Teledyne CARIS and Teledyne Optech, both part of the Teledyne Technologies company have welcomed Daniel Kruimel to the group as regional sales manager for Australia and New Zealand. In this dual role, Kruimel will concentrate on expanding the reach of both the CARIS and Optech product portfolios, as
All conditions for the merger between TGS-NOPEC Geophysical and Spectrum have been fulfilled, and the parties have declared the transaction unconditional. According to Spectrum’s update, the first day of trading in combined company is set for August 15, 2019. TGS agreed the merger with Spectrum, cre
Briggs Marine Contractors (BMC) has been awarded a framework agreement for the underwater inspection and maintenance of SSE Hydro and thermal power generation sites throughout Scotland and the United Kingdom. Under the contract, the company will provide services for three years. The Briggs Marine Di
Amplus Energy Services, a floating production solutions specialist, has received a multi-million-dollar contract to re-evaluate the development of marginal fields in Angola. The aim of the contract is to develop economically viable field development solutions for a major operator in Angola. The six-
Saipem-Sonsub’s Hydrone-R underwater intervention drone was recently launched in water to start the endurance and qualification tests prior to its commercialisation by year’s end. The Hydrone Program is the key workstream of Saipem’s Technology Development Plan within subsea robotics; a strategic mo
James Fisher and Sons has acquired 60% of the share capital of Continental Participação E Administração, the holding company of Serviços Marítimos Continental, for a total cash consideration of £7.5m. Continental is an air diving service provider to the offshore oil sector in Brazil. Based in Macaé,
Oceaneering International has secured a contract to provide M5 connectors to Anadarko Petroleum. Under the contract, Oceaneering will be providing 100+ inboard hubs, connectors, ancillary tools and equipment. The ROV flyable, M5 connector features the Oceaneering Grayloc metal-to-metal sealing syste
A seven-meter-long, wind-powered unmanned surface vehicle (USV) called a Saildrone has become the first unmanned system to circumnavigate Antarctica. The vehicle, known as SD 1020, was equipped with a suite of climate-grade sensors and collected data in previously unchartered waters, enabling new ke
PSW Group has received a contract from Transocean for storage and maintenance of blow out preventers (BOP) for Cat-D rigs. The agreement has a duration of five years. The scope of work consist of storage and Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) services of BOP and related equipment for all Trans
Deep Down has received an order for umbilical support services from Shell Trinidad and Tobago. The order is for the design, fabrication, project management, and installation support for an umbilical repair/replacement package to restore communications to the Poinsettia Deep Well offshore Trinidad an
Diamond Offshore Drilling has launched the Stack-View service, said to be a first-of-its-kind solution that applies 24/7 real-time monitoring, data visualization, and advanced analytics to identify trends and detect anomalies in BOP performance across its rig fleet. Indicators derived from the compa
Cisco and Superloop have made two deployments of up to 400G for 4600km on the INDIGO West cable from Singapore to Australia, and the INDIGO Central cable from Perth to Sydney. “The INDIGO cable system completes the next stage of our Asia-Pac network infrastructure. We are now the sole operator that
Saipem said it will establish a spool-base on Greenwood Island, Pascagoula, Mississippi. According to the company, the spool-base will be a highly specialized site designed to provide support for vessels performing pipelay activities for offshore oil and gas development projects. With a particular f
Aberdeen-based subsea 3D scanning specialists Viewport3 has been collaborating with explorer Tim Taylor to process pioneering underwater 3D scans on the bow and stern of a US submarine which was lost in 1942. Viewport3 was contracted by Tim Taylor, CEO of Tiburon Subsea Services and founder of Ocean
