Subsea & Survey

Subsea7 S.A. has been awarded two contracts by Equinor for the Irpa and Verdande field developments, located in the Norwegian Sea. The combined project awards are defined as sizeable¹.

Coda Octopus announces the release of Version 8.3 of Survey Engine which introduces the new multi-line Deduplication processing feature. Automatically detected and interpreted features on overlapping sidescan lines which are within a user-configurable spatial distance of each other, are automatically highlighted as potential duplicate features.

Ocean Exploration Trust is excited to announce the installation of a new Kongsberg Simrad EC150-3C 150 kilohertz transducer on Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus. This new sonar is mounted within the ship's hull and the EC150-3C is the first of its kind to combine an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) and an EK80 split-beam fisheries sonar into one instrument.

Vaarst, a company advancing human and machine collaboration via highly accurate 3D, ML and data fusion, is introducing its world leading SubSLAM® X2 technology to the US market, following a strong year of activity across the UK, Europe and Africa.

CGG and TGS have been jointly awarded the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Balder and Ringhorne areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

Teledyne Geospatial announced the release of the Galaxy Onboard, a workflow-focused solution that enables airborne surveyors to deliver quality-controlled processed data in real time. With Galaxy Onboard, Teledyne Geospatial has lowered the barrier of entry for organizations venturing into airborne mapping with a solution that does not require expertise or months of training.

C-Kore’s Subsea Testing tools have successfully completed a complex subsea electrical integrity campaign for a major oil operator in Nigeria, via VAYCO Oil Tools and their Nigerian partner, Cranium Engineering.

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ecoSUB Robotics - a subdivision of Planet Ocean - which designs and builds innovative autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for ocean research.

NaviSuite Kuda – Autopilot, EIVA’s total autopilot survey solution provides a fleet of benefits – through seamless integration between software and hardware, as well as the specially developed features of both.

OceanWise’s Dr Mike Osborne, recently delivered a short course as part of the latest Geospatial Marine Analysis and Cartography (GEOMAC) course held at the UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton.

DOF Subsea has been awarded an EPRD (Engineering, Preparatory works, Removal, Transportation, Recycling and Disposal) contract by Equinor Energy AS.

A newly published document - ‘Guidance on the provision, acceptance and handling of breathing gases for diving’ IMCA D 075 - from the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) aims to raise awareness of the issues that industry has faced when procuring breathing gases used for diving.