Focus: Energy
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Manufacturing
Flexell Space and Kongsberg NanoAvionics to Build Solar Arrays for K-LEO
Flexell Space and Kongsberg NanoAvionics will jointly supply solar arrays for K-LEO, South Korea’s sovereign Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) national security constellation, Flexell said in a statement on Wednesday. Hanwha Systems […]
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Technology
Orbital Energy Firm Mantis Space Leaves Stealth With $10M Seed Round
Orbital energy startup Mantis Space emerged from stealth this morning with a $10 million seed round of funding, the company said on Thursday. Rule 1 Ventures and Montauk Capital led […]
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Connectivity
Amazon Leo Lands Enterprise Customers in Logistics and Energy Operations
Amazon Leo has two new enterprise customers in logistics and energy operations, announcing deals for Crane Worldwide Logistics and Hunt Energy to adopt its satellite connectivity. Amazon recently rebranded its […]
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Mobility
Tampnet Wins 5-Year Deal to Provide Managed Connectivity for Island Drilling Rig
Offshore connectivity provider Tampnet secured a five-year contract to supply managed connectivity services for the Island Drilling offshore rig Island Innovator. The service includes Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite backhaul from […]
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Opinion
Drilling Into the Offshore Energy Market for Satellite Connectivity
The nature of the offshore energy sector, particularly for oil and gas, means that companies often explore for resources in very remote areas around the world, sometimes in extremely harsh […]
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Government/Military
Kongsberg to Build Satellite for Norwegian Maritime Surveillance
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) won a new contract in the maritime surveillance arena. It has been tapped by the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver space-based maritime surveillance services […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Debuts Managed Satellite Service for Energy Industry
Viasat is launching a managed satellite connectivity service designed for remote oil and gas customers in the energy industry. The enterprise-grade managed service announced Tuesday will integrate Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) […]
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Connectivity
Viasat and Es’hailSat Sign Capacity Agreement in Middle East
Es’hailSat has won a new capacity deal with Viasat Energy Services, a business unit of Viasat. Viasat Energy Services is securing capacity on multiple transponders on the Es’hail-1 satellite located […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Wins Brazilian Oil and Gas Connectivity Contract
Gilat Satellite Networks (Gilat) has won a new contract in the lucrative Brazilian oil and gas market. It announced Oct. 20 that it was selected by Sencinet to work on […]
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Mobility
Speedcast to Offer Starlink Service to Enterprise and Maritime Customers
PARIS — Speedcast signed a deal to offer SpaceX’s Starlink internet service to enterprise and maritime customers, the companies announced Tuesday during World Satellite Business Week in Paris. This is SpaceX’s […]
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Connectivity
Axess Networks Signs Mining Connectivity Deal with SES
Axess Networks signed a multi multi-year, multi-million agreement to serve its mining sector users with SES’s smart mining service via O3b mPOWER. SES’s smart mining service — Onshore Energy & […]
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Connectivity
Oil and Gas Producer Santos Taps Hiber for Well Monitoring in Papua New Guinea
Hiber won a new deal in the oil and gas sector with Santos, a large oil and gas producer and exporter in Papua New Guinea. Hiber announced Wednesday that Santos […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Energy Transfer Taps Orbital Sidekick to Monitor Pipeline Assets
Energy infrastructure company Energy Transfer has selected Orbital Sidekick to monitor its assets in the Permian Basin with satellite technology. Orbital Sidekick’s hyperspectral monitoring technology will allow Energy Transfer to […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Taps Avanti for Capacity to Serve Energy Customers
Avanti Communications will team up with Viasat to support the connectivity needs of Viasat’s customers in the energy sector. Capacity from Avanti’s fleet of HYLAS Ka-band satellites will be used […]
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Connectivity
Marlink Expands Deal With SES for O3b mPOWER Capacity
Satellite service provider Marlink has expanded its long-term partnership with SES for dedicated capacity on the O3b mPOWER constellation. SES and Marlink announced the multi-year, multi-million-euro deal on Wednesday. Marlink […]
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Connectivity
Marlink to Distribute OneWeb LEO Connectivity to Customers
Satellite service provider Marlink has joined OneWeb’s distribution partner program and will offer OneWeb’s connectivity to the maritime, energy, enterprise, and humanitarian sectors. The companies announced Monday they initially plan […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Signs Eight-Year Energy Sector VSAT Service Agreement with NSS
Hughes Network Systems announced Tuesday that it signed an eight-year service contract with Network Services Solutions (NSS) to upgrade, expand and manage a satellite monitoring network for one of NSS’ […]
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Connectivity
Speedcast to Support Connectivity for Oliveira Energia Power Plants in Brazil
Brazilian power company Oliveira Energia has selected Speedcast to provide connectivity service to 42 power plants in Brazil’s Amazonas state. Speedcast’s Brazilian entity SC Caprock will deliver service under the […]

















