Unmanned Surface Vessel Set to Transform Subsea IMR & Offshore Survey Work
a long-term ambition to move 30 percent of IMR work from traditional vessels to USVs," DeepOcean said.“We have collaborated with DeepOcean for many years on development of remotely controlled subsea operations, and unmanned operations is a natural next step of this development. Our technology strategy is rooted in a desire to reduce both emissions and costs. This is an agenda that DeepOcean shares,” says Torbjørg Opedal, VP Subsea at Aker BP.Remote control + AutonomyAccording to DeepOcean, it is estimated that the USV solution can reduce CO2 emissions with more than 90 percent
Woodside Backs Seismic Data Acquisition Company
are focusing on sea trials in 2019, ahead of the first seismic test in early 2020.Subject to satisfaction of conditions precedent, Woodside will take a 35% shareholding in BOSS.Woodside Executive Vice President Sustainability Shaun Gregory said, “The use of AUVs is a priority in our technology strategy, and has global applications. We see ocean bottom monitoring playing an important role in helping us to understand more complex geological settings.”Simon Illingworth, BOM’s Group Managing Director, commented, “It has been a pleasure collaborating with Woodside over the last
Making Sailors 'SAFFiR'
vessel. Developed by researchers at Virginia Tech, the two-legged, or bipedal, humanoid robot is helping ONR evaluate the applications of unmanned systems in damage control and inspections aboard naval vessels, supporting the autonomy and unmanned systems focus area in the Navy's Science and Technology Strategy. "We set out to build and demonstrate a humanoid capable of mobility aboard a ship, manipulating doors and fire hoses, and equipped with sensors to see and navigate through smoke," said Dr. Thomas McKenna, ONR program manager for human-robot interaction and cognitive neuroscience
Planet Ocean Signs Partnering Agreement with ASV
was developed under a UK Government-backed Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) initiated by the National Oceanographic Centre’s requirement for long endurance USVs for environmental research. The initiative was co-funded by the National Environment Research Council (NERC), the Technology Strategy Board (TSB),the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL) as well as ASV internal funding
Tekmar’s Senior Management Gets a Boost
specialist Tekmar Energy announced it has reinforced its senior management team with the appointments of a nonexecutive technical director and a technical sales manager; Dr. Terry Sheldrake and Charlie Sullivan have taken up the respective roles. Dr. Sheldrake, a specialist in developing technology strategy, will support the development and implementation of the firm’s innovative products servicing both the oil and gas and offshore wind industries. He joins Tekmar after 15 years in the post of technology leader at GE Wellstream. In his previous role at GE Wellstream, Dr. Sheldrake helped
Launch of New Subsea Research Initiative
value to the UK’s subsea engineering base, helping to maintain the country’s position as a world-leader in subsea. NSRI will play an influential role in making sure the UK’s subsea technology needs are understood and met within the increasingly complex and competitive technology strategy and associated funding landscape in the UK. Subsea UK director and NSRI Steering Group leader John Mair believes that within the current landscape, which includes the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre and the Oil & Gas Technology Strategy Board, there is a greater need for more meaningful
NOC Confirms ASV C-Enduro Order
be supported by Government. C-Enduro was initially developed under an SBRI initiated by NOC’s requirement for a long endurance USV for environmental research. The project was co-funded by the National Environment Research Council (NERC), NOC’s parent body, with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL). Designed to be at sea for long durations of up to 90 days, C-Enduro is powered by a combination of wind power, solar power and a lightweight diesel generator
NOC Buys Two Ocean Robot Boats
is that the vehicles will complement, and eventually replace, traditional data-collecting fixed moorings deployed in the open ocean. It really is the way forward for ocean research” continued Geraint West. The scheme was co-funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) under the government-backed Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI). The project is supported by the Science Minister David Willlets’ ‘Eight Great Technologies’ initiative and has also received further
AutoNaut Launches at Oceanology International
meter AutoNaut USV on show is built for a contract under the Government-backed Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) to develop vehicles – known generically as Long Endurance Marine Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LEMUSV) - that will carry out sustained marine research over long periods. The Technology Strategy Board and Natural Environment Research Council jointly fund the program with supplementary funding of additional elements from the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). AutoNaut represents a new level of capability for very long endurance ocean research and data gathering
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