HullWiper Rolls Out Onboard Hull Cleaning Package
HullWiper has made its hull cleaning technology available as onboard solution that allows all types of vessels to clean their hull fouling on demand. The onboard version of the diver- and brush-free remotely operated vehicle (ROV) gives vessels on a tight schedule the means to perform a partial or full hull clean on a planned […]
Ardyne Adds New Tech from Dril-Quip Subsidiary
Ardyne, the Aberdeen-based provider of performance enhancing downhole tool technology, has made a $9.1-million all cash purchase of the casing pulling tool (CPT) technology from TIW Corporation, a Dril-Quip company. The purchase of the intellectual property for the CPT – which Ardyne market as the Downhole Power Tool – and certain CPT […]
Acoustic Data Sets Up New Base and Welcomes New COO
Wireless well technology specialist Acoustic Data has announced a number of new hires to accelerate its growth plan. The hires, including new chief operating officer, Gavin Lindsay, follow on the heels of the company’s new 350m2 Technology Centre and headquarters in Woking, UK. Joining from READ Cased Hole, where he was the business development director, Lindsay […]
Saipem Bags USD 1.3 Bln Middle East Deal
Saipem has been awarded a pipeline project in the E&C offshore sector in the Middle East worth approximately $1.3 billion. The contract involves engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities associated to two 32-inch export pipelines, two 24-inch corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA) intrafield pipelines, risers, spool pieces and subsea structures also entailing a […]
Saipem Bags USD 1 Bln Middle East Deal
Saipem has been awarded a pipeline project in the E&C offshore sector in the Middle East worth approximately $1.3 billion. The contract involves engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities associated to two 32-inch export pipelines, two 24-inch corrosion-resistant alloy (CRA) intrafield pipelines, risers, spool pieces and subsea structures also entailing a […]
Polarcus Adds New Chief Operating Officer
Polarcus has appointed Lars Oestergaard as chief operating officer, effective immediately. Lars Oestergaard will lead the Polarcus Geophysical, Operations and Sales teams as well as the EHSQ department. He was previously employed at Maersk Drilling where he held a number of operational and commercial roles, most recently as chief commercial officer. Oestergaard […]
Petrobras Appoints New CEO | Subsea World News
Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has appointed Ivan de Souza Monteiro, current interim CEO, as the full-time CEO of the company. He will join the company’s board of directors, Petrobras informed. Previously Monteiro held the chief financial and investor relations officer position at Petrobras and a vice president Finance, Capital Markets and Investor Relations […]
Babcock Extends Submarine Support Contract in Canada
Babcock, the engineering services company, has secured a $384-million (CAD) three-year extension to its existing strategic submarine support contract from the Canadian Department of National Defense for its fleet of four Victoria Class submarines. The original VISSC contract has been further extended to June 2021 and will see a team of more […]
New Acoustic Tech for Sustainable Fisheries
As fish and other marine life become increasingly important for feeding the growing human population, science-based fisheries management is crucial to keep stocks sustainable. How can acoustic-based scientific instruments contribute in this respect, while also opening up opportunities for interdisciplinary scientific research? To keep stocks sustainable, fishery scientists and managers need to understand the dynamics […]