FUGRO-TSM, a division of Fugro Subsea Services, has been awarded the Kumul Marine Terminal Pipeline IRM Contract from Oil Search Limited. The contract is for the provision of a DP2 DSV to support air diving services around the Kumul Marine Terminal in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. FTSM has mo
COSLPromoter, the semi-submersible platform which was delivered on 25 April by COSL Drilling Europe AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Oilfield Services Limited, has arrived in Norwegian waters. The voyage, which took 79 days and covered 15,097 nautical miles, was successfully completed with eff
Fugro, world’s leading service provider for the collection and interpretation of data relating to the earth’s surface and sub-surface and for associated services, reports an increase of revenues in the first half of 2012 by 13.9% to EUR 1,338.8 million (first half of 2011: EUR 1,175.3 million). The
COSLPromoter, the semi-submersible rig which was delivered on 25 April by COSL Drilling Europe AS, a subsidiary of China Oilfield Services Limited, has recently arrived in Norwegian waters following a long journey from China. The voyage, which took 79 days and covered 15,097 nautical miles, was succ
The fire onboard MSC FLAMINIA remains under control. Individual hotspots still have to be fought. Thanks to stable weather conditions, salvage and firefighting operations can be continued. The vessel is listing by 10 degrees. Since a permission to enter a coastal area is unfortunately still not gran
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) continues to liaise with US salvors Resolve, appointed by the Rena’s owners and insurers to undertake wreck removal work. Preparatory work is being carried out on the bow before sections can begin to be removed. The Braemar Howell’s clean-up team expressed satisfaction to
Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd, part of the ENL Group, has reached a milestone by shipping its 500th multibeam sonar system. WASSP 120 degree 3D multibeam system allows vessel operators to accurately profile the water column and seafloor highlighting reefs, wrecks, fish schools, seafloor har
DNV’s summer students presented the results of seven weeks of intense and targeted work to develop a realistic and suitable concept for a year-round Arctic oil spill response system, including requirements for people, vessels and equipment. DNV’s summer project is an annual programme organised durin
TTS Group ASA, through its subsidiary TTS Handling Systems AS, has signed two contracts of ship handling systems with a total value of approximately NOK 50 million – one with Samho Ltd. in South Korea and the other with Pella Shipyard in Russia. The contract with Samho Ltd. is for two shiplifts. The
Affirming its status as a leading provider of rope access services for specialist projects, AquaTerra Solutions Ltd has secured a number of contract wins worth more than £4 million. The majority of the jobs AquaTerra undertakes are on offshore assets for the oil and gas industry and some of their mo
Keppel FELS Brasil S/A has secured two contracts worth a total of about US$950 million from the Petrobras-led consortiums, Guara BV and Tupi BV, for the fabrication and integration of topside modules on the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) P-66 and P-69. As part of the agree
Keppel FELS Brasil S/A has secured two contracts worth a total of about US$950 million from the Petrobras-led consortiums, Guara BV and Tupi BV, for the fabrication and integration of topside modules on the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) P-66 and P-69. As part of the agree
Multibeam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd – part of the ENL Group – has reached a milestone by shipping its 500th multibeam sonar system. The sale of the WASSP 120 degree 3D multibeam system confirms the company’s position as the number one multibeam sonar system in the world for the commercial fishing
Over the last couple of days the Croatian Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar and the U.S. archaeological research organization RPM Nautical Foundation have been exploring the seafloor on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. The advanced research vessel Hercules was deployed for surveying the site of a
