The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Kongsberg Maritime Enters into a Partnership

18.08.2021

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Kongsberg Maritime have entered a Memorandum of Understanding in support of the global initiative to produce the complete map of the ocean floor. Under the terms of the MOU, the two parties will work together to advance understanding of ocean bathymetry. The effort complements the goals of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

C-Kore Systems welcomes Ian Griffiths

18.08.2021

C-Kore Systems is pleased to announce Ian Griffiths has joined the company to represent C-Kore as their Sales Manager in the US.

Oceanology International 2022: Call for Papers

17.08.2021

Oceanology international is bringing together the ocean science and tech community in March 2022 for the World’s leading ocean tech and science event. The 2022 event will be special – not only the first ocean tech event in 2022, but also the first opportunity to meet face to face in 2022. Oi is the event to meet your next collaborator, the event to meet existing and new clients, the event that is optimised for networking.

Fugro Wins Another IRM Contract with Petrobras in Brazil

17.08.2021

Petrobras has awarded Fugro a 3-year contract for subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services in Brazil. The contract is set to begin in Q4 2021 and will be accomplished from the Fugro Aquarius using two Fugro-built 3000 m work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The award follows the successful completion of a previous 4-year contract for similar services aboard the same vessel.

FET to Deliver ROV Life Extension Project to Support International Telecoms

16.08.2021

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide a life extension (Lext) upgrade on one of its Perry ST200 Trenchers. The Lext upgrade will be completed for a Western Hemisphere telecommunications equipment company. The enhanced asset will support the installation and maintenance of subsea cables that are a vital component of an international communications network.

Support the NOC's LEGO Deep Sea Robot!

15.08.2021

A talented member of the NOC team has created this stunning LEGO Deep Sea Robot model based on the Isis ROV and needs support from you, your friends and family for it to have a chance to become an official LEGO product!

NNSY Uses Innovative Underwater ROV Technology for Inspections

15.08.2021

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Technology and Innovation (T&I) Lab recently made significant headway in its aerial and underwater drone program, using an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to perform an inspection for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

Marine Robotics to Help Uncover Hidden Link in Glacier Melting

13.08.2021

Marine scientists will today (Friday) deploy robotic vehicles on a dangerous mission to the face of a glacier in Svalbard as they attempt to expose the hidden link in how rapidly melting Arctic ice is changing our ocean.

General Dynamics Mission Systems Opens New UUV Manufacturing and Assembly Center of Excellence

13.08.2021

In a ceremony today at General Dynamics Mission Systems’ Taunton facility, company officials as well as representatives from the U.S. Navy formally opened the General Dynamics Mission Systems Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) Manufacturing and Assembly Center of Excellence.

Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems Announce Strategic Alliance

12.08.2021

Marine Advanced Robotics and Planck Aerosystems have established a strategic alliance to provide a multi-domain robotic team that includes an unmanned surface vessel (USV) equipped with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) that operate together for advanced mission profiles.

A First for Egypt as Fugro Revolutionises Subsea Installation for GUPCO

11.08.2021

Fugro has revolutionised a subsea installation programme for Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) with its innovative QuickVision® technology. Used for the first time in Egypt, the contactless positioning solution replaced the conventional survey sensors typically attached to subsea structures during installation.

Oceaneering Wins Survey Contract Offshore Guyana

11.08.2021

Oceaneering International has been awarded a contract from Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to provide two surveys offshore Guyana. The contract award covers a towed and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) geophysical survey and a shallow geotechnical survey off the coast of Guyana.

SMD Sign Manufacturing Agreement with SEAJET Systems

11.08.2021

We are delighted to announce that we have signed a manufacturing partnership with SEAJET Systems (SJS), a build to order controlled flow excavation (CFE) solutions provider. The partnership will see SMD exclusively build, test and commission the most advanced fleet of CFE equipment available in the market in its fully fitted production facility in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Scientists Explore Mineral-Rich Seafloor and DDT Dump Sites

10.08.2021

Marine scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor have completed a 12-day expedition off the coast of Southern California to survey the biodiversity of deep sea areas rich in minerals that are of interest to deep sea mining developers around the world.

Duo of Distribution Agreements for Impact Subsea

09.08.2021

Impact Subsea is delighted to announce the appointment of two new companies as distributors of Impact Subsea sensor solutions. Norwegian Offshore Rental has been appointed as a distributor within Norway and Seismic Asia Pacific within Australia.

Saildrone Launches First Freshwater Mission in the Great Lakes

09.08.2021

Saildrone’s fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) has proven its data collection capabilities over seven years of operation from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Now, these ocean drones have entered a new maritime domain—the Great Lakes. Two Saildrone Explorers were deployed from Macatawa, MI, for a 45-day fisheries mission on behalf of the US Geological Survey (USGS)’s Great Lakes Science Center (GSLC).

C-Innovation Awarded Multi-Year Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) Contract

09.08.2021

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an aﬃliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has been awarded a multi-year contract for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) services with a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico.

Giving Vigdis a Boost

08.08.2021

A pump on the seabed gives the Vigdis oil field in the North Sea a boost that increases production by around 16 million barrels. The Vigdis subsea field has produced oil via the Snorre field for 24 years. When the field came on stream in 1997, it was expected to produce 200 million barrels. So far, it has produced twice as much, and based on new estimates the recoverable resources are 475 million barrels.

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