Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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The A.IKANBILIS tehtherless, Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (HAUV) being launched in the foreground, with the Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Autonomous Surveyor in action in the background (Credit: Subsea Europe Services)

Subsea Europe Services Gets Multi-Million Dollar Funding Boost

will be accelerated with the company’s ongoing development of ‘Autonomy Engine’ and expansion of its existing autonomous surface and underwater vessel fleet. The addition of new vehicles will be a significant leap forward in providing more capacity for autonomous survey and inspection services to the offshore wind industry and other marine sectors.In alignment with this growth trajectory, Subsea Europe Services has strategically decided to relocate its headquarters to Rostock in the Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania region, where the company already has an R&D center."

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Argeo Searcher Set to Sail to Indian Ocean after Shell’s Nigeria Task

Oslo-listed offshore service company Argeo has informed that its DP2 vessel Argeo Searcher completed the deepwater inspection services at Shell’s Bonga field, and is scheduled to set sail to Indian Ocean for a job with India’s National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR).In a vessel schedule update, released on January 22, 2024, Argeo confirmed its current backlog includes close to $53 million (NOK 550 million), with a further sales and revenue potential of additional $19 million (NOK 200) million for Argeo Searcher vessel in the second half of 2024.According to the company, Argeo

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Nauticus Robotics Secures $20M Loan Deal with Key Stakeholders

on our customers' costs, safety, and the environment. We are excited about the opportunities this financing provides as we continue to build out our fleet of robots."Deal with ShellA week ago, Nauticus Robotics entered a service contract with Shell plc. The initial scope of work includes inspection services on a Shell subsea field development in the Gulf of Mexico, and the contract contemplates visible future inspection service projects. The contract follows Nauticus’ successful qualification phase for autonomous methods of subsea operations for inspection services. The new contract

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Nauticus Inks Deal with Petrobras

Nauticus Robotics said it a contract with Petrobras to deploy Aquanaut in its offshore activities. Specifically, Aquanaut is planned to work in Petrobras’ Deepwater Production Field using supervised autonomy for infield inspection services. This contract consists of approximately two months of subsea inspection time. The electric Aquanaut carries an array of multi-spectral perception sensors that allow the robot to detect, classify, inspect, and act upon subseainfrastructure using its pair of manipulators without direct operator control, aiming to trim both costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

New Outland Technology ROV-3000 fitted with Impact Subsea's ISFMD. Image courtesy Outland Technology

Outland ROV-3000 Fitted with Impact Subsea’s ISFMD

Impact Subsea’s flooded member detection system has been integrated onto Outland Technology’s newest and most powerful model ROV-3000, designed for ease of use and ruggedness.The combined ROV-3000 and ISFMD system will be put to work by Offshore Drone Inspection Services for a wide variety of inspections in the Gulf of Mexico.The new ROV-3000 pushes the limits of inspection class ROVs. Features include a 2,000 feet (600 meters) depth rating, auto depth, auto heading, auto pitch, and tool-free maintenance.Scotland based Impact Subsea, designs, manufactures and supports a range of high-perform

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C-Innovation and Grand Isle Shipyard Awarded P&A Work

client.In Phase I of the project, C-I provided ROV services to deliver marine water inspection and integrated the data within MODS software to provide live operations for the client operating fixed leg platforms in 165 - 200 feet of water. The GIS Aerobotics Drone Division provided aerial inspection services. The joint technical innovations aim to determine the current condition of the wells and the facility, enabling the timely and cost-effective decommissioning of the wells, platform and jacket for each of the three platforms.The partnership harnessed its technology to offer increased safety

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Tanjung Offshore Services Wins Two-Year Subsea Inspection Contract with Petronas Carigali

Malaysian energy industry solutions provider T7 Global said recently that its subsidiary Tanjung Offshore Services had received a two-year contract from Petronas Carigali for subsea inspection services.The contract, effective until August 2024, will see Tanjung Offshore provide platform-based underwater inspection services by utilizing mini remotelyoperated vehicles (“Mini-ROV”) for over 30 offshore structures such as jackets and pipelines in Malaysia.T7 Global Group Chief Executive Officer, Tan Kay Zhuin said: "This is our third mini-ROV contract, with the previous contracts awarded

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Deutsche Windtechnik Wins 'Cluster' Subsea Inspection Work

contracts were being signed.The conclusion of multi-year contracts for wind farms in the North- and Baltic Sea has added a total of 231 offshore structures to Deutsche Windtechnik's cluster campaign. In addition, Deutsche Windtechnik has been commissioned to carry out annual survey and subsea inspection services at Trianel Windpark Borkum I until 2023. DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG has joined the campaign, requesting both standard and specialized inspection and measurement of the cable protection systems at the DanTysk and Sandbank wind farms

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Argeo First to Operate Maritime Robotics' Mariner X Unmanned Surface Vessel

of the new Mariner X USV platform is Argeo. Dubbed Argus, Argeo’s first unmanned survey and inspection vehicle is intended to exploit the strong demand for accurate ocean mapping, especially within the growing offshore wind market. The Argus USV is geared to conduct advanced mapping and inspection services using robotics and autonomous ocean space technology for offshore and energy projects in water depths from 2–200 meters.“Argeo has been a fantastic partner in the development of the Mariner X platform. The result is a new and uniquely configurable vessel designed from scratch to

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