ABS Fortifies Digital, Remote Support for Offshore Energy
is hardly news, but the speed of technology evolution, driven by artificial intelligence with the companion threat of cyber breaches offers as many questions as answers, as many challenges as opportunities. To help put things in perspective Offshore Engineer TV interviewed Matt Tremblay, SVP, Global Offshore Markets, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) recently in Houston to discuss the investments in effort and capital this classification society has made and continues to make to ensure that offshore energy operators remain ahead of the digitalization wave
OceanSight Expands Global Dealer Network with Six New Regional Partners
vehicle-towed systems.OFG's patented self-compensating magnetometer, gradiometer, and electric field sensing technologies support subsea survey, cable and pipeline mapping, UXO and MCM operations, offshore construction, environmental assessment, seafloor minerals, and defense applications across global offshore and marine markets.Newly appointed channel partners for OFG include:Codevintec — Italy & GreeceNOR Group - NorwayOCEANTECH - KoreaSamhitha Marine — IndiaSES (Survey Equipment Services) - United StatesSubTop- France & Francophone Afric
Saab UK Hosts Youth STEM Challenge
of the South regional heat after impressing judges with their Tadpole ROV. The team will now go on to represent the region at the national final in Aberdeen.The event took place at Saab UK’s center of excellence for underwater robotics, which officially opened in February 2025, supporting global offshore and subsea operations. Hosting the competition offered pupils rare insight into a working engineering environment and the people behind cutting‑edge underwater systems
DeepOcean to Install Inter-Array Cables at Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Farm
vessel Orient Adventurer, which has been upgraded with new remotely operated vehicles, an under-deck carousel and a cable lay system.“We look forward to working together with Dong Fang Offshore on this significant project. The project win demonstrates the quality and commitment we bring to the global offshore wind industry, working across Europe, Americas and now Asia-Pacific. Delivering high-quality solutions whilst understanding the local requirements from our regional presence is a key part of our operating model,” said Mitchell Pike, DeepOcean’s Executive Vice President.The project
Bedrock Appoints Matthew Tirman as CEO
Bedrock Ocean Exploration, a leader in autonomous subsea data and intelligence, announced the appointment of Matthew Tirman as Chief Executive Officer as the company builds on deployments and rising demand across global offshore markets. Tirman brings more than two decades of experience in scaling deep-technology companies across geospatial intelligence, data platforms, and high-growth global commercial operations. He previously helped lead Satellogic through early commercial traction to tens of millions in revenue and its public market debut. Under his leadership, Satellogic delivered imagery
Aquaterra Energy Gets Multi-Year Well Intervention Job off Spain
Aquaterra Energy has secured a multi-year, seven-figure contract to provide subsea well access equipment for intervention and abandonment operations across 11 wells offshore Spain.Under the agreement with a global offshore services company, Aquaterra Energy will supply a 7-3/8-inch internal diameter, 5,000-PSI-rated intervention riser system, together with proprietary AQC-CW connectors and associated interface equipment.The system will be deployed from a semi-submersible vessel and integrated with the client’s subsea pressure control equipment to support well intervention and abandonment activitie
Venterra Rolls Out V-LiDAR Fleet for Offshore Wind Surveys
to deliver high-frequency analytics and lower uncertainty wind resource data.With an operational window of up to 20 months, the buoys improve deployment efficiency, expand operational limits, and reduce health and safety risks.As the first dual LiDAR buoy system built in the UK, the fleet supports global offshore wind developments in Europe, Asia, and North America while boosting U.K.’s export potential and clean-tech manufacturing.“As a company at the forefront of metocean expertise with extensive project experience, we have always understood what the most advanced LiDAR buoy technology
Acteon’s UTEC Nets Structural Monitoring Deal for Polish Baltica 2 OW Farm
the project-based systems integration and software development at their Technology Centre in Wokingham, UK. Installation will take place in construction yards in Poland and other European locations.“The Baltica 2 contract is another significant testament to our capabilities to support the global offshore energy industry. We are proud to be leading the data-driven part of such an important energy transition project,” said Paul Smith, Executive Vice President of UTEC Geo-services
SHI’s 15MW Floating Wind Platform Gets Lloyd’s Register’s Blessing
. “As the offshore wind industry seeks new solutions to unlock deeper waters and higher capacity sites, the SnapWind Float demonstrates significant progress toward establishing floating wind as a commercially sustainable solution at scale,” said Sean van der Post, LR’s Global Offshore Business Director.“The SnapWind Float is designed to meet the challenges of offshore wind developers who require efficient and commercially viable solutions. Receiving AiP from Lloyd’s Register is an important milestone that validates our technology and supports the next stage of
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