James Fisher Subsea (JF Subsea), a division of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), has reduced inspection downtime to 2% for Shell UK, through use of asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs) on oil platform inspection programs in the North Sea…
SeaBird Exploration will use the Osprey Explorer for an upcoming ocean bottom seismic survey in Gulf of Guinea. The project is anticipated to start in late Q4 2016 and will have a duration of approximately two to three months.
WFS Technologies and TSC have launched Seatooth ACFM (alternating current field measurement), a wireless smart non-destructive testing monitoring solution designed to reduce subsea inspection costs. TSC‘s ACFM array probe is a well-established…
Fugro has been awarded the contract by Vineyard Wind, formerly named OffshoreMW, to perform a marine geotechnical site investigation within its wind development lease, offshore Massachusetts. Fugro’s state-of-the-art, 105m drilling vessel M/V Fugro Synergy will perform the study…
Teledyne Webb Research (TWR), a manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) including the Slocum G2 glider and Slocum hybrid glider, has released their new glider piloting software, the Slocum Fleet Mission Control Software (SFMC)…
ROVOP, an independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service provider, has expanded its fleet of ROVs for the US region by taking delivery of a Seaeye Leopard electric work class ROV. The ROV will be added to ROVOP’s existing capability at its Houston base…
Hydraulic cutters and systems provider Allspeeds, the designers and manufacturers of Webtool, has developed a compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) cut loop cutter for emergency activation of a blowout preventer (BOP). The Webtool cut loop…
Elaine Maslin details Statoil’s journey towards the resident ROV – using an existing ROV design. The Merlin UCV. Photo from IKM Subsea. The concept of the subsea resident remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has been around for some time…
There’s potential for growth in the AUV market. However, operators and manufacturers will need to clearly demonstrate the benefits of the technology if they’re to move beyond being a niche solution. Douglas-Westwood’s Ben Wilby explains. BG…
Jerry Lee looks into Arctic-rated safety equipment that seeks to make it eaiser to comply with regulations around the globe. Arctic capping stack with remote BOP control and intervention subsea accumulator module…
Teledyne RD Instruments (TRDI) has received an order for an additional 10 Explorer Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) to provide precision navigation and current profiling capability on board OceanServer Technology’s Iver3-580 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)…
A development by Fugro for its work class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) has been utilized successfully in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. Fugro Symphony…
Osbit delivered two bespoke subsystems for a Modus autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The AUV systems designed and manufactured by Osbit during testing at the Port of Blyth. Image from Osbit…
Maersk Oil UK has awarded fellow company Maersk Supply Service to provide decommissioning services for the Janice field in the North Sea. Janice A FPU. Images from Maersk Oil. Maersk Supply Service (MSS) will provide engineering…
Teledyne Bowtech has updated their L3C-HD and L3C_HDX underwater cameras. The updated L3C-HD camera now features full HD 1080p up to 60fps adding to the HD-SDI outputs available (720p 50, 720p 60, 1080i 50, 1080i 60 and 1080p 50). The…
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