Mermaid Gets Subsea Services Contract Extension in Middle East
, repair and maintenance services in direct continuation to its current contract, which commenced in 2012.Mermaid said it will continue to provide a suite of diving services using its DP2 saturation dive support vessel Mermaid Asiana, along with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), specialized diving equipment and divers.Mermaid’s joint venture partner GCC, an offshore and marine services company, will provide other offshore vessel related services and logistics.The contract extension will continue until the fourth quarter 2025.“For Mermaid, this contract extension is the result of the excellent
Kraken Robotics Scoops Multi-Million-Dollar Orders for Subsea Security Equipment
Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics has received orders for its subsea security equipment worth $3.7 million.The first order is for spares and sustainment of its KATFISH Mine Counter Measures (MCM) solution, totaling $2.2 million.In addition, Kraken received orders for AquaPix synthetic aperture sonars (SAS), worth $1.5 million.These systems will be integrated to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) from new navy customers for use in mine hunting and subsea infrastructure security applications.Kraken did not disclose customer details, stating only that the delivers will take place in
Odfjell Technology Boosts Asia Pacific Presence with New Contracts in Malaysia
Odfjell Technology, an integrated supplier of well services technology and engineering solutions, has been awarded three well services contracts in Malaysia, increasing its market share in the Asia Pacific region.The company has won two contracts in the region to deliver wellbore clean up equipment and services to operators.Odfjell Technology will provide its DrillRdillo tool, which is said to increase well productivity, improve integrity and reduce operational costs.The company will also provide its Advanced Jetting Tool and Riser Combi Tool, as well as scrapers, brushes, magnets, filter equipment
CGG and Baker Hughes Form CCS Alliance
Baker Hughes and CGG subsurface and surface capabilities will provide our customers in CCS an unmatched support to de-risk technical and economic challenges from strategy to CO2 storage site construction, and lifetime monitoring,” added Ahmed Eldemerdash, Vice President of Oilfield Services and Equipment, New Energies at Baker Hughes
Saipem’s Hydrone-R Marks Subsea Milestone at Equinor’s Njord Field
via the communication link to the rig. The company’s drone pilots can either command the Hydrone-R or upload purposely designed missions onboard the vehicle for autonomous tasks.The Hydrone-R is part of Saipem's Hydrone Program, with a fleet of next-generation drones and advanced ancillary equipment.The Njord project will be the location of the imminent first launch of Hydrone-W, the full-electric heavy-duty subsea drone, set to bring the electrification process of underwater robotics to the next level.The Hydrone-W will supplement Hydrone-R for tandem operations and simultaneous underwater
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
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