Keeping track of personnel on board (POB) “will be a requirement on all contracts” with offshore energy companies, predicted Tonny Sørdal, vice-president for quality, safety, health and environment of support vessel operator Olympic Subsea ASA.
CGG has been awarded three major seismic imaging projects by BP, two from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and one from offshore Trinidad & Tobago.
Just over a decade ago, researchers knew little about the characteristics and unique processes that shaped the seafloor at the edge of the Canadian Beaufort Sea—once one of the least accessible regions on Earth.
Even when the Covid-19 downturn is finally past us, operators will have to continue exploring new avenues for cost reductions to be better equipped to withstand future market declines.
LYTT, an energy tech company delivering real-time insights to oil and gas operators by combining fiber optic data with hybrid analytics, has successfully deployed its leading technology at bp’s Clair Ridge installation west of Shetland, helping to enhance production up to 2,000 bpd.
Fugro has completed a nearshore geotechnical investigation for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel, the world’s longest immersed tunnel that will connect Denmark and Germany by road and rail.
Major changes are occurring in the ocean. Climate change and subsequent melting sea ice are not necessarily good changes. Why are acoustic Doppler current profilers an invaluable tool to get a complete picture of the Arctic’s changing wave conditions in the context of climate change?
An AutoNaut uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) equipped with a range of scientific sensors has been acquired by Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The state-of-the-art 5-metre craft is powered entirely by renewable energy and will be the first USV to regularly run scientific missions off the coast of the UK.
Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. have conducted a field demonstration test for the maritime fuel cell system on March 24, in Oita, Japan.
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) confirms that it will supply an extensive equipment and simulation package for the maritime training vessel MS Gann, helping both to reduce the vessel’s emissions and enhance the education offered on board.
OneOcean, an international leader in maritime navigation and compliance software, has launched a new and improved OneOcean platform. The platform has received a thorough remodeling to provide the next generation of voyage planning and compliance.
ECO Magazine is partnering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and The Ocean Foundation to produce a special edition on sea-level rise. The ‘Rising Seas’ edition is the second publication announced in ECO’s 2021 digital series, which aims to showcase solutions to the ocean’s most prevalent issues.
ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. announces that its product distribution and service partnership with DASCO Equipment Inc. DASCO is the Canadian representative for several leading international ocean technology manufacturers, most notably Teledyne Marine and has predominantly operated in eastern Canada.
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