USV AS orders first unmanned surface vessel
USV AS has contracted Astilleros Gondán shipyard to build an unmanned surface vessel (USV), capable of significantly reducing emissions and operating expenses compared to conventional vessels utilised for subsea inspection,…
First wireless well completion operation conducted
Optime Subsea has successfully tested and qualified a high-speed wireless communication system for completion of subsea wells. The wireless communication system, part of Optime Subsea’s Remotely Operated Controls Systems (ROCS),…
Matrix Awarded New Riser Buoyancy Contract
Matrix Composites & Engineering Ltd is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the supply of drilling riser buoyancy modules to TransOcean. The contract award has an…
Harvest Technology delivers 24/7 live-streamed, deep-sea asset monitoring system using smart buoy
Australian-headquartered Harvest Technology Group Limited (Harvest) has successfully developed a bespoke solution for an oil and gas exploration company, enabling access to real-time data from one of the most remote…
Subsea7 awarded contracts offshore Norway
Subsea7 announced the award of two contracts by Equinor for the Irpa and Verdande field developments, located in the Norwegian Sea. The combined project awards are defined as sizeable1. The…
Jumbo Offshore combines precision lifting skills with engineering expertise for Technip FMC job
Jumbo Offshore has completed the transportation and wet storage of a riser caisson for Technip FMC. Jumbo carried out the job in October, deploying its heavy-lift vessel Fairplayer to handle…
ABL Group awarded Jansz-Io Compression project contract
ABL Group (ABL) has been awarded a contract by Chevron Australia to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the Jansz-Io Compression project offshore Western Australia. Part of the original…
HITS JIP MEETING IN RIO A SUCCESS
The latest HITS (Hull Inspection techniques & Strategy) JIP (Joint Industry Project) led by EM&I on behalf of the Global FPSO Research Forum for the last 10 years was in…
EM&I DEVELOP ‘SUPER’ LIMPET™ BLANKING PLATES
Since EM&I Group launched the LIMPET™ system as an extension of their ODIN® diverless UWILD (Under Water Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking) technology, they have made continuous improvements to the…
Ashtead Technology to Acquire Subsea Dredging Company WeSubsea
UK-subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has announced it planned to acquire WeSubsea to expand its mechanical solutions service offering. Founded in 2010, WeSubsea is a specialist in…
Schlumberger, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 Create Joint Venture
Schlumberger, Aker Solutions and Subsea 7 announced an agreement to form a joint venture to deliver a step change in subsea production economics by helping customers unlock reserves, reduce time…
NOT ALL ROVs ARE EQUAL
A brief history….. Divers have been the only way to do underwater work for many years It was always a dangerous occupation, many sponge divers and pearl divers died bringing…
Trelleborg Supplies Docking And Mooring Equipment And Ship-Shore Links To Sinopec’s Tianjin LNG Terminal
Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has supplied a combination of high-performance docking and mooring equipment and Ship-Shore Links for phase two of the expansion of Sinopec’s Tianjin LNG receiving terminal, located in…
Volstad Maritime orders NES battery package for subsea construction vessel
Volstad Maritime has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver the battery package and associated control system for battery charging to the M/S Volantis subsea construction vessel. NES, which…
James Fisher Subtech safely and successfully executes subsea IRM contract for NEO Energy and secures future work
JF Subtec has successfully completed a subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) contract for NEO Energy – one of the leading North Sea oil and gas producers – on its…