Santos WA Northwest has received approval from Australia’s NOPSEMA for a geotechnical and geophysical survey within Permit WA-437-P, located around 145 km from the town of Port Hedland. The site survey is required to support pre-engineering studies for any future development and aims to aid in the u
UK-based unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management company, Ordtek, has signed a three-year framework agreement with TenneT for services to be delivered for the German Bight wind farm zone in the North Sea. Ordtek said it would be providing UXO consultancy services and client representation ahead of
CWind Taiwan has completed a seabed survey for DEME along the gas pipelines in the Anping area.The gas pipelines are located 8.6km northwest of Anping port, in Southern Taiwan. CWind Taiwan undertook a series of multibeam surveys in the adjoining area, including the slopes they traverse, to provide
EvoLogics underwater acoustic modems were recently listed as Authorized for Navy Use (ANU). The modems went through Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and The Emergency Ship Salvage Material (ESSM) System evaluation. The ANU Program provides a list of selected diving equipment, tools and accessories
The Norwegian Government has proposed to increase funding for mapping of seabed minerals and knowledge building. In its revised National Budget for 2020, Norway is looking to boost its previous funding from 70 to close to 140 million Norwegian kroner. Tina Bru, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and En
Underwater inspection provider Welaptega has completed a mooring inspection campaign for Premier Oil in the Central North Sea. An Ashtead company delivered the inspection solution using its Subsea Cleaning Tool and Subsea Caliper attached to an inspection-class ROV. Deployed directly from the platfo
Teledyne CARIS has been selected by the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) to provide tools for generalization of bathymetric data in nautical charts. Through a competitive tender process, SMA has chosen Teledyne CARIS to provide CARIS BASE Editor as the solution for the generalization of bathyme
Four survey vessels are ready to commence site investigations at the Sofia offshore wind project site off the UK’s North East coast. The surveys are part of a six-month site investigation campaign for innogy’s 1.4 GW project that started in February. The multi-purpose vessel Despina and survey vesse
ECA Group said it has secured a ‘significant’ export contract to modernize robots dedicated to naval mine warfare. This contract, worth around € 20 million will last over 48 months and will allow to modernize the mine clearance capacities of an undisclosed Navy. The evolution of the mine threat in m
Amsterdam-based Deep BV will upgrade one of its survey vessels with US-based Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous control system. The Sea Machines system enables remote command of the vessel, including navigation and positioning, the control of on-board auxiliaries and sensors, as well as ship-to-
US underwater archaeology firm SEARCH and marine robotics company Ocean Infinity have made the discovery of USS Nevada. The USS Nevada is one of the U.S. Navy’s longest serving battleships, and viewed as the epitome of American resilience and perseverance. The ship was located 65 nautical miles sout
Unique Group has merged its expertise in survey and buoyancy technology with Dutch UXO experts Bodac to develop an unexploded ordnance lifting & safe disposal system (UXO-LSDS). The system paves the way for contactless mine recovery. The UXO-LSDS consists of a housing for two 9l, 300 bar composite c
Aquatec Group has provided two rapidly deployable pressure loggers to a North Sea operator to meet an imminent offshore mobilisation. The company engineered a pair of ROV-deployable magnetic mounts for its AQUAlogger 310 oceanographic pressure and temperature data loggers. The loggers were then moun
Engineering firm Wood and NERA have teamed up to develop an AI Inspection tool for subsea oil and gas infrastructure. The solution has the potential to revolutionise asset inspections in challenging and high-risk environments. It also aims to increase the speed and accuracy of issue detection, respo
