subsea robotics firm Dive Technologies has completed the integration and build of its first full-scale commercial large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) platform, the “DIVE-LD.” Founded in 2018, Dive aims to re-image design, build and deployment of UUVs. With a patent-pendin
Hawaiki has gone live with an upgrade to its Oregon point-of-interconnect on the US West Coast, deploying Ciena’s GeoMesh submarine network solution. “This route previously went from Kapolei (Hawaii) to Pacific City (Oregon) where an optical-electrical-optical regeneration was required to allow prot
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with cement manufacturer Norcem to deliver a CO2 capture, liquification and intermediate storage plant at Norcem’s factory in Brevik, Norway. The carbon capture plant in Brevik is part of the Norwegian demonstration project. Parliament should take the final dec
Cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway, where outfitting work will be carried out. Nexans Aurora began its trip to Norway from the CRIST shipyard in Poland a few days ago. The hull will now be towed into the dock hall at Ulstein Verft before activities such as
Dutch oceanographic consultancy Aqua Vision, has entered into partnership with geophysical sub-bottom specialist compatriot Stema Systems. Specifically, this partnership aims to provide a complete service package in sea floor and the water column understanding and investigation. “The driving force b
Smart Ocean has won SFI-status by the Research Council of Norway. The centre will run for eight years with a total budget of close to NOK 300 million. The Smart Ocean concept consist of 20 partners from across the entire value chain. This includes operators, service and technology providers, univers
