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J2 Subsea, WeSubsea renew distribution partnership

Sep 28, 2015

J2 Subsea has renewed its global sales and rental distribution partnership with WeSubsea. The partnership provides customers around the world with technical support from J2 Subsea, and global access to the WeSubsea range of baskets…

IMCA reveals 2014 ROV stats

Aug 07, 2015

The International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) 2014 survey of remotely operated vehicles (ROV), and ROV personnel reveals that in February 2014 a total of 3369 ROV personnel (superintendents, supervisors, pilot techs and other offshore ROV support personnel) were working…

CT Offshore launches subsea trencher ROV

Jun 02, 2015

CT Offshore will deploy its new trencher remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the CTO 107-1100, in June at DONG Energy’s Gode Wind 1 + 2 Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea off Germany. The CTO 107-1100…

Fairfield to decommission Dunlin

May 11, 2015

Fairfield Energy has announced plans to decommission its Dunlin Alpha platform in the North Sea not much longer than a year after it took over duty holder responsibilities for the platform. Production from all Dunlin cluster fields will…

ROVOP announces new Houston headquarters, leadership

Apr 02, 2015

ROVOP established a new Western Hemisphere headquarters and support base in Houston, as well as appointed three ROV industry professionals to lead the business, due to an increased demand for its services globally.  Image of Wagner…

Offshore Achievement Awards recognize industry’s best

Mar 13, 2015

The offshore energy industry’s highest achievers and most successful companies were recognized on 12 March at the 2015 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA), with Gordon Ballard, chairman of Schlumberger UK, receiving the Significant Achievement accolade…

iSURVEY Singapore wins Solstad contract

Mar 09, 2015

Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific awarded Norway-headquartered iSURVEY a marine construction support contract to provide positioning and survey support for its 2015 platform installation program in Thailand, on board the DLB Norce Endeavour. iSURVEY…

Bibby Offshore gets Seascape work

Feb 11, 2015

Bibby Offshore Singapore (BOS), will provide remote operated vehicle (ROV) services for Singapore-based Seascape’s DP2 dive support vessel (DSV), the Windermere in a 365-day contract. BOS began working on 5 January to mobilize the Windermere with its ATOM work class ROV…

Tidal energy ROV design project launched

Jan 22, 2015

Tidal energy operations provider Mojo Maritime Norwegian ROV firm IKM Subsea have jointly secured a significant EU Horizon 2020 Grant to support a €1,200,000 research and development project to develop an ROV for use in high energy tidal sites…

Call for more developed ROV classification system

Jan 01, 2015

As ROVs are given tasks in more and more challenging environments, there has been a call for the industry to develop a classification system. Meg Chesshyre reports. Saipem’s Innovator ROV. Image from Saipem…

Bibby takes SMD ROV delivery

Nov 03, 2014

Bibby Offshore has taken delivery of two Quantum MkIII 250hp 3000m-rated work class remotely operated vehicles (ROV). The company's ROV fleet has now increased to nine SMD vehicles, including one Atom and six Quasars. Each of the Quantum…

Assodivers orders second SMD Atom ROV

May 27, 2014

Greece-based Assodivers ordered an additional SMD Atom 100hp, 3000m-rated, work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with launch and recovery system (LARs) from SMD. The new ROV system will be delivered 3Q this year and will…

Helix wins McDermott ROV work

May 12, 2014

Helix Energy Solutions Group's robotics subsidiary, Canyon Offshore, is to provide a subsidiary of McDermott International remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for McDermott’s fleet of subsea construction and pipelay support vessels…

ROV Gen-III orders for Schilling

May 06, 2014

FMC Technologies has received an order from C-Innovation to supply a fleet of six UHD-III Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) systems for its subsea operations business.  The ROV systems will be supplied by FMC Technologies' Schilling Robotics…

IKM wins Statoil ROV job

Mar 19, 2014

IKM Subsea has been awarded a 1+1+1 year contract by Statoil for ROV drill support service. The contract includes ROV services onboard Maersk XLE 3. Maersk XLE 3 is a jackup rig to perform drilling at the Gina Krog field. 'The fact…

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