Seabed seismic player Magseis Fairfield has completed the acquisition of its 100th Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey, having performed the most recent one as the first carbon neutral seismic survey. The OBN survey for BP over various assets in the US Gulf of Mexico was announced in December last year a
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Information Systems have started the operation of a support system for car carrier allocation planning based on mathematical optimization. The introduction of this type of system is expected to enable speedy decision-making
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a consultation on a decommissioning programme for AWS Ocean Energy’s Archimedes Waveswing device that will be tested in the waters off Orkney in summer 2021.
BP, Baker Hughes, and Odfjell Drilling have entered into a tripartite agreement to work together to transform activity at the Clair field.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has opened pre-registration for early access to a crowdfunding campaign run by equity investment experts Crowdcube, with the public campaign due to go live in June.
Kraken Robotics has received a second order from Teledyne Gavia to equip the SeaRaptor autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with its AquaPix SAS Sonar. To remind, last week Kraken revealed it had secured a new order for AquaPix, but did not disclose the client’s name. The sonar will be featured on th
Marine energy company ORPC has submitted a preliminary permit application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a tidal energy project at East Foreland in Alaska.
A syndicate of significant Welsh investment angels has completed a £950,000 investment in Swansea-based renewable energy developer Marine Power Systems.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited Orkney and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in pursuit of solutions for tackling climate change and supporting the UK’s green economic recovery.
U.S.-based marine energy company ORPC has contracted Sustainable Marine’s Swift Anchors division to provide its novel rock anchoring system for ORPC’s Advanced TidGen project set to launch in Maine later this year.
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) has been appointed by the U.S. federal agencies to support the ongoing operation and maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI).
Reygar has launched an integrated autopilot and mission planning system for unmanned survey vessels (USVs) working in the offshore wind industry. The V-PILOT will provide autopilot technology, mission planning and full navigation data monitoring tools to support the next generation of survey vessels
ABB has begun a pilot project with Norway’s oil giant Equinor at the Gina Krog platform, which is located in the North Sea.
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is carrying out trials of its new Autosub Long Range (ALR) robot submarine in Scotland to ensure it is ready for scientific deployments in the ocean. Trials include piloting the latest version of the ALR, known as Boaty McBoatface, in Loch Ness from 18 to 29 Ma
