The subsea industry is doing incredibly well, but is facing challenges such as escalating costs. This is the opinion of Kristian Siem, Chairman of Subsea7 and keynote speaker at UTC 2013. – The cost level in the oil industry has risen rapidly, and is out of step with other sectors. As a result, a number… Continue Reading »
The Lockheed Martin Marlin® Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) System is advancing subsea inspections for the oil and gas industry by providing faster, safer, economical, and more efficient inspections compared to using divers or tethered remotely operated vehicles. The Marlin System autonomously inspects subsea structures and generates hi-resolution, 3-D, geo-referenced models. The Marlin System completed the… Continue Reading »
I had to write this post to show how crazy some people can be. I haven’t ever thought to myself…”what if my pet could scuba dive with me?” but evidently someone out there has. So here are some of the best ones I could find.
Peter Pilkington lost his house, his business, his marriage and about a million dollars in the effort to prove his son wasn’t responsible for his own death in an oil-rig diving accident. He was right. But 17 years later the U.S. Coast Guard still has not adopted safety regulations for the commercial diving industry. It… Continue Reading »
As dangerous and serious as commercial diving jobs may be, it doesn’t mean that people can’t have some fun with it! Check out this video!
