With just under a month left to apply for this year’s cohort of our technology accelerator programme, TechX Pioneers, it’s a great time for us to celebrate the successes of the class of 2018, as well as look forward to the opportunities lying ahead.

C-Kore Systems recently deployed their Cable Monitor subsea testing units in the North Sea to monitor the installation of a new umbilical in Shell’s Nelson field.

iXblue, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced navigation, imagery and subsea positioning solutions, and Forssea, an innovative robotics startup that develops autonomous docking underwater technologies, have joined forces to bring more agile and cost-effective subsea operations to companies operating on the challenging offshore market.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces that its subsidiary Oceaneering International GmbH entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with F&M Private Ltd (F&M Inspections) to explore opportunities to collaborate on asset integrity projects within Pakistan.

Teledyne Marine is pleased to announce the dates for their 2019 Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop. This popular event will once again draw speakers, influencers, and attendees from around the globe to explore, learn, and share their experiences on a broad range of Teledyne Marine technologies spanning commercial, academic and defense applications. The 2019 event will be hosted at a new venue, the Paradise Point Resort and Spa in San Diego, CA USA. The dates will be October 6-9, 2019.

Merry Christmas!

Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced the award of a sizeable(1) SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines) contract by BP for the Manuel project in the US Gulf of Mexico. Project execution will be delivered by Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA)(2), which is a partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea Schlumberger, to provide BP with a fully integrated solution.

Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Shell for the Shearwater Fulmar Gas Line (FGL) Re-Plumb Project, located approximately 140 miles east of Aberdeen.

MacArtney’s FOCUS 3 ROTV system will soon be leaving MacArtney HQ in Esbjerg, Denmark for the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at the University of Washington.

Equinor has exercised an option to acquire a 50 % interest in the offshore wind development project Bałtyk I in Poland from Polenergia.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has announced the appointment of Andre Rose as Technical Adviser - Competence & Training, Remote Systems and ROV.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces that it has secured a three-year Provision of Inspection Enactment Services contract with Petrofac’s Engineering and Production Services division in the Western Hemisphere (“Petrofac”), growing its asset integrity portfolio within the U.K. Continental Shelf (UKCS).

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Equinor and Ocean Installer have signed a contract that covers the FPSO mooring installation, tow out and hook-up of the Johan Castberg FPSO in the Barents Sea.

On the 13th of December, Belgium Naval & Robotics gathered its Belgian industrial and research partners as well as several elected officials to present the industrial cooperation plan that the consortium wishes to implement as part of the Belgian-Dutch mine hunter programme This plan includes 39 partnerships established with partners throughout the Belgian territory and will generate hundreds of jobs over the next 20 years.

A new project has been announced to reduce the potential environmental impact of future mining by making exploration for deep-seafloor mineral deposits much more effective. ‘Project ULTRA’ has been funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), and will be led by Professor Bramley Murton at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC).

Teledyne Benthos is pleased to announce that Carl Mancuso has joined Teledyne Marine as the Director of Product Line Management for Teledyne Benthos, which consists of acoustic modems / positioning products, flotation, releases, pinger locators, and deep tow systems.

Acteon Group Ltd has acquired subsea corrosion specialist Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. The addition of Deepwater’s expertise and portfolio strengthens Acteon’s ability to help its customers to manage the integrity of critical subsea infrastructure throughout the life of a field.