Equinor and Kongsberg Digital Team Up to Enhance Offshore Skills and Environmental Protection
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor is collaborating with the maritime and offshore technology company Kongsberg Digital to boost its personnel skills to protect the environment, prevent offshore incidents, and perform holistic crisis management in advanced offshore operations.Keyto this collaboration is the deployment of four K-Sim Offshore simulators delivered by Kongsberg Digital. These will be integrated with KONGSBERG’s K-Pos Dynamic Positioning systems and NORBIT’s pioneering Oil Spill Detection system, Aptomar. According to Kongsberg Digital, the tailored configuration
Greensea Demonstrates Untethered ROV Operation at Sea
Inc. for the Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) on OPENSEA Edge, and OceanComm, Inc. for the acoustic modem solution.Greensea continues to develop OPENSEA Edge for both defense and commercial use, and will be demonstrating the latest developments along with Safe C2 at Ocean Business in the UK, and Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, TX, this spring
Subsea Europe Services Appoints Niemeyer to Head R&D
, mechatronics, software development and platform management roles to ensure cross-discipline in-house expertise informs the development of truly autonomous survey platforms and new Data-as-a-Service workflows, which can significantly reduce cost and provide Cloud-access to high-quality marine data.Offshore Technology Campus Rostock is widely regarded as one of Europe’s leading marine technology and research clusters, making it the perfect location for Subsea Europe Services’ next phase of expansion. The new R&D facility measures 100 m2 and will be used for further developing the company&rsquo
Baker Hughes Says Its New Subsea Wellhead Tech Saves Rig Time, Costs
wellhead technology, the MS-2 Annulus Seal.According to Baker Hughes, the seal can save substantial operational rig costs by helping lower overall wellhead installation costs due to reduced rig trips. "The new integrated sealing solution, globally launched and exhibited at the 2022 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, has already been adopted by multiple customers in North and South America. The MS-2 Annulus Seal is the latest technological development to Baker Hughes’ existing wellhead seal, the MS-SN, which brings increased operator confidence in well integrity and further
VIDEO: Installation of Innovative Floating Wind Turbine Foundation - TetraSpar
Offshore vessel operator and installation services firm Bourbon Subsea Services has recently completed the installation of the 3.6 MW TetraSpar floating wind turbine prototype at a test site in Norway.The TetraSpar Demo project is developed by Stiesdal Offshore Technology, TEPCO Renewable Power, Shell, and RWE and has been described as the world’s first full-scale demonstration of an industrialized offshore foundation.The TetraSpar foundation concept is the modular “building block” arrangement: each foundation is assembled from tubular steel modules, most of which are common to all
Cable Connected: Bourbon Completes Installation of TetraSpar Floater in Norway
Bourbon Subsea Services has completed the offshore installation of the 3,6 MW TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine at Metcentre Test site in Norway, by laying and connecting the power cable earlier this week.The TetraSpar Demo project is being developed by Stiesdal Offshore Technology, TEPCO Renewable Power, Shell, and RWE.The TetraSpar floating wind foundation fitted with a 3.6MW wind turbine arrived at the Marine Energy Test Centre, near Stavanger, southeast Norway in July.According to Bourbon, following the completion of the power cable laying and connection, the floating wind turbine will
Sonardyne Promotes COO Fasham to CEO
UK-based offshore technology and survey firm Sonardyne Group has appointed Stephen Fasham as Chief Executive Officer, taking over from John Ramsden who is stepping down from the role ahead of his retirement.Effective September 1, 2021, Fasham will move from his current role as Chief Operating Officer, with Ramsden remaining on the Board in an advisory capacity."John and Stephen have enjoyed a close working partnership since Stephen joined in 2013. They will continue to work together over the coming months, ensuring a seamless transition as Stephen assumes the leadership role," Sonardyne said.
An Industry-First: ABS Reviews Oil States' Deep-sea Mineral Riser System
;s Vice President of Business Development. “The design, manufacture, and deployment of this system further solidifies OSI’s position as a leading integrator of complete deep-sea minerals systems and supports our energy transition initiatives.”The Merlin Riser, which won an Offshore Technology Conference Spotlight on New Technology Award earlier this year and is now under construction, has been contracted for operations in the remote Pacific Ocean Clarion Clipperton Zone
Shell, RWE Hire Akselos to Build Digital Model of TetraSpar Floating Wind Foundation
, RWE, and Shell enables us to further scale and manage floating offshore wind turbines, making them safer and more cost-efficient, while allowing developers access to deeper and more challenging waters around the world.”The TetraSpar floating wind foundation was developed by Stiesdal Offshore Technology, founded by Henrik Stiesdal, a Danish inventor and former Chief Technology Officer at Siemens Wind Power.The TetraSpar Demo project is developed by Stiesdal Offshore Technology, TEPCO Renewable Power, Shell, and RWE. The project will be installed 13km from the coast at the Marine Energy Test
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