The energy transition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. A large part of the energy transition takes place at sea and sustainable innovations reshape the maritime sector. Our communities, the offshore, maritime and energy industry, are front runners in this change. Navingo believes that
Denmark-based Copenhagen Subsea has launched its new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) – Gorilla – as robust and reliable solution in challenging subsea environments. The Gorilla ROV is equipped with an intelligent dynamic positioning (DP) system and is based on Copenhagen Subsea’s rim-driven thruster
Namaka Subsea has appointed Jamie Murphy as its new operations manager – compliance. Namaka Subsea launched the compliance division earlier this year to provide training, compliance and competence services. Jamie joins the team with a wealth of knowledge and experience in these key areas. Sandy Harp
PanGeo Subsea and ThayerMahan have signed an agreement to provide a complete suite of seabed and sub-seabed survey technologies to clients. The companies will provide technologies to reduce risk and provide 3D acoustic imagery to clients in the offshore energy industry, to national security stakehol
Global Offshore has secured a five-year export cable repair framework agreement with Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix (BBE), covering the three OFTOs they own: Humber Gateway, Gwynt Y Môr and Thanet. With a total of 152 kilometers of export cable covered, the framework agreement, which began i
OceanGate has selected Toray Composite Materials America as the preferred provider of aerospace grade prepreg carbon fiber material for use in the manufacturing of a new carbon fiber pressure vessels for use in deep-sea manned submersibles. Toray Industries is the world’s largest supplier of carbon
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has appointed Catherine Allen as associate director for Government International & Public Engagement. Allen will join NOC in June from a regional cancer charity, where she is currently chief executive and until 2015 was chief executive of the National Associati
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab and US-based ROV developer VideoRay have partnered to further integrate and field Blueprint Lab’s Reach Alpha, said to be the world’s smallest, lightest, subsea manipulator system. A key application of this technology is rendering safe underwater mines
Aker Solutions has signed a master agreement to provide umbilicals for Chevron-operated oil and gas fields in the US Gulf of Mexico. The company also secured the first work order under the new master agreement, to provide 24 kilometers (15 miles) of umbilicals for Chevron’s Anchor project. The scope
Energy consultancy Xodus said it has recorded a major increase in the provision of services related to subsea power cables over the last twelve months. According to Aberdeen-based company, the number of new assignments grew by more than 50 per cent, resulting in more than 70 active work streams in 2
Kongsberg Maritime has released two new features on its EM 2040 MKII multibeam echosounder.
TGS has completed the processing of its Erlend Wild West multi-client 3D seismic survey west of Shetland. This data, which offers an enhanced subsurface image of the region to assist in the geological understand of this highly prolific region, is now available and being delivered to first customers,
Norwegian geophysical services company EMGS said that its contract from BP for a proprietary controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey offshore Senegal and Mauritania has been postponed. EMGS said that the decision to delay the $6-million contract, secured in June last year, is based on the on
Dutch offshore lifting equipment provider KenzFigee and Zamil Shipyards, part of Zamil Offshore Services, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a mutual cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The deal will see the two companies provide offshore crane services and local constructio
