Alternative fuels dominate much of the discussion around reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainability in the ocean industry. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is currently the most widely adopted and fastest growing alternative to oil for marine vessels. LNG offers a moderate reduction in CO2 emissions and a large reduction in the emissions of harmful regulated pollutants.
By Peter Jenkins, CEO, 4Subsea
Offshore energy assets are, by their nature, expensive to maintain. Traditionally, operators perform regular ROV inspections to monitor the condition of subsea infrastructure in a timely and controlled manner.
In December 2021, Subsea Data Systems (SDS), a new partnership between Samara/Data and Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI), announced that it had received funding from the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop SMART (Sensor Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications) Cable technologies.
In December 2021, Subsea Data Systems (SDS), a new partnership between Samara/Data and Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI), announced that it had received funding from the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop SMART (Sensor Monitoring and Reliable Telecommunications) Cable technologies.
Underwater survey has traditionally been a highly specialized realm. Technologies have improved to bring levels of automation to it and, in some scenarios, very successfully.
Internet connectivity in Tonga is now scheduled to be restored in late February, after cable repair ship Reliance found more than one break along the Fiji end of the Tonga Cable.
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