International Standards Organisation (ISO) has published the international draft of ISO standards for drone operations to determine how to use drones safely and effectively in compliance with regulatory requirements
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Fugro generates US$7.24mn cost saving with ROV deployment technique
The Netherlands-based global offshore and onshore geotechnical and survey services company Fugro’s innovative use of platform deployed ROV (PDROV) technology has demonstrated substantial reductions in the costs of subsea jacket inspections and significant operational improvements
Texo CFS to fabricate subsea boulder and debris rake system
Texo CFS, a vessel mobilisation company, has announced that it has been awarded the contract to fabricate and build a series of innovative new subsea seabed clearance systems to replace existing plough designs
PermianChain’s new blockchain technology to the oil and gas
PermianChain Technologies has introduced the Permian Token (XPR), a crypto asset-class that is set to underpin holding rights to the value of potential but undeveloped oil and gas reserves
Sonardyne leads ocean autonomous systems collaboration project
Underwater positioning and communications technology company Sonardyne International Ltd has initiated a collaborative project to drive a major step change in ocean system autonomy for long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)