TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,400 km2 in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The survey, Finnmark Platform 2012 (FP12), covers five blocks in the Southwestern Barents Sea of which four are located in quad 7017 and one is in quad 7018. All blocks are proposed by the Mini
Technip was awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP Exploration & Production Inc. This contract covers the design of a Spar hull and mooring systems for the Mad Dog Phase 2 Project, located near Green Canyon Block 825 in the Gulf of Mexico. This first award comes under the frame
French based Technip has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by BP Exploration & Production Inc. This contract covers the design of a Spar hull and mooring systems for the Mad Dog Phase 2 Project, located near Green Canyon Block 825 in the Gulf of Mexico. Spar is a cylindrica
New guidance has been produced by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) on the use of ‘hold-back’ vessels during diving operations. These are towing (or other) vessels that provoke additional security for DP (dynamically positioned) vessels engaged in critical operations by means o
N-Seatec received an order for the delivery of 2 complete A-frames. Both units will be delivered with a galvanized dive cage and can be used up to Seastate 4. The outreach of the frame is more than 2 meters which make these frames ideal for offshore use. Complete design, assembling and testing is sc
Global ocean carrier Evergreen Line received the Liner Owner/Operator Award at the Seatrade Asia Awards, a gala event attended by more than 500 maritime executives and industry leaders. Evergreen Line prevailed out of a field of virtually every major ocean carrier in Asian trades. The award was acce
BAE Systems will showcase a range of shipbuilding and repair capabilities for commercial customers at the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference, April 30 – May 3 at the Reliant Center in Houston. With more than 5,000 experienced project managers and highly skilled tradespeople, BAE Systems has logged
The Board of Salamander on Friday announced a fully underwritten 13 for 20 Rights Issue to raise proceeds of approximately $201 million (£124 million), net of expenses, through the issue of up to 100,654,935 New Ordinary Shares. New Ordinary Shares will be issued at a price of 130 pence each, repres
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, will be presenting at the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference on the ‘Emerging Role of China in the Offshore Industry’, during the Topical Breakfast session on Tuesday, 1 May 2012 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. D
Checking for residual fuel in a 70 year-old sunken wreck without opening the tanks and risking an environmental catastrophe needed a clever solution. The ingenious answer came from Global Diving and Salvage who created a unique sampling system that is mounted on a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV and can p
Pulse Tidal, the Sheffield based tidal power provider, has been awarded an Agreement for Lease by the Crown Estate for an area of seabed near to Lynmouth in Devon. The company plans to deploy a 1.2MW tidal power generating machine – England’s largest – in 2014, following consultation, environmental
CNOOC Limited stated today that according to the news of its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), the compensation for marine ecological damage caused by Penglai 19-3 oil spill accident in Bohai Bay was in significant progress with the great effort made by the State Ocean
New guidance has been produced by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) on the use of ‘hold-back’ vessels during diving operations. These are towing (or other) vessels that provoke additional security for DP (dynamically positioned) vessels engaged in critical operations by means o
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Providence Resources P.l.c., held on Friday, 27th April 2012 to approve the Placing of 13,148,930 new Ordinary Shares (as originally announced on 2nd April 2012), the special resolution considered and voted upon by the shareholders was approved. Commenting aft
