Saltenna Celebrates Strong Q2 with Army SBIR Award, EAR Designation, New Patent
federal, defense and international contracts. Saltenna also secured a new patent for an antenna design that switches between two transmission modes depending on its environment, allowing a single antenna to handle both open air and metal surface conditions.Saltenna also ran lab demonstrations for offshore oil and gas clients this quarter, showing a signal traveling through a marine riser, a first for the industry, and is integrating Plasmonix into two field-proven maritime platforms: an autonomous underwater vehicle and a diver navigation and imaging system
SolarDuck, MARIN Awarded $3.6m to Advance Offshore Floating Power Hub
hydrodynamic performance, mooring and motion behavior, integration of power and communication systems and the interface with subsea infrastructure.The program will translate lessons from earlier offshore solar pilots into a robust basic design for a sector-specific platform that can support offshore oil and gas, carbon capture and storage and other remote offshore applications.Following completion of the research phase, SolarDuck intends to move towards demonstration in collaboration with industry partners. Joint Industry Projects are currently being established to test the Offshore Floating Power
SwRI Expands Deepsea Testing Capabilities with High-Pressure Vessel
ocean depth.The new vessel can test equipment at pressures of up to 16,500 psig and is intended to simulate conditions encountered in the deepest parts of the ocean. SwRI said the addition enhances testing capabilities at its 18,000-square-foot Ocean Simulation Laboratories, which have supported offshore oil and gas and marine industries for more than 60 years.The pressure vessel measures 30 inches in diameter and 15 feet in depth and incorporates a quick-acting closure developed by SwRI engineers.“This pressure vessel offers several key advantages. While other chambers take 30 to 45 minutes to
Decommissioning: IMCA Issued Diver Safety Guide
new industry guidance designed to improve safety during subsea decommissioning and dismantlement projects, warning that ageing offshore infrastructure, incomplete historical records and changing site conditions are creating an increasingly high-risk environment for commercial diving operations.As offshore oil and gas assets around the world reach the end of their operational life, decommissioning activity is expected to increase significantly over the next decade.According to Rystad Energy, global decommissioning expenditure is forecast to reach approximately $81bn between 2025 and 2035 as operators respond
SYOS Introduces SU10 UUV
from the launch pointMission applications: mine countermeasures, seabed assurance, subsea infrastructure protection, persistent surveillance, harbour security, anti-submarine warfare contribution, coordinated uncrewed operationsOperational history: earlier variants in service in New Zealand offshore oil and gas, commercial pipeline survey, inspection and interventio
TDI-Brooks Reflags Research Vessel for Caribbean Mission
TDI-Brooks)Miss Emma McCall vessel is configured for survey, light geotechnical and environmental and metocean research work and is expected to be available for projects in the Caribbean and northern South America throughout the rest of the year.TDI-Brooks operates five research vessels serving offshore oil and gas, offshore wind, marine networks and alternative energy sectors
Methane Hydrate Mining Could Soon Become Economically Viable
transport of solid material, a newly released study by Japanese researchers evaluated how offshore production platforms could be used to process the hydrates before transporting the gas to shore via a subsea pipeline. “This method is considered one of the promising concepts because existing offshore oil and gas development technologies can be applied, and integrated operation from production to processing and transport is possible.”They are optimistic about the pace of development. Oil and gas concentrated zones are high-temperature, high-pressure environments, so production equipment used
MFE Inspection Solutions Launches Offshore Division
MFE has launched MFE Offshore, a new division dedicated to subsea and offshore operations. Built to serve offshore oil and gas, offshore wind, and other maritime operators, MFE Offshore offers technology, expertise, and hands-on support.“Offshore inspections are incredibly complex, and demand more than just good equipment,” said Dylan Duke, CEO of MFE Inspection Solutions. “For over 30 years, MFE has supported industrial inspections by helping customers choose the right tools, train their teams, and build workflows that actually work in the field. MFE Offshore formalizes that approach
2025: Fascinated with Subsea Discovery
the world’s waters is a challenge in and of itself, a challenge exacerbated if an operator does not have a clear picture of the make-up of the seabed with insights on the potential traps that might await. Grove discussed the value of finding out for a broad swath of subsea industries, from offshore oil and gas to offshore renewables; dredging to subsea cabling; with emerging opportunities including carbon capture and storage.The catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people in 2023 maintained reader attention in 2025. The Titan vanished during a descent to the Titanic wreck
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