KD Marine, specialists in commercial diving for the offshore oil and gas industry, has completed a subsea engineering contract for work on the Sevan Hummingbird Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea. KD Marine was awarded the seven-figure contract by energy servic
Leading international oilfield service company Expro announces today that it has secured four significant subsea completion landing string contracts in its Europe CIS region for work in 2012, 2013 and beyond. More than $25million worth of new subsea business has been secured in Norway with various k
EIVA announces the signature of a contract with Subsea 7 for the use of their online survey and positioning software, NaviPac, on all relevant Subsea 7 vessels. Subsea 7 is a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwid
Danish EIVA has signed a contract with Subsea 7 for the use of their online survey and positioning software, NaviPac, on all relevant Subsea 7 vessels. Subsea 7 is a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services contractor to the offshore energy industry worldwide. It has
Continuing IKM Testing’s International Divisions expansion strategy, the company has recently acquired the locally owned Brazilian testing and equipment rental company, R13, a company founded and based in Macae, in the State of Rio de Janeiro. R13 was formed in 2009, to provide the rapidly growing B
James Fisher & Sons plc announced the launch of a new safety product – the Weak Link Bail. This innovative solution has been proven in North Sea operations and has wide applicability to improve the safety of completions and workover operations throughout the international oil and gas sector. Scan Te
James Fisher & Sons plc announces the launch of a new safety product – the Weak Link Bail. This innovative solution has been proven in North Sea operations and has wide applicability to improve the safety of completions and workover operations throughout the international oil and gas sector. Scan Te
Lockheed Martin Corp, the biggest supplier of information technology for Pentagon and the U.S. federal government, turns its focus on developing technology for the oil and gas industry, Reuters Reports. A 10-foot unmanned submarine that uses sonar and other technologies has been developed in a water
Amega West, a Carpenter Technology Corporation company, has been awarded a three-year contract with Petrobras America, a subsidiary of Petrobras, an integrated energy company that operates in 29 countries, on five continents. Amega West will supply Petrobras with non-magnetic collars, stabilizers, a
Following its sister vessel in 2009, the vessel Joseph Plateau was launched today at the Spanish shipyard Construcciones Navales de Norte in Sestao. This 191,5 m long vessel will be used for precise rock dumping to a depth of 2,000 m. The system for the unfolding of the fall pipe is extremely advanc
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services, announced today the execution of definitive contracts for the construction of a 15,000-cubic-yard-capacity Trai
In 2012, Ibercisa will continue to emphasize the advantages of electrically driven deck equipment, definitely one of the big technological advances in this field. The electronic system will greatly affect a vessel’s efficiency and running costs by reducing fuel costs. Ibercisa will also give special
Building on their success in export activity to Canada, Barnstaple based engineering firm J+S Ltd has recently exhibited at CANSEC, Canada’s largest defence and security show, where they demonstrated a range of their underwater defence capabilities. Attracting strong interest was J+S’ new Echo Sound
According to the Guardian, The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is attempting to develop unmanned maritime drones that would be used for anti-submarine warfare and possible missile attacks on enemy ships. A senior defence official stated: “The possibilities of these new drone technologies is endless”. Some
