Autonomous underwater swarm robots and micro-polymers designed to reinstate well integrity, are just some of the exciting new technologies that have secured funding through the Oil & Gas Technology Centre’s TechX Pioneer Accelerator Programme.
Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering service provider, has announced that it provided equipment to marine survey leader TerraSond in support of its recent Wind Farm survey work off of the East Coast of the United States.
ACE Winches successfully delivered a revolutionary and bespoke new product for the installation and pull-in of two steel catenary risers (SCR) on the Buckskin deepwater development, a field located approximately 190 miles south-east of Houston in the Gulf of Mexico.
Leading classification society DNV GL has announced that all DNV GL classed vessels are now able to utilize the possibility of remote surveys for some inspections through the Veracity data platform.
Aker Solutions has been awarded a master contract to support the delivery of a subsea compression system for the Chevron Australia-operated Jansz-Io field offshore Australia.
iXblue, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions and services devoted to navigation, positioning, and imaging, has been announced as an Official Supplier of New York Yacht Club American Magic, a professional sailing team seeking to win the America’s Cup. iXblue’s has provided the team with cutting-edge, resilient and virtually maintenance-free inertial navigation systems, Hydrins and gyroscopic compasses Quadrans.
McDermott International, Inc. and Baker Hughes, a GE company have announced that they have been awarded subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) and subsea production system (SPS) equipment contracts by BP for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim natural gas project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal. BP, BHGE and McDermott are working together to realize efficiencies, synergies and enhanced delivery times.
Rotech Subsea Ltd. has announced that it has signed an agreement to undertake a major seabed preparation scope for United Arab Emirates-based ULO Systems. The preparatory work will precede the installation of 12,000 concrete mattresses designed to minimize erosion by protecting a river bank on-site at a nuclear plant in rural Bangladesh.
President Donald Trump has proposed a $193.4 million Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget for BOEM to safely and responsibly manage offshore energy and mineral resources.
The technology being developed to make the inspection and integrity of subsea pipelines and umbilicals more efficient will be highlighted at Subsea UK’s Subsea Springboard event this month.
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announces that its associate Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (“AOD”) has secured a three (3) year contract extension for the jack-up drilling rig ‘AOD I’ serving a reputable client in the Middle East until June 2022.
The quest for clean energy sources has been ongoing for many years, with minimal results. This could all change with the development of a single device that will lie on the water’s surface and utilize the ocean waves to generate electrical power.
Tucked away in a quiet office in Bergen, Norway’s second city, there’s a revolution underway. Here a small group of sensor-technology experts and software developers are putting the final touches to the first phase of a breakthrough set to transform the world of shipboard connectivity and maritime safety. This is the office of ScanReach, the first company bringing full wireless IoT-connectivity to vessels.
Marico Marine and OceanWise will collaborate on this auspicious project, bringing together both companies’ unique expertise.
Damen Shipyards Group and Homeland Integrated Offshore Services of Lagos have signed a contract in Singapore for the delivery of two additional Damen 3307 Patrol Vessels. This further increases the total number of these vessels in the Homeland fleet with the first ordered in 2014 and the most recent deliveries being three vessels over the course of 2018.
OPITO, the global, not-for-profit skills body for the energy industry, has appointed Hart Victor in the role of vice president of strategy for the Asia Pacific region.
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