Unique Group Acquires Subsea Innovation
Unique Group acquired subsea technology and equipment manufacturer Subsea Innovation. The deal elevates Unique Group’s global engineering capabilities, enhances its portfolio and further strengthens the organization’s focus on engineering excellence and technology development.Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, Unique Group has a global workforce of more than 600 employees across 18 locations. Renowned over three decades for the company’s excellence in subsea technologies including Survey Equipment, Diving & Life Support, Buoyancy & Water Weights, Unmanned Surface
Kraken Robotics Wins $11M of New Service Contracts
imaging sonar.The new contracts come in addition to $4 million of survey contracts (for KATFISH and magnetometer surveys), announced in November 2023 which are also being executed in 2024. These contracts cover offshore geographies in Australia, Europe, and the US.“This leverages Kraken’s equipment and advanced processing expertise in de-risking marine construction projects. This marks the fourth major acoustic corer campaign by Kraken since 2022 and builds upon our track record of having completed numerous multi-disciplinary surveys around the globe,” the company said in a statement
UTEC Gets Offshore Wind Survey Job in Taiwan
also extending its partnership with offshore energy services company to provide trenching survey services on another wind farm offshore Taiwan. It will support the second phase of the project involving trenching for inter-array and export cables in water depths ranging from 7 to 40 m.UTEC will provide equipment and personnel for online survey, surface positioning and offline data processing and reporting on board an anchor handling tug supply vessel. The equipment includes the Veripos LD8 receivers, iXBlue Octans Surface gyrocompass and Vaisala digital barometers. UTEC also provided trenching survey
Sapura Energy Hooks Subsea Services Contract from Thai Oil Major Off Malaysia
agreed unit rates, Sapura’s scope of work comprises of the provision of diving support vessel, air and saturation diving systems, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and other related subsea services.These include subsea inspection, repair and maintenance of offshore structures, pipelines and other equipment, abandonment, intervention, subsea decommissioning and other works related to the PTTEP Sabah and PTTEP Sarawak subsea facilities in Sabah and Sarawak waters.In December 2023, PTTEP reported that its subsidiaries PTTEP HK Offshore Limited and PTTEP Sarawak Oil Limited made new oil and gas discoveries
US Navy Announces First Mine Countermeasures Mission Package Embarked on USS Canberra
MCM mission package, an LCS or a vessel of opportunity can conduct the full spectrum of detect-to-engage operations (hunt, neutralize and sweep) against mine threats using sensors and weapons deployed from the MCM Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), an MH-60S multi-mission helicopter and associated support equipment.The MCM mission package achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) on March 31, 2023, following rigorous initial operational testing and evaluation (IOT&E) of the full mission package, including the AN/AQS-20 system, during the fall of 2022 aboard USS Cincinnati (LCS 20). With the deployment
KOIL Energy Lands Multi-Million-Dollar Subsea Deal
Houston-based subsea equipment and services specialist Koil Energy has secured a contract for a subsea safety control system from a major international energy company.The multi-million-dollar contract encompasses the engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation and testing of KOIL’s technical solution for subsea safety control systems.The company did not disclose the exact value of the contract, nor the name of the client.“This contract stands as a testament to our team’s achievements in developing integrated solutions. We are thrilled to have earned the trust of our customer
Mocean Energy’s Blue X Wave Device and Verlume’s Halo Battery Come Ashore
storage system, have been retrieved to shore after more than 12 months of testing at sea as part of Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) project.Orkney-based marine services provider Leask Marine was employed to help bring RSP technology back onshore.The next steps for the RSP project include removing all equipment from the marine site, ahead of inspection and clean down onshore in Orkney, and moving to Verlume’s operations facility in Dyce, Aberdeen.The project has given RSP's participants invaluable data and growing confidence in the system's ability to deliver reliable low carbon power and
OSIL Dredge Monitoring Buoy Network for Van Oord
Van Oord, and the fully integrated multi-discipline data buoy networks will support dredging operations by providing continuous real-time information about the dredge plume and surrounding environmental conditions.The buoys are equipped with water quality sondes provided from Van Oord’s existing equipment pool, and relay collected data via GSM with an Iridium satellite Short Burst Data (SBD) back up. The systems are self-contained, being furnished with sufficient solar power (which can be combined with alternative power sources) and back-up batteries to sustain the power demands of the systems
Kraken Robotics Sees Strong Momentum Continuing
advanced technology solutions to these markets.In the mine countermeasures (MCM) market, Kraken is one of a small number of companies with proven operational solutions, solid reference customers and has the best price/performance offering, says Reid. This is against a backdrop where existing Navy equipment is often dated, and a natural industry upgrade cycle is underway. This MCM renewal cycle is now being accelerated by challenging geopolitical situations across the globe (the Middle East, the Black Sea, the Baltic, China/Taiwan and other Asia-Pacific areas, and the Arctic).Most navies around the
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