WHOI Appoints New Chief Development Officer
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has named Court Clayton as the Institution’s new chief development officer (CDO). Clayton brings two decades of fundraising and management experience to WHOI. In his new role at WHOI, Clayton will be responsible for leading the development team and expanding philanthropic revenue from individuals, corporations and foundations. […]
Aker Solutions Becomes Airborne Oil & Gas Shareholder
Aker Solutions has been added to strategic shareholder base of Airborne Oil & Gas as the company aims to further strengthen, integrate and diversify its range of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) solutions for the international subsea sector. The Norway-based company joins Airborne Oil & Gas’ shareholder base of Chevron Technology Ventures, Evonik […]
Jumbo in Subsea Decommissioning Deal with TAQA
Jumbo has secured an offshore decommissioning project in the North Sea by TAQA Energy. The project includes the removal, transportation and disposal of three subsea protection domes and piles. The removal operation will take place at the offshore fields located in the P15 block, 35km North West of Hoek van Holland in […]
DGA Selects iXblue’s Gaps for Mine Warfare Applications
The French General Directorate of Armament for Technical Naval Applications (DGA/TN) has selected iXblue’s Gaps acoustic positioning system for its Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) positioning and monitoring applications. “The choice of Gaps by the DGA/TN, which is the reference in France in the area of mine warfare, is a clear mark of […]
Ultra Deep Solutions Gears for DSCV Matisse Launch in April
Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) said that its new diving support construction vessel (DSCV) Matisse is set to be launched in China on April 11, 2019. The Matisse is an MT 6027 design, and with 145 meters in length and a beam of 27 meters will be the largest ship in UDS fleet […]
Rotech Subsea Undertakes Seabed Scope in Bangladesh
Rotech Subsea has signed an agreement to undertake a major seabed preparation scope for United Arab Emirates-based ULO Systems. The preparatory work will precede the installation of 12,000 concrete mattresses designed to minimize erosion by protecting a river bank on-site at a nuclear plant in Bangladesh. Rotech Subsea recently mobilized its TRS2 […]
Subsea 7 Proposes Elisabeth Proust for Non-Exec Director
The board of directors of Subsea 7 has proposed Elisabeth Proust for election as non-executive independent director subject to approval at the company’s annual general meeting on April 17, 2019. Proust, who has spent more than 35 years with Total was also president of the oil and gas association in Indonesia (IPA) […]
Magseis Fairfield Nets Gulf of Mexico Project
Norwegian seabed seismic services player, Magseis Fairfield, has received a contingent Letter of Award (LOA) for a three months data acquisition program in the Gulf of Mexico. The survey is due to start in the third quarter of 2019. “The program in the Gulf of Mexico further strengthens our order backlog for […]
Marine Robots Could Aid Sustain South African Fisheries
Ocean gliders are currently profiling waters off South Africa to collect data that supports a UK-Africa partnership aimed at improving understanding of how regional fisheries are sustained. Working in partnership with the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and a broad range of East African partners, this mission marks […]