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C-Innovation’s Success Leads to Another Multi-year Contract for RLWI Work

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has signed a two-year contract for continued Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) services onboard the Island Venture offshore support vessel. The new contract follows a previous agreement in which the Island Venture performed interventions on multiple deepwater wells in the… Read More

C-Innovation Brings Remote Survey Operations to Gulf of Mexico 

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has announced that C-Survey (C-S),an internal division of C-I,has brought its remote survey operations to the Gulf of Mexico for the first time.  C-I is one of the first companies in the world to harness new and innovative remote survey… Read More

C-Innovation Celebrates 15-Year Anniversary

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has marked its 15-year anniversary of providing its customers with the most advanced remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems and industry-leading ROV services. Since C-I was founded in 2007, it has grown into the largest owner and operator of Schilling Robotics… Read More

C-Innovation Awarded Multi-Year Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) Contract

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has been awarded a multi-year contract for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) services with a major operator in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract is for the provision of RLWI services onboard the M/V Island Venture, C-I’s flagship intervention vessel… Read More

C-Innovation Successfully Completes Remote Survey in Guyana From U.S. Headquarters

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has successfully completed its first remote survey scope in Guyana. Remote survey operations are based in C-I’s headquarters in Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. and conducted by C-Survey (C-S), an internal division of C-I. Remote survey is a very new and innovative… Read More

C-Innovation Signs One-year Contract Extension with BP for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) in Gulf of Mexico

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has announced a one-year contract extension with BP for Riserless Light Well Intervention (RLWI) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The Island Venture and team are currently mobilized and in the field working on one of BP’s assets. The initial… Read More

C-Innovation Certified as Recognized External Specialist in In-Water Service

We are proud to announce that C-Innovation was recently certified as a Recognized External Specialist in In-Water Service by ABS. With this recognition, C-Innovation will be performing UWILDs on Escort Tugs, GP Tugs, OSRBs and barges in Valdez, Alaska. Tony Santos, C-Innovation’s Operations Manager, said, “It is exciting to have this great opportunity to expand… Read More

C-Innovation Acquires Caltex Oil Tools to Expand Capabilities

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has acquired the controlling interest in Caltex Oil Tools, a solution-focused company providing equipment rentals, services and customized engineering capabilities to the offshore industry. Headquartered in Houston and led by a core management team with more than 65 years of… Read More

C-Innovation Successfully Completes Stem Clamp Installation on BP’s Mad Dog Spar

C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has completed the installation of several stem clamps for BP beneath the Mad Dog Spar in the Gulf of Mexico, utilizing its subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) vessel, MV Dove. Throughout the planning process, several risks… Read More