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'Industry-First' for Odfjell Technology in Blowout Preventer Cleaning

Jun 08, 2023

Offshore drilling, well, and engineering services provider Odfjell Technology said Wednesday it had achieved 'an industry-first' for cleaning blowout preventers (BOPs), reaching a 50% time reduction during a trial.Over a test period of six months…

Autonomous O&M Pilot Planned at Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 07, 2023

Offshore wind farm owner Northland Power has selected Subsea Europe Services as its partner for a pilot project in Summer 2023 at the Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm that will place autonomous marine survey and underwater inspection at the heart of its Operations & Maintenance (O&M) programs…

Norway: NOW Accelerator Launched to Drive Innovation in Offshore Wind Industry

Jun 07, 2023

Norwegian Offshore Wind, an organization that promotes the development of the floating wind supply chain,  has launched the NOW Accelerator, designed to foster the growth of startups and scaleups in the offshore wind industry. 'The program is first of its kind and will start in August…

CGG's Sercel Sells 6000 Seabed Nodes to Sinopec

Jun 06, 2023

French seismic data firm CGG said Tuesday that its subsidiary Sercel had made a major sale of its GPR300 seabed nodal solution to Sinopec, the Chinese oil and gas exploration, refining, and distribution company. Over 6,000 nodes will be deployed…

Sperry Marine to Deliver Navigation Systems for SAL Heavy Lift's New Vessels

Jun 06, 2023

Sperry Marine has secured the contract to deliver complete navigation systems including its VisionMaster Net bridge, NAVIGAT gyrocompass, and NAVIPILOT 4500N autopilot for four vessels under construction for SAL Heavy Lift at WuHu shipyard, China…

Fugro to Provide Floating Wind Lidar Measurements for Danish Offshore Wind Projects

Jun 05, 2023

Danish transmission system operator Energinet has awarded the Dutch offshore services firm Fugro a new contract to provide floating wind lidar measurements for five offshore wind projects in Denmark.Fugro will install and operate ten SEAWATCH Wind Lidar Buoys across three main locations…

ABB Secures Large Tech Order for Two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

Jun 05, 2023

ABB said Monday it had secured a large order from Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd., to deliver an integrated bridge-to-propeller technology for Havfram Wind’s two new NG20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs). The vessels will be…

PXGEO Orders Over 20 Saab Sabertooth AUVs for Offshore Seismic Surveys

Jun 05, 2023

Marine geophysical company PXGEO has ordered more than 20 autonomous underwater vehicles from Saab.The order, for Saab's Sabertooth autonomous underwater vehicle, is worth SEK 620 million (currently around $57,1 million) and deliveries will take place 2023-2025…

Kongsberg Digital Secures $90 Million Investment from Shell Ventures and Idékapital

Jun 02, 2023

Shell Ventures and Idékapital have invested $90 million in Kongsberg Digital, a business area within Norway's KONGSBERG.The funding and new investors will support and accelerate the future growth and development of Kongsberg Digital. The investment…

CNOOC Commissions China's First Offshore CCS Demonstration Project

Jun 01, 2023

CNOOC has announced the official commissioning of China's first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project.The project is an auxiliary part of the Enping 15-1 oilfield development located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, about 190 kilometers (120 miles) southwest of Hong Kong…

Rem Offshore Chooses Vard Electro's SeaQ Integrated Bridge for New CSOV Vessel

May 31, 2023

Vard Electro’s SeaQ Integrated Bridge solution is being implemented in the offshore wind sector for the first time, following installation on Rem Offshore’s newbuild construction service operation vessel (CSOV) Rem Power to assist in optimizing environmental performance…

Minesto's Dragon 12 Project Powers Forward with Cable Installation Completion

May 31, 2023

Tidal energy developer Minesto said Wednesday it had successfully completed the first phase of Dragon 12 (1.2 MW) offshore installation in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands. The 3.4 km main subsea cable was laid on the seabed, from the onshore grid connection point to the offshore installation node…

ABB's Whale's Tail-inspired Propulsion Concept Aims to Cut Marine Industry's Fuel Consumption, Emissions

May 31, 2023

ABB on Wednesday introduced what it said was a concept representing 'revolutionary propulsion system breaking new ground for efficiency in the marine industry, inspired by the dynamic motions of a whale’s tail.' The innovative concept is called ABB Dynafin…

Halliburton Launches Diskos 2.0 NDR for Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

May 31, 2023

Oilfield services company Halliburton has launched the Diskos 2.0 National Data Repository (NDR) for the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. According to Halliburton, Diskos 2.0 stores critical exploration and production data and is vital to drive investments in Norway’s oil and gas industry…

Blue Ocean Seismic Services' Robots Pass "Crucial" Tests in Loch Linne

May 30, 2023

Blue Ocean Seismic Services, a company that describes itself as the marine seismic survey disruptor, said Tuesday that its latest series of trials, held in the Loch Linnhe, Scotland, have confirmed that its autonomous undersea robots can reliably operate…

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