Kongsberg Maritime has completed the sale of its US-based underwater technology company Hydroid to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The two companies entered into $350-million sale and purchase agreement in February this year. Back in 2007, Kongsberg Maritime acquired Hydroid for $80 million. In
Hydraulic subsea tools specialist Webtool has redesigned its Webtool CRT200 cable retrieval tool for large diameter cable and longer subsea deployment in water up to 1,500 metres water depth. The cable gripper has been redesigned with the need to use and abandon it for up to 20 days between cable re
Hydraulic subsea tools specialist Webtool has redesigned its Webtool CRT200 cable retrieval tool for large diameter cable and longer subsea deployment in water up to 1,500 metres water depth. The cable gripper has been redesigned with the need to use and abandon it for up to 20 days between cable re
VideoRay and ECS Special Projects have partnered to expand the capabilities of their products for military applications and the commercial market. UK-based ECS Special Projects has developed the Viper mine disposal system for the VideoRay mission specialist Defender. The setup employs twin shot Vipe
Trelleborg has signed a distributor agreement with RIA Solutions for Elastopipe flexible piping system in Malaysia. According to Trelleborg, this partnership should enable development of business in South East Asia, providing customers with local knowledge of regulations and ensuring support within
Norwegian Offshore Rental (NOR), an offshore and subsea equipment rental company, will open a new office location in Aberdeen, Scotland on Monday. This new location has one staff member, Sean Demanuele. Demanuele is the UK office manager and will oversee orders, activities, and operations at this lo
Classification society DNV GL has certified carbon fibre PA12 for use in thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) for oilfield applications. The development and qualification program for the Evonik VESTAPE carbon fibre PA12 composite tape took several years to complete and is now qualified for crude oil s
Classification society DNV GL has certified carbon fibre PA12 for use in thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) for oilfield applications. The development and qualification program for the Evonik VESTAPE carbon fibre PA12 composite tape took several years to complete and is now qualified for crude oil s
Nido Robotics has developed underwater drones, the Sibiu Pro and Sibiu Nano, to bring precision, flexibility and convenience to sectors ranging from aquaculture to search & rescue. Nido Robotics’ CEO and co-founder Roy Torgersen came up with the idea to develop the portable mini remotely operated ve
Nido Robotics has developed underwater drones, the Sibiu Pro and Sibiu Nano, to bring precision, flexibility and convenience to sectors ranging from aquaculture to search & rescue. Nido Robotics’ CEO and co-founder Roy Torgersen came up with the idea to develop the portable mini remotely operated ve
Deepwater subsea operations vessel Normand Oceanic has recently arrived at Aker Solutions plant in Moss, Norway to pick up umbilicals for CNOOC’s LingShui gas field development in the South China Sea. Several risk assessment sessions have been run as part of the load out planning, jointly coordinate
Deepwater subsea operations vessel Normand Oceanic has recently arrived at Aker Solutions plant in Moss, Norway to pick up umbilicals for CNOOC’s LingShui development in the South China Sea. Several risk assessment sessions have been run as part of the load out planning, jointly coordinated between
Searcher Seismic has reached a marketing and sales agreement with Autoridade Nacional Do Petroleo E Minerals (ANPM), the Timor-Leste’s Petroleum Authority. The agreement is for the Searcher’s offshore Timor-Leste data and study package. Searcher, in collaboration with Discover Geoscience, is offerin
Norwegian ocean bottom node seismic company Axxis Geo Solutions (AGS) said it has received a cancellation on a small contract in the North Sea. The contract was scheduled to be executed in second quarter 2020. AGS had not previously announced this contract, however the company said it was communicat
