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MARINE FAUNA RESEARCH PROJECT: PLUTON ENLIST BMT
Marine and coastal environment specialists, BMT Oceanica (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has commenced its latest project with Pluton Resources Ltd (Pluton) to increase knowledge of marine fauna











UK OFFSHORE ENERGY SECTOR NEEDS REGULATING, SAYS NEW REPORT
The equivalent of 41 billion barrels of oil have already been produced from the UK Continental Shelf, but production is declining. Improving the way the UK's offshore oil and gas industry is regulated











ICTINEU 3 DEVELOPMENT OF A RESEARCH SUBMERSIBLE
This article provides a short overview to the development of the manned submersible ICTINEU 3, a work class vehicle with high capabilities for research, ocean observation and underwater intervention, but also suitable for filming and leisure.











AUV DEPLOYMENT BY THE U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET
The U.S. Navy has made significant changes to its mine countermeasures (MCM) operations over the past decade as its Avenger-class MCM ships and Sea Stallion helicopters approach the end of their service life.











AUV-BASED SONAR ASSISTS GLRC PIPELINE SURVEY
Underwater pipeline surveys are of the utmost importance. Ensuring the location and integrity of a pipeline is important for the environment, the community and the operators of the asset. With the addition











DEADLINE FOR OFFSHORE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS APPROACHES
Businesses have only four weeks left to enter the Offshore Achievement awards, organized by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen section with the support of principal sponsor, TAQA. The awards, which are open to U.











TRANSOCEAN ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH ICAHN GROUP
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) entered into an agreement with Carl Icahn and certain investment funds managed by Mr. Icahn.   Under the terms of the agreement, Transocean's Board of Directors











EOD ORDERS $8M IN SEABOTIX ROVS
Bolt Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:BOLT) announced that SeaBotix Inc., its San Diego based underwater robotics vehicle systems unit, received orders totaling in excess of $8,000,000 from the Explosive











JAPAN EXPERIMENTAL FLOATING WIND TURBINE UPDATE
The Japanese consortium participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry since March 2012, reports that the installation work











HYDROID AWARDED US$26-MILLION NAVY CONTRACT
Included in the latest listi

Job Openings

• Director, Health, Safety & Environment
• Vice President of Engineering
• Ship-Board Physical Scientist (Hydrographer)
• JOB REF ST13-1173: 1 x ROV SUPERVISOR (MECH)
• Environmental Scientist
• Sr. Marine Instrumentation Specialist -Glider Tech
• JOB REF ST13-1181: 1 X SUPERVISOR

ng of US Department of Defense, Navy, contracts is the news that Hydroid Inc, has been awarded a significant UUV order for services with long-term options. Hydroid Inc., Pocasset, Mass.

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