Dolphin has been selected as the first shortlisted contractor for two major projects in India today. The announcement was made in a public bid opening ceremony in Mumbai by a repeat client. The company says it plans to accept the contract proposal and has confirmed vessel availability for two Dolphi
Five UK nuclear facilities have been confirmed as potential sites to store waste from decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines. A public consultation process will run from 14 November 2014 until 20 February 2015 to help determine which site is selected. The sites, which already hold radioactive m
Polarcus Limited has signed a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The company did not disclose the name of the client, nor the value of the contract. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start in Q4 2014 and is expected to r
Subsea robotic company, Aleron Subsea, has relocated its head office from Singapore to new headquarters on the outskirts of Westhill. Aleron Subsea’s recent move places it at the heart of a growing industrial area on the outskirts of Aberdeen, known locally as the Global Subsea Centre of Excellence,
Eco Atlantic has started its planned 1,097 km2 3D Seismic Survey on the Cooper block located in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. In its capacity as the Operator of the Block, the Company has entered into a service agreement with PGS Geophysical, who will use its proprietary high resolution GeoStr
Hibbard Inshore has set the record for the longest flooded tunnel inspection against flow. Success came from using the Saab Seaeye Sabertooth AUV/ROV hybrid vehicle. Used as a tethered ROV, which was important to Hibbard for real time data feedback, vehicle control, and safety measures, the Sabertoo
Malaysia’s Nam Cheong has secured Letters of Intent (“LOI”) from five customers worth approximately US$186 million, with a mix of sale and charter of 12 newly launched NCA80E, 64.8m diesel electric powered Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels (“AHTS”) with 80 tonnes bollard pull. The Group has also se
Odfjell Drilling has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with William Jacob Management (WJM). Under the agreement, the companies will mutually deliver engineering services of offshore drilling facilities to the global energy market. The services will include conceptual and front end eng
Asset Guardian, software management platform, has been chosen by BP to manage the process control software used to operate Quad 204. Quad 204 is a field redevelopment project located West of Shetland in the UK. The aim of the project is to construct a new Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of emergency preparedness at Veslefrikk. The PSA carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of emergency preparedness at Veslefrikk A and B from 25-28 August 2014. The objective of the audit was to gain an
The State-of-the-Art TID Cutter Suction Simulator Training is being brought to South Africa for the first time, in a joint effort by IHC Marine & Mineral Projects (IHC MMP) and the Training Institute for Dredging (TID). After a successful series of sessions in the USA and India this training program
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from Total to supply subsea systems for its Edradour and Glenlivet fields offshore in the West of Shetland area. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply consists of subsea equipment including manifolds and associated connections and controls equipment, wellhead
FMC Technologies, Inc. has received an order from Total to supply subsea systems for its Edradour and Glenlivet fields offshore in the West of Shetland area. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply consists of subsea equipment including manifolds and associated connections and controls equipment, wellhead
Nimrod Sea Assets has completed its third acquisition by investing $10.6 million in a 99.5% stake in DSV Alliance DIS which has purchased the Seamec Alliance and will be renamed Red7Alliance. Red 7 Alliance, a dive support vessel, will be back-to-back bareboat chartered to Red7Marine Group, a prov
