Sonardyne Launches Intelligent Subsea Monitoring Tool
risk and avoid the unexpected downtime that have long challenged offshore operations,” said Frank Rose, Business Development Manager – Subsea Asset Monitoring at Sonardyne.Observer is designed for use on all subsea assets, through the water column, including pipelines, risers, moorings, umbilicals, wellheads and associated infrastructure, helping integrity managers to reduce uncertainty and strengthen decision‑making. The system is easily user configurable, putting control in asset managers’ hands, while data offloading is available on demand, at any time, through Sonardyne'
Chevron Enlists Subsea7 for Mediterranean Sea Job
Subsea7 has secured contract by Chevron for subsea installation in the Eastern Mediterranean.Subsea7’s scope includes the transport and installation of approximately 17 kilometers of subsea flowlines and umbilicals.Project management and engineering will start immediately and will be managed by Subsea7’s office in France. Offshore activities are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2028.The contract has been deemed as substantial by Subsea7, meaning it’s valued between $150 million and $300 million.“This award reinforces our long-term strategic partnership with Chevron
Phoenix Introduces Novasub Commercial Diving System
multiple divers and provides browser-based access without proprietary software. Touchscreen interfaces, customizable sensor inputs, and integrated video and communications streamline dive supervision while reducing setup time and training requirements.Novasub also features high-specification multi-core umbilicals that combine air, power, communications, video, and sensor data into a single line. Offered as modular building blocks rather than fixed control stations, Novasub allows operators to tailor dive systems precisely to project requirements—supporting safer, more efficient, and more data-centric
Deeply Innovative: Drivers in Subsea Defense
;s Underwater Surveillance System (UNWAS). And with decades of experience supporting defense and offshore customers, MacArtney Underwater Technology Group designs and integrates end-to-end underwater energy delivery systems. In addition to cables and connectors, MacArtney provides custom-engineered umbilicals, winches, slip rings, and subsea junction boxes that form the power distribution backbone for AUVs, ROVs, and fixed seabed installations.Navigation & Positioning: Operating Without GPSDefense planners increasingly expect to operate in GPS-denied environments where surface fixes may be unreliable
MCS Goup’s PRC Tech Streamlines Subsea Ops for Shell JV off Egypt
of eight subsea jumpers linking six wells, umbilical installation surveys, and pre-engineering and as-built surveys to generate detailed 3D models of the subsea environment.Key technical tasks involved the installation of eight 29-metre jumpers with millimeter accuracy, precise laying of two umbilicals, 5 km and 2 km in length, and providing 3D visualization to detect and correct misalignments.Also, the scope of the job covered verification surveys to ensure alignment and structural integrity.Four-Stage ProcessTSB - PRC 3D Point Cloud during the Pre-Engineering Survey (Credit: MCS Group)The operation
Oil Firms Urge Brazil to Review Subsea7 - Saipem Merger
.The deal is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026, the companies said.In its filing with Cade, Petrobras said the transaction would impact the company, as it relies on the firms for its core business. Exxon said the deal would lead to a high concentration of contractors offering subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines, or SURF projects, reducing competition and customer choice.TechnipFMC, a rival services provider, said the deal would limit the ability of other players to compete.(Reuters - Reporting by Rodrigo Viga Gaier; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama Writing by Fabio Teixeira
MDL Secures Cable Laying Job in Asia Pacific
Maritime Developments (MDL) has secured a subsea installation project in the Asia-Pacific region, covering the lay of two cables and two umbilicals.The work will be done in water depths between 800 and 1,200 meters.For the 60-day campaign, scheduled to mobilize from Singapore in 2026, MDL will provide a complete flex-lay spread, including one of the company’s Horizontal Lay Systems – a compact integrated package proven globally on installation and decommissioning scopes - mobilized with a high-capacity four-track tensioner alongside MDL’s flagship Reel Drive System.Underscoring the
Western Australia Can’t Wait [for a Decommissioning Hub]
estimated 110 Sydney Harbour Bridges worth of steel currently sits in the oceans around Australia with nearly 90% off the Western Australian coast. This includes 1,008 wells, 57 fixed seabed facilities, 11 FPSOs, 4,960 kilometers of pipelines, 1,700 kilometers of flowlines, 1,500 kilometers of static umbilicals, 535 subsea structures and 120 risers.The opportunity writes itself, says Geoff Bice, Greenpeace Australia Pacific WA Campaign Lead, and Steve McCartney, Unions WA President and Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union WA Secretary.“If WA can set up a decommissioning hub and companies
Oceaneering Awarded Funding for Rosyth Cable Manufacturing Facility
investment in manufacturing and key infrastructure, and Oceaneering is a prime example of the kind of company that encapsulates this ambition.”Oceaneering’s Rosyth manufacturing facility has been operating at the Port of Rosyth since 1999, providing subsea communication, power and hydraulic umbilicals to fixed and floating offshore oil and gas facilities
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