Robotics: Bringing Navigation Accuracy to Petroleum Tank Inspection
An autonomous robot outfitted with a DVL is looking to revolutionize fuel tank inspection – while eliminating potential operational hazards.Boston-based Square Robot has deployed Nortek’s Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs)…
Corvus Energy Gets Shell Ventures Investment
Canadian-Norwegian battery maker Corvus Energy announced that it has finalized an investment deal with Shell Ventures.The investment is a step towards Shell’s ambition to decrease the carbon footprint of the energy…
DNV GL Standardizes Subsea Forgings Requirements
Steel forgings are essential building blocks for subsea components, but tailor-made solutions to meet end-users’ specific requirements have caused long delivery times. A joint industry project (JIP), led by DNV GL…
Focal Technologies Supplies Slip Ring for Tidal Turbine
Focal Technologies, a Moog Inc. company, said it has been contracted to supply Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd. with a 6.6 kV electrical slip ring for the company’s new tidal turbine. Scotrenewables recently launched the 550-metric-ton…
Technip, 3D at Depth to Promote LiDAR Technology
3D at Depth, a global technology provider of advanced subsea LiDAR systems and solutions, and Technip USA, Inc., an affiliate of Technip SA of France, announced today that they have signed a joint development agreement…
Power Jacks to Unveil Suite of Subsea Precision Tools
Power Jacks is set to launch a suite of subsea electro-mechanical actuators and gearboxes for the oil and gas industry. Power Jacks’ integrated U-Series range of screw jacks and bevel gearboxes is believed to be the…
BSEE Allocates $6m for Oil Spill Research Projects
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will invest up to $6 million to support oil spill response research projects in 2015 and is soliciting proposals for these projects. In a Broad Agency Announcement…
ABB Commission Biggest HVDC Link
Zurich, Switzerland, January 12, 2015 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, successfully commissioned a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Norway and Denmark to increase availability…
Single Lift of RL-K 7500 Subsea Crane
On the premises of Liebherr in Rostock a remarkable single lift of the new RL-K 7500 subsea crane recently took place in the course of its loading for shipment to Asia. The lift was executed by four Liebherr cranes.
OneSubsea, Helix and Schlumberger to Form Alliance
OneSubsea™, a Cameron and Schlumberger company, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Schlumberger today announced that they have entered into a letter of intent to form an alliance to develop technologies and deliver…
iXBlue GAPS Makes its Mark in Mexico
C&C Technologies has purchased the iXBlue fourth-generation GAPS USBL acoustic positioning system for the company’s Mexico division. This will be the first time the system is directly available to customers in Mexico.
