Fugro announced a partnership with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to support the oil major's global, three-year ocean mapping competition. The competition is looking for rapid, unmanned and high resolution ocean mapping technologies…
In December 2016, the Norwegian underwater robotics company Eelume successfully built and demonstrated the world’s first snake-like underwater robot, constructed for offshore operations. Image from Eelume…
Germany's Wintershall has submitted its Skarfjell field development plans to Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Image from Wintershall. The proposed solution, which was first revealed earlier this month…
Umbilical and power cable manufacturer JDR has been awarded a major steel tube umbilical contract by Cameron, on behalf of operator ONGC, for the 11 Wells of Western Offshore project. The development involves subsea completion of 11…
Oceaneering International's CEO Kevin McEvoy is to step down on 5 May, following the firm's annual meeting. McEvoy, who has been at Oceaneering for 38 years, will be replaced by the firms current president, Roderick A. Larson. Larson…
Fugro and Solstad have an agreement in place for the purchase of the Rem Etive subsea construction vessel. Image of the Rem Etive, from Solstad. Fugro said it has secured continued…
Oceaneering International signed a long-term agreement with Mærsk Supply Service to provide eight work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), survey and associated services, including subsea tooling, engineering, communication and data solutions…
North-east England-based subsea firm Modus Seabed Intervention has completed system integration and trialing of one of the subsea industries' first commercially available hybrid unmanned underwater vehicles. Modus says its hybrid is one…
French vessel and subsea contractor Bourbon has won its first pipelay contract awarded by Total Gabon for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 25km of 6in rigid pipeline as part of the Hylia water injection project using Zap-Lok technology…
India's Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has awarded Genesis a contract to undertake front end engineering design (FEED) on the MJ field deepwater development in block KG-DWN-98/3 in the Bay of Bengal. This project will consider a seven…
Innova, a specialist subsea engineering and technology company based in Norway, has selected acoustic and inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne International, for two new in-field resident ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) being built in the country…
DeepOcean subsidiary, ADUS DeepOcean, completed a 3D laser survey offshore Ghana, which has led to a further three-year contract for DeepOcean Ghana Ltd. The recent climate in the oil and gas industry has sharpened the need for cost effective…
Aker Solutions was awarded two framework agreements to provide concept and front-end engineering (FEED) services for BP, globally. The first contract is for feasibility and concept engineering and the second is for FEED services covering the full range of upstream developments…
PeruPetro, the responsible government agency, has granted independent oil and gas exploration and production company Baron Oil to drill the Cuy-Z34-13-1X exploration well offshore of northwest Peru in Block Z-34. The well is planned to be drilled in 5764ft of water to a total depth of 12…
Norwegian riser analytics firm 4Subsea has won a contract for monitoring flexible risers for Statoil on the Snorre B facility in the Norwegian North Sea. The project involves automated integrity monitor systems for six flexible risers the semisubmersible Snorre B platform…
