The job of placing ocean bottom nodes for seismic acquisition could be set for a revolution. Elaine Maslin looks at Autonomous Robotics Limited’s concept. A single node, nose on. Images from Autonomous Robotics Ltd…
Tidewater Subsea and Bordelon Marine have agreed to the charter of the Jones Act compliant MV Brandon Bordelon for 60 days plus options. In addition, Tidewater Subsea is mobilizing two FMC Technologies Schilling 150-HP remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the vessel…
Oceaneering International has announced the appointment of Martin J. McDonald as senior vice president (SVP), remotely operated vehicles (ROV), with global responsibility for Oceaneering's ROV business, effective 1 January 2016. McDonald's career spans 26 years with Oceaneering…
WFS Technologies (WFS), a provider of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions, has announced the launch of Seatooth PipeLogger Thermal Insulation (TI). Designed to deliver a step reduction in the cost of monitoring process…
Seatronics completed a project with marine services organization Meridian Ocean Services in Mexico to inspect and chart existing pipelines along the coast of Ciudad Del Carmen, which required a full survey equipment spread utilizing a Forum Comanche ROV…
ROV technology developers gave an update on their progress at the Subsea UK ROV Conference. Elaine Maslin reports on some progress, as well as where one operator thinks ROV and AUV technology could improve. Platform-based ROV being deployed…
Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a…
Fugro has been awarded a five-year contract for the provision of underwater services to Total E&P UK (TEP UK). Under the contract, which runs from July 2015 and includes extension options for a further two years, Fugro is providing a full range of ROV services to conduct inspection…
Image: Brandon Bordelon/Bordelon Marine Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the MV Brandon Bordelon a DP2 ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) this month. The vessel features a helideck…
Despite rapid progress in the 1980s and 1990s, ROV technology development has ground to a halt, according to some. Are we on the brink of a new era? Elaine Maslin reports. A UHD generation III during offshore deployment…
Mark Stevens and Bob Moschetta, of Oceaneering, discuss the benefits of using augmented reality for subsea training. The augmented reality view combines the real-time video with the 3D model, which allows operations to occur in real time…
Following the fate of the global oil industry, the short-term outlook for the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) market is set to be sluggish – but long-term these machines will play a key role in deepwater development and the technology they use is set for a leap forward…
Subsea robotics firm FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics has a vision, which it thinks could overturn the way subsea equipment is designed. Elaine Maslin found out more from co-founder Tyler Schilling. Schilling Robotic’s HD camera…
Kongsberg Evotec, a fully owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, signed an agreement with Bourbon Offshore Norway for the delivery of the E-LARS launch and recovery system for remote operated vehicles (ROV). The delivery will take place in December 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…