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Uncrewed Vessel Tech: Argeo Argus Launched for Offshore Energy Sector

Jun 16, 2022

Argeo launched its first uncrewed, remotely supervised survey and inspection vehicle dubbed Argeo Argus. The Argus USV (Uncrewed Surface Vehicle) will conduct mapping and inspection services using robotics and autonomous ocean space technology…

Deployable from USV: Kongsberg Launches New AUV at Oceanology International

Mar 15, 2022

Norway's Kongsberg Maritime is presenting its HUGIN Edge medium-size autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at this week's Oceanology International event which started Tuesday in London.According to the company, based in Norway, the HUGIN Edge offers 'exceptional durability and reliability…

Ocean Infinity Orders Six HUGIN AUVs

Jan 31, 2022

Ocean Infinity has six HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) rated to 3,000 meters depth, Kongsberg Maritime has informed.The vehicles are equipped with a geophysical sensor suite and the latest generation Kongsberg batteries.The new vehicles will be mobilized for global operations…

VIDEO: Bluewater's UK-based FPSO Arrives in Norway for Upgrades

Jan 10, 2022

Bluewater's Haewene Brim FPSO, normally used for oil production from Shell's Pierce Field in the UK North Sea, has recently arrived in Haugesund, Norway.Norwegian engineering and construction Aibel shared a video of the FPSO arrival in Haugesund…

Argeo Taps Eelume 'Snake Robot' for Autonomous Underwater Inspection

Nov 08, 2021

Argeo AS selected Eelume’s autonomous ‘snake robot’ to assist in its operations, the first commercial contract for this new tech which was developed with the assistance of Kongsberg Maritime, a majority shareholder in the venture.“We believe…

No Need for Mothership: Kongsberg Launches HUGIN Endurance AUV

Feb 04, 2021

Norway's Kongsberg Maritime has announced the next generation of its HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) that can carry out long missions without a mothership.Named HUGIN Endurance, Kongsberg Maritime says its new AUV boosts operational duration to approximately 15 days…

Fugro to Sell Seabed Geosolutions to PXGEO

Mar 30, 2021

Dutch offshore survey services company Fugro has agreed to sell its Seabed Geosolutions subsidiary to PXGEO Seismic Services (PXGEO) for USD 16 million (approximately EUR 14 million) in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in mid-2021…

Kongsberg Develops New LARS for HUGIN AUVs

Mar 31, 2020

Norway's Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new LARS (Launch and Recovery System) solution for its HUGIN range of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), which it says will bring 'a series of far-reaching operational improvements.'Kongsberg has decided to have the new LARS operating from midships…

Kongsberg Sells HUGIN AUV System to NIOT

Feb 20, 2020

Norwegian technology enterprise Kongsberg Maritime announced that contracts have been signed for the sale of a HUGIN AUV System to the Indian National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), located in Chennai, India.According to a statement from Kongsberg Maritime India…

Equinor, Neptune Find Oil in Sigrun East

Mar 02, 2020

Equinor and partner Neptune have struck oil in the Sigrun East prospect in the central part of the North Sea. Recoverable resources are estimated at between 7 and 17 million barrels of oil equivalent.Exploration wells 15/3-12S and 15/3-12AT2…

ConocoPhillips Makes Minor Oil Find Offshore Norway

Jan 14, 2020

ConocoPhillips has made a minor oil discovery in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, near the Balder field. The company’s Norwegian subsidiary, ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, made the find while drilling the 25/7-8 S exploration well in the production…

Raising the Pipeline Inspection Game

Jan 20, 2020

There’s a shake-up happening in the pipeline inspections business. More evolved remotely operated vehicles (ROV), digital aspirations and unmanned surface vessels (USV) are driving a new era of data acquisition and deliverables.It’s offering…

Kraken Gives Ocean Infinity AUVs an Energy Boost

Nov 18, 2019

Ocean Infinity's Kongsberg Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) have achieved significant endurance milestones during testing thanks to new pressure tolerant batteries from Kraken Robotics. The vehicles performed several missions to greater than 5…

Fugro Completes GoM Surveys for Shell

Oct 10, 2019

Fugro said it has completed several deepwater geophysical surveys in the Gulf of Mexico for Shell.The project required data collection over multiple deepwater lease blocks in the greater Perdido and Mars development areas to support clearance of potential environmental…

Swire Seabed Completes Unmanned Pipeline Inspection

Aug 27, 2019

Swire Seabed said it has completed a second offshore pipeline campaign for Equinor in the North Sea. The campaign, undertaken in July 2019, is the first fully unmanned offshore pipeline inspection ‘over the horizon’ ever completed, surveying up to 100 kilometers from the shore…

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