Subsea & Survey

There are numerous challenges associated with offshore wind visual inspections, including currents, turbidity, time and cost. Sonardyne, EIVA and Voyis, all part of the Covelya Group, are working together to bring a complete imaging, navigation and autonomy solution to overcome these obstacles and enhance the inspection data product.

Forum Energy Technologies (FET), a global leader in subsea robotics, has signed a contract to supply a state-of-the-art Comanche remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

Kraken Robotics Inc. is providing more detail on a recent contract announcement. Kraken will supply high-resolution seabed mapping sonar service to Precision Hydrographic Services (PHS), a customer supporting the Australian Department of Defense.

Norwegian Diving Contractor, SubseaPartner, has been awarded a substantial contract for the 2024 season. The work is awarded by OceanInstaller for end-client Vår Energi as part of the Balder Future Project.

Prysmian, a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, after a competitive tender has been awarded a contract worth over €100 million by Petrobras to provide 170 km of deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals and the related specialized offshore and logistic services.

TDI-Brooks successfully completed and safely performed multiple shallow hazard surveys off the East Coast of Trinidad for Perenco T&T Limited. TD-Brooks’ research vessel RV PROTEUS operated geophysical survey equipment such as 2DHR seismic, side scan sonar, magnetometer, sub bottom profiler and multi-beam echosounder.

Oceaneering International, Inc. announces that Oceaneering Australia secured an Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) and Survey contract from a major Australian energy company.

Vaarst, a leader in accelerating data intelligence, has developed the world’s first real-time data collection system capable of building live 3D reconstructions in deep waters down to 6000 m/19685 ft feet.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., a leading steel fabricator and service provider to the industrial and energy sectors, has been awarded multiple subsea fabrication projects from a leading integrated subsea engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”) company.

Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts, one in Guyana and the other in Brazil, worth approximately $1.9 billion.

Unique Group, global innovators in subsea technologies and engineering, has announced the launch of two Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), the Uni-Mini and Uni-Max. The USV systems have been developed entirely in-house, designed for surveying operations and engineered to meet diverse operational needs across challenging environments.

Kraken Robotics Inc. has been awarded a contract for a specialized sub-seabed survey to map the exact location and integrity of buried pipelines. The contract, valued at $1 million, will be completed in the first half of 2024. It builds off a previous sub-seabed acoustic survey that Kraken completed last year.