FORCE Uses ASL's Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profiler

The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) purchased one of ASL's single frequency 125 kHz Acoustic Zooplankton Fish Profilers (AZFP) autonomous scientific echosounder for deployment on their instrumented mooring platform in Minas Passage in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. FORCE is a Canadian center for in-stream tidal energy technology demonstration, located in the Bay of Fundy. The tidal flow through the Minas Passage boasts 14 billion metric tons of water…

C-Innovation ROVs inks deal with Sonardyne

C-Innovation, an integrated marine services company whose core services and products evolve around ROVs within the oil and gas sector, has placed a major order for SPRINT Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) from Sonardyne International Ltd. SPRINT is an acoustically aided inertial navigation system for subsea vehicles and makes optimal use of acoustic aiding data from acoustic USBL and LBL positioning and other sensors such as Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) and pressure sensors.

Advances in Robotic Vehicle Technology

Advances in robotic vehicles continues to push technological limits and open new markets. Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd. launched what it is calling a revolutionary oil field services unmanned surface vehicle. ASV announced a breakthrough in unmanned oil and gas operations with the introduction of C-Worker. The multiuse offshore unmanned surface vehicle has been developed to conduct subsea positioning, surveying and environmental monitoring.

The Sustainable Ocean Summit set for Singapore

“Sustainable development” has gone from buzz word to business imperative in the two decades since the initial Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Companies are increasingly evaluated on how well they address sustainability as a critical measure of their commitment to the triple bottom line – people, planet and profit. Stakeholders expect companies to develop sustainability and corporate responsibility…

ABB Wins US$60-Million Statoil Offshore Contract

Power and automation technology group, ABB, informs it has won three orders worth $60 million for internal and external telecommunication systems for three Statoil projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The three contracts have been signed with leading shipyards in South Korea. ABB will be a system integrator of telecommunications on the offshore installations built for the Aasta Hansteen and…

Buoy Range Added to the EIVA Portfolio

The first day of the Oceanology International exhibition in London saw the launch of a new buoy product range produced by the Danish offshore specialist EIVA and offering the lowest possible total cost of ownership. With 35 years’ experience in the offshore industry, the software and equipment company EIVA continuously leverages its extensive knowledge to develop sensor platforms designed with a strong focus on the interplay with advanced, embedded software.

Noble Energy Contract for Schlumberger

Schlumberger today announced the award by Noble Energy of an engineering and supply contract for a two-thousand-ton single-lift process module to be installed on the Leviathan Platform in the Eastern Mediterranean. The scope of the contract includes pretreatment, salt removal and regeneration of monoethylene glycol (MEG) for reinjection in the subsea flowlines for hydrate inhibition. The Schlumberger…

New Support Tool Aids BOP Retrieval

Retrieving an unreliable blowout preventer (BOP) is a necessary but expensive operation, often costing upwards of one or two million dollars or even double in developing ultra-deepwater regions, according to DNV GL, who adds BOP retrieval is also the main cause of downtime during drilling activity. DNV GL has therefore introduced a real-time, risk-informed BOP retrieval decision support tool BOP▪RDT…

CGG Awarded Seismic Data Project Off Mozambique

CGG has been awarded an extensive multi-client program by the Instituto Nacional de Petroleo (INP) to acquire seismic data offshore Mozambique. The multi-survey program is designed to improve industry insight into the region’s geology and provide oil and gas companies with a greater level of understanding of the country’s prospectivity. The program includes a 2D survey of over 6,550 km in the offshore Rovuma basin…

AAE, iXBlue Announce Formal Cooperation

Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) in the U.K. and iXBlue, a global provider of navigation and positioning solutions, have released details of a formal working relationship between the two companies, permitting cross compatibility between their acoustic positioning products to create a greater degree of flexibility across a wide market area. Conceived during 2013 and approved earlier this year, the…

FairfieldNodal Chairman to Retire

FairfieldNodal announces that its chairman, Dr. William A. Schneider, Sr., has elected to retire after more than 33 years of service. Walter Pharris has been named the new chairman, and he will continue to serve as FairfieldNodal’s president and CEO, positions he has held for the past 21 years. Dr. Schneider, Sr., built a distinguished career in the energy industry that has spanned more than 50 years…

Intertek Invests in O&G Lab in Abu Dhabi

Intertek expanded its Exploration and Production services in the Middle East by investing in a new £1.4 million facility in Abu Dhabi. The laboratory will house cutting-edge equipment that will enable the organization to provide high-specification testing for oil and gas customers in the region. Located in Musaffah, the laboratory will provide reservoir characterization services including core analysis to support critical testing for oil and gas clients.

Teledyne Gavia AUV to Aid AirAsia Search and Recovery

On Sunday, December 28, 2014, Air Asia flight QZ8501 crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people on board. Search and recovery efforts are currently underway to locate all parts of the aircraft and recover the cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder. On or around December 31, Java Offshore was in coordination with Balai Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) to assist the AirAsia QZ8501 Search and Rescue operation.

Nortek, Imbros Help Keep the Tasman Bridge Safe

Today, a driver over the 1.4 km long Tasman Bridge, in Hobart, Tasmania, inspires marvel at how the Derwent River gently flows past the bridge. Few today recall how this peaceful scenery was once a disaster scene, when on the evening of January 5, 1975, a bulk ore carrier vessel collided with the bridge causing two pylons to fall and a 127m section of the road to collapse onto the ship and into the water.

Deputy First Minister Opens Lyell Center

A pioneering global research center for earth and marine science and technology based at Heriot-Watt University has been opened by the Deputy First Minister John Swinney. Bringing together the expertise of the British Geological Survey with the academic innovation of Heriot-Watt, the Lyell Center will ensure future generations of researchers are equipped and capable of meeting the global science and technology challenges facing the world.

TE Subcom Supplies MAREA Submarine Cable System

Facebook, Microsoft, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology, has announced that TE SubCom has been named the system supply partner for the new MAREA submarine cable across the Atlantic Ocean. TE SubCom has completed the route survey and begun manufacture of the system at its facility in Newington, New Hampshire. The parties are on track to begin laying cable using TE SubCom’s state-of-the-art cable installation ships next year…

Ports of Jersey Purchases Multi-Beam System

Ports of Jersey in the U.K. has taken delivery of a new Multi-Beam system from Swathe Services. Following an extensive trial period and tender process, Ports of Jersey selected Swathe Services to deliver the R2Sonic Sonic 2024 with TruePix and UHR 700 kHz capability. The comprehensive equipment, software and support package was chosen by Aaron Gavey, Deputy Marine Operations Manager, to enhance the organization’s new commercial survey capability.

TRDI Provides Navigation on OceanServer AUVs

Teledyne RD Instruments’ (TRDI) has received an order for 10 custom-designed Explorer Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs) to provide precision navigation and current profiling onboard OceanServer Technology’s Iver3-580 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The DVLs will be installed onboard vehicles designed for customers and applications which include: the U. S. Navy for mine clearance operations, several universities for various research programs…

Funding for Jee’s Excalibur system

Technologies which harness tidal energy (i.e. tidal energy convertors or TECs) are in the advanced stages of development. Single TECs have been tested in UK waters for some time but only recently has a fully commercial, grid-connected array been installed. Despite the rapid progress the tidal sector is relatively immature and the greatest challenge is to find a cost-effective method to deploy these technologies at a large scale.

Forum Energy Technologies Launches Electric ROV Range

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has launched its new electric remotely operated vehicle (EROV) range. Designed and manufactured in-house at Forum’s Kirkbymoorside Yorkshire facility, the XLe Spirit is the company’s first of a new generation of electric ROVs. The vehicle is the smallest in the new range but is powerful enough to perform subsea maintenance and repair work with the use of its optional electric or hydraulic five function manipulator arm.