Subsea & Survey

Underwater Intervention, the must-attend event for the entire underwater operations industry announced this Spring that the trade show and conference will be joining the International WorkBoat Show in November and thus far the co-location is proving to be very well received as exhibitors continue reserve space in the brand-new pavilion.

TDI-Brooks increases its vessel capacity by adding a 75-meter DP2 vessel, R/V NAUTILUS (formerly Nautical Geo), to its fleet. The market for subsea services remains strong, coupled with increased demand from clients and the need for increased capabilities. The vessel can potentially offer a variety of offshore assistance with subsea services, construction aid, exploration, production, ROV and diving support, and scientific marine research and survey mapping, along with military support.

Specializing in buoyancy, protection and insulation solutions, Aberdeen-based Balmoral has a long and proven track record of successful buoyancy installations around the world.

Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable^[1] contract from Azule Energy to provide subsea umbilicals for the Ndungu project in Angola.

Specialist shipping and navigation consultancy, NASH Maritime, is currently undertaking vessel traffic surveys in the North Sea off the Aberdeenshire coast, northeast of Fraserburgh and in the outer Moray Firth.

Rovco, a global provider of technology-enabled project solutions to the offshore renewable energy sector, has been contracted by Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometers off the north-east coast of Scotland.

Following negotiations with authorities in the Netherlands, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has reached agreement for the use of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to recognize Dutch NDC-CI offshore diving supervisor certificates.

DOF Group has been awarded a significant SURF Contract in the region of USD 80-100 million for a tier 1 Contractor and Operator in West Africa, with 326 days firm utilization, and 75 optional days, for the Skandi Acergy commencing in Q4 2023.

Blumags recently sent its latest innovation, the Moby ROV magnet, for field trials with their development partner DeepOcean in the Balder field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The plan was for Moby to assist with ROV hull cleaning and other tasks on the Balder floating production unit.

Reference is made to the stock exchange release dated August 30, 2022 regarding the agreements for Subsea7 to form a subsea joint venture with SLB and Aker Solutions. Closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

DWTEK Co. Ltd., a Taiwanese underwater tech developer, made a major achievement in supporting the local offshore wind farm maintenance by sending the ‘Made-In-Taiwan’ working-class ROV Monew to the west side of Taiwan Strait, for an inspection with partner R2 Sonic and Tritech.

The Marine Institute recently achieved a pair of key milestones in its collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to use new marine technologies for remote operations and autonomous vehicles.