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PEOPLE & COMPANY ¦ Sonardyne ¦ Eni/Fincantieri ¦ SubSea Craft technologies for ROVs, AUVs and un- tancy AMOG have signed a memoran- agreement granting IDS an exclusive crewed surface vessels. dum of understanding to jointly o? er license for the worldwide commercial-

Founded in 2013, Water Linked has subsea asset monitoring services for ization and industrial development of developed a position in the subsea tech- o? shore energy infrastructure. Eni’s Clean Sea technology. nology market with products including The partnership will combine So- The technology will be deployed for

Doppler Velocity Logs (DVLs), 3D im- nardyne's underwater monitoring, underwater inspection activities and aging sonars, acoustic positioning sys- positioning and communication tech- initiatives related to the o? shore mar- tems and underwater communication nologies with AMOG's engineering ket’s energy transition objectives, with solutions. These technologies enable assessment capabilities to support the particular focus on Carbon Capture navigation, perception and autonomy monitoring and integrity management and Storage (CCS) projects in marine in GPS-denied environments and are of o? shore assets, including moorings, environments. This license will enable widely used in subsea inspection, o? - pipelines and risers in the oil and gas IDS to use Clean Sea to support Eni's shore energy, marine research, defense and ? oating o? shore wind sectors. operational requirements and those of and underwater infrastructure applica- The collaboration will incorporate So- third-party customers.

tions. nardyne's Observer wireless subsea as- Clean Sea is based on hybrid ROV/

The addition of Water Linked set integrity monitoring system, which AUV (Remotely Operated Vehicle/ strengthens and complements NORBIT provides motion monitoring, third-par- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) ar-

Oceans' existing underwater acoustics ty sensor integration and onboard data chitecture, that allows it to be used in portfolio. Together, the combined tech- analytics. remote-controlled form, from a support nologies create new opportunities to The combined o? ering is intended to vessel or in fully autonomous mode. deliver integrated solutions for under- help operators improve asset visibil- The technology incorporates inter- water vehicles and expand capabilities ity, reduce downtime and support life- changeable modular payloads, known in navigation, positioning, imaging and extension strategies through enhanced as e-pods, which combine instruments autonomy. monitoring and engineering analysis. and sensors tailored to speci? c moni-

Water Linked will continue operating The partners are already working to- toring and inspection tasks, including as Water Linked, a NORBIT Company, gether on a near real-time mooring water sampling, detailed visual analy- maintaining support for its existing monitoring system for a ? oating o? - sis, and 3D acoustic reconstructions. customers while bene? ting from NOR- shore wind project in Europe. The technology will be integrated with

BIT's global reach and broader technol- various autonomous platforms and un- ogy platform. ¦ Eni, Fincantieri to Advance Under- manned systems developed by the Fin- water Monitoring Technologies cantieri Group, enabling scalable ap- ¦ Sonardyne, AMOG Join Forces on Eni S.p.A and Fincantieri, through its plications both in terms of operational

Subsea Asset Integrity Services subsidiary IDS – Ingegneria dei Siste- volumes and new use cases.

Sonardyne and engineering consul- mi, announced the signing of a strategic 36 July/August 2026

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