DeepStar Enlists 4Subsea for Polyester Mooring Line Monitoring Task
4Subsea, a provider of tech solutions for the offshore energy industry, has been awarded a project under the DeepStar consortium to develop an industry guideline for monitoring polyester mooring lines used in deepwater floating systems, the company said.The project is aimed at establishing best practice for integrity monitoring of polyester mooring systems, supporting safe operations, reduced operational risk and improved verification of design assumptions for floating offshore assets.The guideline will address what parameters should be monitored, how monitoring should be carried out and how data
Saipem Gets DNV Certification for Offshore Asset Lifecycle Management
phases - design, procurement, installation, commissioning, maintenance and decommissioning, ensuring a robust and effective “Asset Integrity” framework.The certification applies to Saipem’s entire offshore asset portfolio, including construction vessels, drilling ships and platforms, floating production and storage units, as well as related onboard equipment – such as pipe-handling systems, cranes, mobile equipment and ROVs – and support activities at logistics bases and offices.The audit confirmed the strength of Saipem’s asset management processes and their high level
2025: Fascinated with Subsea Discovery
;s operational practices “critically flawed.” However, the Coast Guard in conjunction with multiple partners responded to the Titan distress notification with ingenuity and resourcefulness.On January 13, 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago, named A-84, broke away from one of the massive floating glaciers attached to the Antarctic Peninsula ice sheet, and a few days later an international team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) became the first to investigate an area that had previously been inaccessible.The expedition was the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary
Fugro Nets Mubadala Energy’s Deepwater Gas Job in Asia
, located offshore Indonesia.The strategic project will inform the Front-End Engineering Design Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) award, and guide the detailed design for the development of the Tangkulo field.The Tangkulo field comprises offshore subsea wells connected via flowlines to a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, enabling gas processing and export.The treated gas will be transported through a dedicated export pipeline to an onshore receiving facility in Aceh in Indonesia. Geodata will be acquired using Fugro’s deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle
Orbital Marine Power Secures $9.31m Investment
dollar investment to advance its international commercial projects and contribute to the wider decarbonization of energy.PXN Ventures—the combined VC arm of Praetura Ventures and Par Equity—joined existing shareholders including Scottish Enterprise to invest in Orbital, a company that uses floating tidal turbines to generate clean, reliable electricity from tidal currents.The investment follows a major vote of confidence from Canada, where the Province of Nova Scotia recently awarded Orbital and Eauclaire Tidal Ltd significant new tidal energy licenses through the province’s 2025 procurement
CorPower Ocean Takes Charge of $35M Wave Energy Project off UK
volume manufacturing across Europe.Partners include EMEC, the University of Edinburgh, Ocean Energy Europe, Renewable Risk Advisers, and Kristinehamn Teknik & Service.CorPower said the program reinforces Europe’s position in clean-energy innovation and supports the UK’s ambitions in floating renewable technologies. With an estimated 25GW of practical wave deployment potential, the U.K. is viewed as a key future market.The project builds on CorPower’s wave energy converter technology currently operating off Portugal and aims to prove the scalability of European, particularly U
Saildrone Maps Cayman Islands EEZ
cost-effective ways to chart their waters and manage their maritime resources.The Cayman EEZ presented many operational challenges. The region experienced unprecedented sargassum blooms, prompting the Saildrone team to refine its operating procedures for managing repeated encounters with dense mats of floating seaweed. This included new approaches to clearing the sound velocity profiler (SVP) and enhanced remote diagnostics to detect biofouling early—both critical for ensuring clean, reliable multibeam data.The Surveyor also endured multiple severe-weather systems and extended periods of high sea
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces Three Ocean Innovation Projects Valued at $15m
commercialization of advanced robotic inspection solutions, the initiative is set to generate revenue growth and market expansion for Canadian SMEs, strengthen supply chains, and foster innovation-driven economic development.Lilypad: Electric Charge Barge ProjectThis project introduces Lilypad, a mobile floating charging station designed to accelerate maritime electrification. The solution provides a flexible, cost-effective charging infrastructure for electric vessels, reducing reliance on permanent installations, and supporting clean marine transportation. The mobile solution operates like a floating
Kongsberg Discovery Welcomes Joint Declaration of Baltic Sea Security for Critical Infrastructure
stronger European securityCritical maritime infrastructure covers a wide and complex landscape. Below the surface, this includes subsea oil/gas wellheads and risers, gas pipelines, fibre-optic communications cables, high-voltage power lines and renewables installations. Above the surface, it extends to floating production units, platforms, ports and other coastal facilities. Each element serves a vital function in energy security, economic continuity and national resilience, and each requires tailored, domain-specific monitoring
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