Equipment
Unique Group Adds New Equipment to Its Rental Pool
Unique Group has taken delivery from Teledyne Marine of two 110VAC HydroPACT 660 pipe tracking systems for its pool of rental equipment. The HydroPACT 660 is a small form factor pipe and cable tracking system. The HydroPACT 660 brings pipe tracking capabilities to smaller classes of ROV, for applica
Forum, BluHaptics Team Up on ROV Training
Forum Subsea Technologies and BluHaptics have entered a joint agreement enabling technologies from both companies to be combined to provide solutions for ROV and subsea engineering applications. The VMAX Software is a 3D ROV simulation product, which is used for training and evaluation of ROV pilots
Proserv Strikes Restructuring Deal with New Majority Shareholders
Aberdeen-based energy services company Proserv has entered into a restructuring agreement with its principal lenders in order to strengthen its long term financial structure. The agreement will result in up to $50 million of fresh capital being injected into the business and will see existing lender
Forum Secures ROV Orders in Russia and Norway
Forum Subsea Technologies a subsidiary of Forum Energy Technologies, has seen a strong start to the year with three recent sales awards in Russia and Norway. The deals will see the firm supplying four of its remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to academia and the aquaculture industry. Forum said that
Solstad Farstad to equip entire fleet with Tero Marine management software
Tero Marine has secured a contract for delivery of fleet management software to Norwegian shipping company Solstad Farstad.
Oil majors offer $20M for methane tackling tech in climate fix move
OGCI Climate Investments, an investment vehicle formed by several oil majors through their joint Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, has this week announced a $20 million grant aiming to fund technologies that will help reduce methane emissions.
iSURVEY Invests in Personnel Training
Survey and positioning services specialist iSURVEY said it has invested more than £40,000 in staff training. iSURVEY staff were educated in rapid and accurate acquisition and processing of seabed survey data. During February and March, the staff gained a deeper understanding and awareness of the key
MacArtney Winches for Assodivers
Assodivers a Greek-based underwater contractor has taken delivery of two MERMAC winches from MacArtney: one 19.5 ton AHC (active heave compensation) winch and one 6 ton umbilical winch. These winches form part of a project relating to Denmark’s biggest offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak located in a s
Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Gets Nine Finalists
XPRIZE has announced nine finalist teams advancing in the $7-million Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, a three-year global competition challenging teams to advance ocean technologies for rapid, unmanned and high-resolution ocean exploration. XPRIZE will award each finalist an equal share of a $1 million
Kongsberg Delivers Multibeam Echo Sounders to Shom
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the delivery of portable multibeam echo sounders to Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine (Shom) in France. Kongsberg Maritime won a tender in late 2017 to supply KONGSBERG EM 2040P multibeam echo sounders to Shom. A total of three EM 2040P systems w
ACE Winches Appoints Norway Country Manager
Deck machinery specialist ACE Winches has recently appointed Robin Sayer to the position of country manager, ACE Winches Norge. Robin Sayer previously held senior management positions within Frank’s International including 10 years as Norway country manager. Sayer will be responsible for managing th
Statoil to open two new tech centers to improve operations
Statoil’s new integrated operations support center and a drilling operations center are set to increase the company’s value creation from operated fields in Norway.
STL Xtreme Release Connector Obtains Norwegian Patent
Aberdeen-based subsea technology specialist STL (Subsea Technologies Limited) has been awarded a Norwegian patent for its Xtreme Release Connector product. According to the company, its high-angle release connector enhances safety and reduces environmental risks, while saving time and money by incre
OSRL Rolls Out New Subsea Well Capping Technology
Oil Spill Response Limited’s (OSRL) latest development in subsea well capping technology, Offset Installation Equipment (OIE), has been officially launched from the equipment’s new home base in Trieste, Italy. The event, which featured figures from across the offshore industry, represented the culmi