Technology Time - Newfoundland & Labrador Style
Development Team service that helps companies develop subsea technology, continuous marine vessel noise measurement capabilities, and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) perception sensor. At home, “NL-based companies get great exposure to commercial marine activities like offshore oil and gas support, cargo shipping, ice breaking, fishing (inshore and high seas),” said CTO Gary J. Dinn. “We have access to many world-class research facilities,” he added. As with many other NL companies, eSonar Inc. looks to further integrate into international supply chains.From monitoring
ISS Bags Tanzania's Paragon project
will drill several new wells in the same field. Commenting on the appointment TS Mahesh, General Manager, ISS Tanzania said: “We are delighted by our first appointment by Paragon Offshore in East Africa. The opportunity to support this drilling campaign takes ISS to the next level in the oil and gas support service sector in Tanzania and boosts our future growth plans.”
Babcock Completes DSV Refit for Bibby
completed a contract to undertake a substantial refit on Bibby Offshore’s dive support vessel (DSV), Polaris, at its Rosyth dockyard. The project was Bibby’s largest ever refit package and underlines Babcock’s move to expand its role in the maintenance and refitting of complex oil and gas support ships. The Bibby Polaris vessel is one of Bibby’s international fleet consisting of eight subsea support vessels, including the most modern fleet of DSVs in the North Sea. The refit was a statutory five year class renewal and maintenance period, and included major packages of work
iXBlue Announces RAMSES Launch at OI
iXBlue launched the next-generation medium-frequency RAMSES, a long synthetic baseline positioning system for ROV/AUV navigation, offshore oil and gas support, metrology and other demanding subsea applications. The system can be tightly coupled with iXBlue inertial navigation systems (INS) and delivers extreme precision and robustness in challenging acoustic operational environments. Available in MF and LF versions (medium frequency for most applications and low frequency for ultra-long range applications), RAMSES is part of iXBlue’s inertial-acoustic solutions for underwater positioning and
February 2025
