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Nauticus gets $2.7 million for development of Aquanaut-derived subsea platform

Nauticus gets $2.7 million for development of Aquanaut-derived subsea platform   Houston-based Nauticus Robotics has secured an additional $2.7 million under its current contract with Leidos to advance the development of the Aquanaut-derived subsea platform. The subsea platform, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), has advanced artificial intelligence and sensing capabilities and can perform a growing number of jobs without hazarding human divers. The program has received $14.5...

Fugro and Petrobras pioneer remote subsea inspection survey in Brazil

Fugro and Petrobras pioneer remote subsea inspection survey in Brazil   Fugro and Petrobras have achieved a major milestone in Brazil's offshore energy sector by successfully completing the country's first-ever remote subsea inspection survey. This technology trial was carried out by Fugro in collaboration with Petrobras under an existing multiyear contract with the aim of minimising risk and improving sustainability during inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) projects....

Subsea Expo Hailed A Resounding Success

Subsea Expo Hailed A Resounding Success   Organisers of Subsea Expo have hailed this year’s event in Aberdeen a resounding success. The annual three-day showcase of the UK’s £8billion underwater industry, organised by the sector’s leading trade and development body Global Underwater Hub, welcomed in excess of 6,000 visitors over its three-day run.  Highlighting the global appeal of Subsea Expo, more than 60 countries were represented on the list of atte...

Wintershall Dea taps Norwegian firm for subsea technology

Wintershall Dea taps Norwegian firm for subsea technology   Norwegian firm Optime Subsea has entered into a long-term framework agreement with oil and gas operator Wintershall Dea regarding the rental of remote-controlled subsea well completion and intervention systems. Under the contract, Wintershall Dea will rent three remotely operated control systems (ROCS) including the universal landing string system (panpipe), and two wireless electric subsea control and intervention systems...

Thousands Expected At Subsea Expo 2023 This Week

Thousands Expected At Subsea Expo 2023 This Week   Representatives of the world’s underwater industry will gather in Aberdeen this week for Subsea Expo 2023. Around 6,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day exhibition and conference which gets underway on Tuesday morning at the city’s P&J Live and runs until Thursday.  The event’s theme this year is Into the Blue. The free-to-attend event is organised by Global Underwater Hub, the leading tra...

JDR secures umbilical contract with Petrogas Transportation

JDR secures umbilical contract with Petrogas Transportation   JDR, the global subsea cable supplier and servicer, owned by the TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by Petrogas E&P Netherlands to supply two umbilicals for the A15 and B10 offshore conventional gas fields in the Netherlands. The fields are located in quads A & B, in a shallow water depth of 115 ft and are expected to recover 17.25 Mmboe, comprised of 103.5 bcf of natural gas reserves. As Europe strives t...

Petrobras Picks TechnipFMC For Subsea Work Off Brazil

Petrobras Picks TechnipFMC For Subsea Work Off Brazil   TechnipFMC has been awarded a substantial master services agreement (MSA) for subsea services with Brazilian oil major Petrobras. Technip FMC said that the three-year contract had an option to extend for a further two years. The company will provide life-of-field services to support its installed base offshore Brazil. The contract covers installation, intervention, and maintenance of both equipment and tooling, as well as t...

Ocean Installer Returns! 

Ocean Installer Returns!   Havfram Subsea, the global marine construction contractor, is reclaiming the Ocean Installer brand. Havfram's subsea business was known as Ocean Installer from the company's inception in 2011, with the 2020 name change reflecting its diversification into the offshore wind industry. The relaunch follows last year's announcement of the sale of Havfram's wind business lines. Ocean Installer's...

National Subsea Centre officially opened in Aberdeen

National Subsea Centre officially opened in Aberdeen   The National Subsea Centre (NSC), a centre of excellence for subsea research and technology development, has been officially opened in Dyce, Aberdeen by Michael Matheson, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport and UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord. The ministers joined industry and civic leaders to celebrate the launch of the multi-million-pound centre delivered through a par...

Delegate Registration Opens for Subsea Expo 2023

Delegate Registration Opens for Subsea Expo 2023   Global Underwater Hub has announced that registration for Subsea Expo 2023, its annual showcase of underwater technology, has opened. Taking place in February at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Subsea Expo is the world’s largest exhibition and conference dedicated to the underwater sector.  Free to attend, the three-day event is expected to attract up to 6,500 industry professionals and will feature around 150 exhibiting compa...

Global Underwater Hub Launches Further Defence Sector Innovation Calls

Global Underwater Hub Launches Further Defence Sector Innovation Calls   The Global Underwater Hub (GUH), in partnership with the Royal Navy and Babcock International Group, has launched two new “Calls for Innovation.” The calls aim to identify technologies and techniques used in the offshore environment that can be applied throughout the defence sector; aiming to address key problem challenges and generate efficiency savings. The joint initiative seeks to identify ways...

Subsea Innovation backs TechnipFMC in Gulf of Mexico

Subsea Innovation backs TechnipFMC in Gulf of Mexico   Subsea Innovation, part of Tekmar Group, has delivered 29 Pipe-in-Pipe (PIP) Waterstops to TechnipFMC for a subsea development project in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Subsea Innovation, the solution was delivered to a demanding client schedule, achieved by working closely with the supply chain and TechnipFMC. The pass of pressure and heat temperature factory acceptance tests were conducted at the company’s premises...

Shearwater to deliver next-gen dual ROV seismic vessel

Shearwater to deliver next-gen dual ROV seismic vessel   Shearwater GeoServices is set to deliver the next-generation deepwater dual ROV ocean bottom node (OBN) deployment vessel to the industry. The vessel, under Shearwater ownership and management, is expected to be available to clients early in the second quarter of 2023 following the conversion of the SW Tasman multipurpose vessel. Ulstein Design & Solutions, the original vessel designers, will provide conversion enginee...

Subsea company secures major international contract

Subsea company secures major international contract   A Darlington-based company which specialises in the application of hovering autonomous underwater vehicles (HAUV) has secured a major contract with Equinor Energy AS. Modus Subsea Services has achieved a contract with Equinor for the provision of underwater intervention drone missions at its Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract with the Norwegian energy company was secured after a compr...

Subsea Expo 2023 Awards and Conference Abstract Deadlines Extended

Subsea Expo 2023 Awards and Conference Abstract Deadlines Extended   In light of recent events and in respect of the period of national mourning, the organisers of Subsea Expo 2023 have announced an extension to the deadline for award entries and conference abstracts. Global Underwater Hub, which organises the three-day industry showcase, has extended the closing date for submitting nominations for the Subsea Expo Awards and abstracts for the conference programme by two weeks to Fr...

Rotech Subsea delivers challenging 500m cable de-burial, cut and recovery works at North sea Offshore Wind Farm

Rotech Subsea delivers challenging 500m cable de-burial, cut and recovery works at offshore wind farm   Controlled Flow Excavation (CFE) pioneer, Rotech Subsea, has completed key cable de-burial, cut and recovery works at a North Sea OWF for a global dredging and marine contractor. Aberdeen-based Rotech Subsea deployed its state-of-the-art RS2-3 Hybrid CFE tool to complete the de-burial of approximately 500m of cable, with its proprietary RSG-C tool completing the cable cutting a...

Subsea7 participation in Seaway7 equity financing

Subsea7 participation in Seaway7 equity financing   Seaway 7, part of the Subsea7 Group, today announced its intention to raise USD 650 million through the issuance of new equity and debt, primarily to finance its two new build vessels. The equity capital will be raised through a rights issue fully underwritten by Seaway7’s three largest shareholders to raise gross proceeds of approximately USD 200 million. The proposed rights issue is subject to approval by Seaway7’s shar...

Ashtead Technology announces acquisition of WeSubsea

Ashtead Technology announces acquisition of WeSubsea   International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has announced its intent to expand its mechanical solutions service offering with the planned acquisition of WeSubsea. The transaction is expected to close during Q4 of 2022 and will be the Group’s sixth acquisition in the past five years, demonstrating its commitment to expanding its geographical presence and growing its capability and serv...

CNOOC launches self-developed subsea Xmas tree oil/gas extracting system in Bohai Sea

CNOOC launches self-developed subsea Xmas tree oil/gas extracting system in Bohai Sea   China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) launched its first self-developed subsea Christmas tree (Xmas) system in the Bohai Sea, Chinese media outlet the papper.com reported on Sunday, securing energy supplies for fishery and marine shipping uses. The subsea Xmas oil and gas extraction system was applied in the Jinzhou 31-1 gas filed in Bohai Sea with trial daily output of 310,000 cubic m...

Aker Solutions issues subsea, FPSO construction updates

Aker Solutions issues subsea, FPSO construction updates   Aker Solutions is progressing construction for various major offshore projects in Norway and Australia, according to the company’s latest results statement. Activity is increasing on the Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea, after the hull of the FPSO arrived at Stord in April. Several prefabricated modules have since been installed, including the lower part of the turret. The second batch of five standardized...
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