Polarcus Limited announced that Polarcus Selma Ltd, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery on 08 August 2011 of Polarcus Selma, the sixth 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. Polarcus Selma is the sister ship to Polarcus Samur, delivered to the Polarcus Group in March 2011. T
Marlink, the largest provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with offshore vessel operator Simon Møkster Shipping AS for a further 5 years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will continue the provision of its Sealink™ VSAT services aboard 18 existing
After winning a five year contract with Shell in Brunei, Singapore based Kreuz Subsea has added a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT to its ROV fleet. ”We needed a trusted brand,” says operations manager, Robert Black, ”and the Cougar XT has an outstanding power to weight ratio that nothing can touch.” He also r
Renewables developer Tidal Energy has been awarded £390,000 by the Carbon Trust to help fund environmental monitoring at its consented Ramse… (nce) [mappress] Source: nce, August 10, 2011;
Hyperdynamics Corporation has engaged the University of Arizona Department of Geosciences for a two-year study of geology and tectonic history of its exploration block offshore Guinea, including the identification and characterization of igneous rocks and associated sedimentary features from 2-D and
CTC Marine Projects, Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has announced that the multi-role construction vessel, Volantis, part… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, August 10, 2011;
Promex Braila, the only producer of construction equipment in Romania, has expanded cooperation with Norwegian company Grenland Offshore… (Agerpres) [mappress] Source: Agerpres, August 10, 2011;
Offshore Design Engineering Ltd. (ODE) has won an Integrated Services Contract, to continue providing operations and engineering support to all of E.ON Ruhrgas UK’s operated fixed and subsea assets in the UK North Sea. The contract, worth up to £35M, will also cover the provision of services to any
A new green standard for the scuba diving industry will promote businesses that protect the ocean… (sustainablebusiness) [mappress] Source: sustainablebusiness, August 10, 2011;
The United Kingdom’s coastlines have been a testing ground for tidal energy for years. This summer, Londoners are giving river power a go… (smartplanet)
An undersea volcano located about 250 miles off the Oregon coast has erupted, according to a team of scientists from across the United State… (irishweatheronline) [mappress] Source: irishweatheronline, August 10, 2011;
RBG, as a result of a bid exercise, has been awarded a three year contract to provide Chevron North Sea Limited (“Chevron”) with global QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) inspection services. RBG have provided similar inspection services to Chevron since 2002. The contract involves the provis
China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC) signed a contract with SpecTec Asia Pacific East Ltd, SpecTec Group Hong Kong subsidiary. The contract is relevant to the supply of AMOS Maintenance and Procurement modules for six Offshore Support Vessels, two pipelay vessels and one crane barge. A
Delivery of the ATLAS scope of supply will be completed in this year. The new multidisciplinary oceanographic research vessel is expected to join NIO by 2012 and will have capabilities to undertake basin-scale observations then. Moreover, it will enable Indian oceanographers to take up studies not o
