Subsea & Survey

Ocean Installer, an international marine construction and operations contractor, has formalized an alliance with global energy technology company Baker Hughes to deliver a new, integrated subsea engineering solution – that provides efficiencies from project appraisal through to operations.

James Fisher Subtech (JF Subtech), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has signed its second charter agreement of 2023. Allowing for the exclusive use and operation of the multipurpose offshore vessel, Olympic Taurus, the agreement with Olympic Subsea increases JF Subtech’s vessel availability and its capacity to support additional projects and further cements its commitment to the UK offshore energy industry.

SAFE Boats International announces the introduction of a revolutionary, autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin. This innovative, 23-meter semi-displacement monohull design was developed in collaboration with Mythos AI, Echo81, and World Marine Design.

Ocean Dynamics has ordered a second, deeper-rated, Saab Seaeye Falcon for the inspection of instrumentation monitoring of the ocean around Canada’s northwest coast and First Nation coastal waters.

In just over two weeks Ocean Business 2023 will open its doors to a world-class showcase of marine technology, live-action demonstrations, a packed conference program and unbeatable networking opportunities.

Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have released a dedicated deep-sea turbidity and water quality monitoring system for ROVs and subsea vehicles to aid with the accurate modelling of sediment plumes and their wider impact.

McDermott has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Shell Trinidad and Tobago Limited for the Manatee gas development project as part of a competitive FEED process.

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. has been awarded a significant contract for the provision of subsea hardware by LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C. for the Salamanca subsea developments at Leon and Castile.

ABL Group (ABL) has been awarded a contract by Aker BP to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris offshore field development projects.

CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, in a consortium with TGS and BGP, announced the completion of Phase IV of the deepwater 3D seismic survey offshore Suriname. Fast-track products for this recently completed Phase IV will be ready for review towards the middle of this year, with the final products for the entire program available in late 2023.

As the largest economy in Latin America, and with the longest coastline in the continent, Brazil is currently the land of opportunity for the offshore market. To put this potential in perspective: Brazil is the 9th Largest Crude Oil and Condensate producer, the 7th Largest Crude Oil Exporter, it had the 2nd Largest Hydropower generation in 2020 and, in addition to all that, Brazil had the 6th Largest Wind Generation Capacity.

The SVS-708 SuperSea Power Supply and SVS-709 SubSea VPSU bring smart power management capabilities that extend the available power and umbilical power transmission capabilities for Inspection Class ROVs such as the Saab Seaeye Falcon, Observation Class vehicles such as Blue Robotics’ BlueROV2 and many others.