Delta SubSea and Boskalis Subsea Services have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide integrated diving and ROV solutions in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Boskalis. The…
Norwegian firm Stinger Technology has developed a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for a client, which wanted a unit to inspect a subsea oil storage tank. The new unit, called Nano ROV, had to be able to fly through 10in pipelines…
There’s a war on: who can produce the fastest inspection ROV with the highest quality data? Elaine Maslin explains. The Surveyor Interceptor. Image from MMT. Is it a bird, is it a plane…
Elaine Maslin speaks with Oceaneering about its latest underwater technologies and its thoughts on the future of the ROV and AUV industry. The NEXXUS ROV working in the Gulf of Mexico off the Olympic Intervention IV vessel…
UK-based geotechnical and marine firm MG3 has purchased the DP2 vessel Ocean Spirit complete with a geotechnical site investigation equipment spread. MG3 took delivery of the multirole DP2 vessel Ocean Spirit (formerly Highland Spirit)…
Unmanned maritime systems smart software creater SeeByte has seen its CoPilot software integrated CoPilot with Heriot-Watt University's Seaeye Falcon 1256, an observation-class ROV. With assistance from Heriot-Watt University’s Ocean Systems Laboratory personnel…
Mark Smith, Staci Stephenson and Brent Fergurson, of Oceaneering International, show how NASA’s neutral buoyancy lab is helping cut costs and cut risks involved in subsea initiatives. Deployment of MIL 27 ROV at the NBL…
Meg Chesshyre reports on how mini ROV systems have advanced significantly and, thanks to their size, they can get up close and personal. Deep Trekker’s DTG2. Images from Deep Trekker. “It’s not just a camera in the water anymore…
Houston-based Seanic Ocean Systems has moved into a new deepwater hardware testing facility in Katy, Texas, just a few miles west of Houston’s Energy Corridor. The 5.5 acre facility features a large tank offering an alternative to the testing…
India’s Oil & Natural Gas (ONGC) has awarded Fugro a contract for the provision of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services on board the drillship Sagar Vijay, off the east coast of India. Under the contract, Fugro will provide support for deepwater drilling operations in depths up to 900m…
Mermaid Maritime’s Thailand subsidiary has been awarded a US$10 million subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) service contract in the Gulf of Thailand. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, structure and sea line inspection…
Dana Petroleum awarded Fugro to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU at the Dana-operated Western Isles developments in the northern North Sea. Operating one of its fleet of FCV 600 ROVs, specifically designed for North Sea drill support activities…
Unmanned marine systems software firm SeeByte's CoPilot system has been integrated into the workclass ROVs on Subsea 7's Normand Oceanic. CoPilot is an advanced, plug-and play software that makes piloting any ROV a much simpler task…
Oceaneering International has been awarded an eight-year contract by Statoil. The agreement is to provide two work class electric remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for Statoil’s CAT-J Platforms in the North Sea. The new ROVs are currently being built in-house and called the eNovus…
Not all projects for clients come to fruition, but the work done along the way can lead to greater things as Norway’s Inovatum Lifting is finding out. Elaine Maslin reports. Two 150-tonne INOshackles…
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