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Subsea power tool, WaveBlade, completes commercial trial

Nov 05, 2014

A simple yet innovative new tool is set to make waves in the oil and gas industry after successfully undergoing a commercial trial at award-winning subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, in Fort William, Scotland…

Kongsberg Maritime Embient recognized by Marine Technology Society

Sep 24, 2014

Kongsberg Maritime Embient last week received the 2014 Compass International Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of marine science and technology from the Marine Technology Society (MTS). The German subsea technology specialist and systems integrator…

UTC 2014 opening

Jul 23, 2014

The Underwater Technology Conference 2014, sponsored by the Underwater Technology Foundation and held 18-19 June in Bergen, kicked-off by diving into this subsea factory tour video from Xvision.

Sonardyne introduces academic discounts for US scientific research

Jun 17, 2014

Marine science and ocean research programs across the United States are set to benefit from access to more affordable underwater technology thanks to a new discount scheme introduced by Houston-based Sonardyne Inc. Under the terms of the company’s Academic Discount Partnership…

Subsea UK kicks-off

Jun 10, 2014

Subsea UK will hosts its biennial conference, Subsea Asia, in Malaysia this week, beginning 11 June.  With the Malaysian government recently approving new incentives for exploration activity in more challenging deepwater fields, Neil Gordon (pictured)…

Kongsberg starts Seaglider production

Feb 12, 2014

Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc (KUTI) has started full scale production of its KONGSBERG Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from a new fabrication centre at its facility in Lynnwood, Washington…

OAA finalists announced

Jan 13, 2014

The 2014, 28th Offshore Achievement Awards are due to be presented in Aberdeen in March, with a crop of talented individuals and companies shortlisted. The awards, organized and hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section…

Voices: “What role should national governments have in funding research and development in the oil and gas industry?”

Nov 26, 2013

A helping hand. When it comes to new technology, OE asked: “What role should national governments have in funding research and development in the oil and gas industry?” Research and development is key to competition…

3DTV comes to Aberdeen oil industry

Sep 26, 2013

Leading players in the 3DTV industry will converging on Aberdeen next month for a conference focusing on use of such technologies in the oil and gas and renewables industries.  The 3DTV Conference: Vision Beyond Depth event has been organised by Aberdeen University…

Kongsberg launches Seaglider AUV

Aug 09, 2013

Following its acquisition of the Seaglider™ exclusive commercial license from the University of Washington in May 2013, Kongsberg Maritime has launched the Kongsberg Seaglider™ AUV at AUVSI 2013. As the first vehicle from the new Kongsberg Maritime business unit…

OTC 2013 combines star power with fire power

May 01, 2013

The 45th annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston places the spotlight on the latest technological advances plus industry stars such as new head of BP Upstream Lamar McKay and PEMEX’s E&P director Carlos Morales-Gil. OTC returns to Houston’s Reliant Park complex May 6-9…

MacArtney teams with BurtonTM

Apr 18, 2013

The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group is pleased to announce the entering of a distributors agreement with Cooper Interconnect, hereby adding BurtonTM subsea connectors, penetrators and accessories to the MacArtney range of underwater connectivity solutions…

Installation initiative increases industry involvement

Feb 01, 2013

As the oil & gas industry ventures into deeper waters and more extreme environments, operators, umbilical equipment designers and manufacturers, and installation companies, have been working together to ensure umbilical installation is as smooth an operation as possible…

Dr. Steven Cargill presented with the Marine Technology Society Dynamic Positioning Committee’s 2012 distinguished achievement award

Dec 07, 2012

Dr Steven Cargill, one of GL Noble Denton’s leading technical authorities, was presented with the Marine Technology Society Dynamic Positioning Committee’s 2012 distinguished achievement award in recognition of his contribution to the field of DP over a 28-year oil & gas industry career…

Perth on parade

Mar 02, 2010

With Gorgon, Pluto and other major LNG developments creating boomtown conditions in the Western Australian capital of Perth, this month’s Australasian Oil & Gas show looks to be in the right place at the right time.Perth is certainly the place to be for Australian and other offshore operators…

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