Oceaneering and Sonsub are making moves towards subsea resident remote operated vehicles. Elaine Maslin reports on their progress. The eNovus ROV illustrated. Image from Oceaneering. The…
Elaine Maslin caught up with new Oceaneering CEO Rod Larson, at this year’s Underwater Technology Conference, and discovered his commitment to keep pushing the boundaries of what is currently possible. Rod Larson…
M2 Subsea, the global independent provider of ROV services, has formed an alliance with vessel operator Harvey Gulf Marine International to provide subsea ROV services in the Gulf of Mexico. The alliance will see M2 Subsea’s ROVs utilized on board Harvey Gulf’s DP2 survey support vessel…
Mermaid Maritime has been awarded two subsea contracts with a combined estimated value of US$4.6 million. The first contract award, with work scheduled to begin in Q3 2017, will involve a short ROV campaign for pipeline touchdown monitoring…
Bluestream has secured a five-year contract plus two-year extension with ONEgas, the combined business unit of Shell UK and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) for the gas production on the Southern North Sea. Image from Bluestream…
What is thought to be the world’s first commercial controlled-from-onshore ROV operations started at IKM Subsea headquarters in Norway this week. Soon, up to three work class ROVs and one observation ROV on Statoil’s Snorre B and Visund…
The eNovus. Photo from Oceaneering. Permanently stationed underwater vehicles are almost a reality – in Norway, at least. Elaine Maslin reports. Statoil is working with Oceaneering…
Mermaid Maritime has inked US$26 million worth of contract in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. In the Middle East, the DP2 dive support vessel the Mermaid Endurer has been carrying out a 30-day project on a DSV - ROV - SAT and air…
Oceaneering International subsidiary Oceaneering Canada Ltd., has entered into a 10-year deal with a major international oil and gas company to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services and equipment for projects offshore of Newfoundland and Labrador…
The true potential of AUV capabilities have not been fully realized, according to a technical session at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference. Karen Boman reports. An Oceaneering AUV. Photos from Oceaneering…
IKM Subsea has started mobilization to the field of a permanently seabed installed remote operated vehicle (ROV), or residential ROV (RROV). The firm announced the award of a major ROV services contract for the fields Visund and Snorre B in the North Sea last August…
Italian offshore contractor Saipem has offered a glimpse of its remote operated vehicle (ROV)/ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) hybrid HyDrone. The technology, developed by Saipem's Sonsub business, has been developed to be part of…
Subsea wireless automation provider WFS Technologies, and marine rental equipment specialist Seatronics, demonstrated drone-to-remote operated vehicle (ROV) wireless communications at a Subsea Internet of Things event in Houston. The…
A seismic shift – pun intended – has been made in ocean bottom node technology. It is being made more efficient and cheaper to deploy, bringing it closer to challenging the high-end towed streamer market. Elaine Maslin reports. Miniaturization…
Solstad Offshore in Singapore awarded IKM Subsea Singapore a service contract to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services onboard the derrick lay barge Norce Endeavour for construction support projects offshore in Thailand (hat-trick award from 2015)…
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