Sonardyne is an organisastion at the forefront of acoustic, inertial, sonar and optical subsea technology development. It takes vision, a sustained focus on research and development and strong leadership to...

Invariably, metrology is required at the critical stages of field development and the main goal for improvement is to reduce the time taken for acquiring data. The technique discussed offers...

Nautronix, UK, has secured an order to supply NASNet, an underwater positioning system, for Subsea 7. The system will be used on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is located in...

Kongsberg Maritime, Norway, has expanded its acoustic positioning product portfolio, with the launch of μPAP, a compact and portable acoustic positioning system for operation from a surface vessel to track...

Continuing its investment in Sonardyne 6G acoustic positioning technology, Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR, UK) boosted its rental stock with the purchase of Ranger 2 USBL tracking systems, a Lodestar...

It was a rainy day at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. The scenery reminds me of the Twin Peaks atmosphere. I am about to interview Mike Purcell, the man whose search...

Nautronix has successfully delivered the first two NASDrill RS925 and NASeBOP (Emergency BOP Acoustic Control) systems from its current order of four systems for two of Rowan’s new ultra-deepwater drillships,...

Zupt, USA, has entered into an agreement with Sagem (Safran) for the development of the subsea hydrographic and oil & gas market for the Sagem BlueNaute product range. This will...

Subsea metrology is the process of acquiring accurate measurements for the connection of subsea structures and pipelines. IMCA’s guidance covers the most commonly used techniques today. These are long baseline...

About 45 members of the Hydrographic Society Benelux attended the Hydrography in the Offshore workshop, which was held on Wednesday 18 September 2013 at the headquarters of Fugro in Leidschendam,...