Subsea & Survey News & Articles

Exail USV Acquired by Oceaneering International

Exail’s DriX USV can be used for offshore and nearshore surveys in conditions up to sea state 5 without compromising data quality

Sep 07, 2023
1,400km Interconnector Between UK and Denmark Completed

Prysmian Group has completed installation and HV testing of the world’s longest electricity interconnector, set to power up to 1.4 million homes

Sep 06, 2023
Development of Autonomous Robot for Subsea Inspections

University of Houston is developing SmartTouch technology for ROVs equipped with multiple stress wave-based smart touch sensors, video cameras and scanning sonars

Sep 04, 2023
Brighter LED Lamp for Deep Sea Fishing

SafetyNet Technologies has launched an updated 500 lumens CatchCam Lamp, now four times brighter than its predecessor and rated to reach depths of up to 800 meters

Aug 25, 2023
Exploration Licenses Offered for CO2 Storage

Three companies have been offered licenses to transport and store CO2, taken from sources like industrial emissions or power generation, on subsea acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf

Aug 24, 2023
Multi-Vessel Collaboration for Sonar Backscatter Calibration

The Ocean Exploration Trust has completed sonar backscatter calibrations that will provide valuable insights into the distribution of hard or soft habitats when combined with the readings of other NOAA ships

Aug 23, 2023
High-Energy Electromagnetic System for AUV Granted New Patent

The “Argeo Discover” by Argeo Robotics AS integrates high-energy electromagnetic signals with autonomous underwater vehicles, allowing insights such as size estimations of mineral deposits

Aug 18, 2023
Rovco Secures Survey Contract for Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Rovco has been awarded a contract by Flotation Energy to carry out a geo-environmental survey at its planned Cenos floating offshore windfarm, 200 kilometres off the north-east coast of Scotland

Aug 16, 2023
Construction of Low-Emission USV for Underwater Maintenance & Inspection

The vessel, with a length of 24 meters and a beam of 7.5 meters, will be remotely operated from an operation center on shore and equipped with an on-board sensor system

Jul 25, 2023
Pre-Seed Funding Raised to Revolutionize Underwater Inspections

subdron GmbH, a startup specializing in autonomous underwater navigation and data processing for advanced underwater inspections, has raised €1.3M in pre-seed funding

Jul 24, 2023
Fugro to Continue Mapping Norway’s Seabed

A survey vessel, equipped with advanced high-resolution, high-density multibeam echo sounders and sub-bottom data acquisition systems, will obtain comprehensive marine Geo-data for the mapping program

Jul 19, 2023
Expro to Deploy Advanced Subsea Technology in Gulf of Mexico

Expro’s high-debris single ball system, which delivers shear and post shear seal on a multitude of sizes of coiled tubing, slickline, and electrical cable, is a solution for both gas and liquid

Jul 14, 2023
MantaRay™ OBN Handling System Developed

PXGEO and Saab have collaborated to unlock the full potential of Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) seismic technology with the introduction the MantaRay OBN handling system

Jul 10, 2023
Next-Gen Underwater Lidar Technology for Detailed Mapping of Ocean Floor

The partnership between the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and 3D at Depth aims to create the next generation of subsea lidar technology that can generate detailed high-resolution maps of underwater features

Jul 04, 2023
Subsea Testing Tools Delivered for Subsea Construction Project in Brazil

C-Kore has delivered subsea testing tools, including the C-Kore Cable Monitor, Subsea TDR and Subsea Optical TDR, for deployment on a large subsea construction campaign in Brazil

Jul 03, 2023
Operational Planner Increases Uptime & Safety of Offshore Wind Farm Operations

The ABB Ability OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory System Operational Planner offers a first-of-its-kind capability to optimize remote maintenance of wind farm operations

Jun 28, 2023
New Concept USV for Offshore Wind Farm Development

Ørsted has successfully prototyped and patented the Hugin USV, a concept for uncrewed offshore met-ocean measurement campaigns required prior to the construction of new wind farms

Jun 23, 2023
Cellula Robotics & HonuWorx Underwater Technology Collaboration

Cellula will work with HonuWorx to demonstrate a ground-breaking technology using Cellula's extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV), Solus-XR

Jun 20, 2023
Bespoke Nitrox Commercial Diving System Delivered

Unique Group has delivered a fully bespoke Nitrox Commercial Diving System to OSC Marine. The system is compliant with IMCA guidelines and includes the NUVAIR Voyager IV nitrox generator

Jun 19, 2023