Spectrum, in partnership with CGGVeritas and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (NAMCOR) , has commenced a new 2D Multi- Client seismic survey covering the deepwater Orange Basin, offshore Namibia. The program includes the acquisition of around 7,000 km of long offset data covering both h
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has expressed his condolences and sympathy for all those caught up in tragic accidents involving ships over the weekend. Speaking at the opening of the IMO Sub-Committee on Stability, Load Lines and Fishing Vessel Safety today (16 January 2011) Mr Sekimizu said, “
DeepFlex announced today it has entered into a contract with Petrobras to conduct a qualification testing program on DeepFlex’s patented composite flexible fiber reinforced pipe components. This multi-phase, multi-year contract will include over 5,000 individual tests. This contract award demonstrat
DeepFlex announced it has entered into a contract with Petrobras to conduct a qualification testing program on DeepFlex’s patented composite flexible fiber reinforced pipe components. This multi-phase, multi-year contract will include over 5,000 individual tests. This contract award demonstrates Pet
The Submarine System for Inspection (SUSI) ROV, which was developed by AREVA, is a device used for ultrasonic inspection of nuclear reactor vessel baffle bolts. The ROV’s positioning system is required to document time and exact location of each measurement taken as the ROV examines numerous bolts t
Olympic Shipping announced that the company held naming ceremony of their new Multipurpose Offshore Vessel Olympic Commander on Saturday in Alesund, Norway After the ceremony the vessel was open to the public and several hundred used the opportunity to take a look inside. Olympic Commander is a MT60
Tersan Shipyard launched Multipurpose Offshore Construction Vessel, Grand Canyon with the honorable presences of Norway Prime Minister Mr. Jens Stoltenberg and Turkey Minister of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Mr. Binali Yıldırım. Grand Canyon is a cooperation of Tersan Shipyard
DeepOcean AS, part of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, announced the award of a two year contract valued at approximately $ 60 million from Petróleo Brasileiro S/A (“Petrobras”) E&P Services. The contract includes management, engineering, maintenance and repair of flexible pipelines and electro-hydraulic
DeepOcean AS has secured a two year contract valued at approximately $ 60 million from Brazilian oil and gas giant, Petrobras. The contract includes management, engineering, maintenance and repair of flexible pipelines and electro-hydraulic umbilicals recovered from Petrobras subsea installations in
The Vale Beijing faced problems when loading ore at Ponta da Madeira in North Eastern Brazil in December. The ship has been safely moved to an anchorage in the area. The incident was not caused by any global strength issue or by the effect of single pass loading and associated loading rates. Hence,
Petronas and Shell Malaysia today signed two new production sharing contracts (PSCs) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects offshore Sarawak and Sabah. The contracts build upon two existing PSCs for fields in the Baram Delta Operations area and North Sabah, where oil has been produced for decades
The PSA has granted Statoil consent to use Aker Barents for plugging well 7222/11-1 in the Barents Sea. The objective of the operation is to permanently plug exploration well 7222/11-1. The well was temporarily plugged in 2008. The planned activity entails removing the trawler protection from the we
Divers today continued a full assessment of the state of the wreck of the Rena – its stability on the reef and general condition – as the first stage of working out what to do next. “It’s extremely challenging and dangerous work,” National On Scene Commander Rob Service said, “because of the surges
In the last week of 2011, Damen Dredging Equipment delivered, as the very last cutter suction dredger of the year, the CSD500 “Conchas”. Its owner, the UK based company Marina and Ports Services, ordered the dredger mid October. In a mere 2 months the standard dredger was taken from Damen’s stock an
