Equipment
Siemens’ new topside solution to digitize offshore o&g production
Siemens has developed Topsides 4.0, a solution aimed to facilitate offshore production transition to a fully digital operation. Siemens said on Tuesday that the solution was designed to reduce project cycle time, minimize unplanned downtime, and reduce offshore manning for operations and asset monit
Blue Ocean Monitoring Presents New Method for Geochemical Surveys
Blue Ocean Monitoring conducted the Yampi geochemical glider survey (Yampi project) a research and development project undertaken, and wholly funded by Blue Ocean Monitoring. The Yampi project built on the knowledge gained from previous geochemical surveys and incorporated the use of methane sensor
NOC Marine Robotics Innovation Centre Welcomes Saab Seaeye
Underwater robotics company, Saab Seaeye, has joined the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre, as an Associate Member. For Saab Seaeye, the NOC is an important hub in the development of underwater autonomous and robotic systems, and this new membership should furthe
Swire Seabed and Seabed Solutions Join Forces
Swire Seabed and Seabed Solutions have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for the provision of subsea dredging services worldwide. The expertise of the two companies is complementary, with Swire Seabed providing the Seabed Excavator, subsea dredging vehicle, and Seabed Solutions years of dred
Swire and Seabed Solutions Join Forces
Swire Seabed and Seabed Solutions have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for the provision of subsea dredging services worldwide. The expertise of the two companies is complementary, with Swire Seabed providing the Seabed Excavator, a state-of-the-art tracked subsea dredging vehicle with num
Swan Hunter Orders New Carousel
Swan Hunter has awarded a fabrication contract for a new build modular basket carousel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The carousel, to be offered in 15 meter – 28 meter diameters, provides storage capacities of 2000Te – 7000Te. Hamish Cullens, package manager, said: “This contract award marks anothe
CSA and Okeanus Arrange Survey Spread for Harvey Aftermath
CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA) and Okeanus Science & Technology are working together to stage a full-range of specialized survey and monitoring equipment in Louisiana to deploy in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The setup should help evaluate the storm’s impact on coast lines, waterways, bayo
PLOCAN to Host Glider Training Week in November
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has announced the 8th edition of the Glider School, the hands-on training forum on ocean-glider technology, which will be held as usual in Gran Canaria, Spain, during the second week of November. The educational contents of the Glider School will c
Alseamar Glider Maps Natural Gas Seeps
Alseamar had launched in March 2016 a glider of its SeaExplorer fleet on a site leaking gas seeps from the seabed. This site known of oceanographers allowed to validate for the first time with a glider, the detection of these seeps present on the continental slope and to acquire unpublished data on
Atlantis: MeyGen Set New World Record for Monthly Production
Tidal power developer Atlantis said that the third Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) turbine was reinstalled this week, as part of the Phase 1A of the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth. The offshore works were executed by the Atlantis offshore operations team. All three AHH turbines, which were reco
M3 Marine Teams Up with ROV Inspeksi
Singapore-based M3 Marine and Indonesia-based PT ROV Inspeksi have transformed their working collaboration into a new partnership. M3 believes this union should enhance collective capabilities in the offshore marine surveying and inspection arena. The new company, M3 Marine Remote Inspection, offers
Hydroid AUV Takes Part in USS Indianapolis Discovery
REMUS 6000 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), manufactured by Hydroid, a Kongsberg Maritime company, was used to gather sonar data by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s team in the historic discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreckage earlier this month. The ship was found 5,500 meters below the surf
Francis Brown Delivers New Carousel to Ecosse Subsea
Stockton-based Francis Brown has fabricated and installed a 700Te carousel which will be used for the storage of spare cables for UK offshore wind farm projects. Francis Brown was commissioned to fabricate and site install the carousel to the project base in Sunderland, by Ecosse Subsea on behalf of
Nabors Adds Robotic Drilling Systems
The main shareholders of Robotic Drilling Systems AS (RDS) Odfjell Drilling, Statoil Technology Invest, Investinor and Westcon have entered into an agreement to sell 100 % of the RDS shares to Nabors Industries (Nabors). As part of the transaction, the largest shareholder in RDS prior to the transac