Geophysical contractor TGS said that, based on preliminary reports, it estimates net revenues for the third quarter of 2016 to be approximately $113 million. This comes down to around 17% higher than the average of analyst estimates, the company said. The Oslo-listed company added that multi-client
OceanWorks International, a subsea solution engineering company, has appointed Glen Viau to the position of president, effective immediately. Viau will be based out of the Vancouver, BC office and among his tasks will be the responsibility of adding to OceanWorks capabilities in submarine rescue sys
Austrian marine crane specialist Palfinger Marine has signed a contract with Cemre Shipyard for the supply of an extensive deck equipment package to a Havyard 832 MPV vessel being built for Esvagt in Turkey. Palfinger said on Friday that the equipment package to be delivered consists of cranes, winc
Rosenberg WorleyParsons AS has been awarded a contract with Subsea 7 for the fabrication of subsea structures and pipes for Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway. This is the second in a series of deliveries for Rosenberg to Subsea 7 and Maria project. According to the company, the contract s
The first of two shipments of pile clusters and flotation tanks for the Johan Sverdrup field jackets have reached Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal October 4, 2016. The structures will be installed on the first and largest steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup project, currently under construction at Verdal,
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, welcomed the pipe lay support vessel (PLSV) ‘Skandi Buzios’ at the its Schiedam quayside for the installation of a 650mt pipelay tower. Scaldis’ heavy lift vessel, Rambiz, has earlier this week installed the pipelay tower onboard th
Data buoy manufacturers Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) have recently supplied 8 buoy platforms to Jan De Nul Group. The robust 1.2m buoys will be used on different dredging or renewables projects as platforms for environmental monitoring. Each buoy incorporates a variety of sensors from d
The Subsea Services Alliance, a contractual collaboration between Helix Energy Solutions Group and Schlumberger, has launched the development of the first Riserless Open-water Abandonment Module (ROAM). The 18¾-in. large bore system will enhance well abandonment capacity from a well intervention ves
Seabed Geosolutions, in cooperation with CGG, secured a new extension to its ongoing shallow water operations in the U.A.E. The variation order from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) covers Phase-II of the Ghasha field project. This new survey is due to start in October and is expected to take
Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has supplied a selection of bearing solutions for the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project – Shell’s Prelude FLNG. Trelleborg said on Thursday that its engineered products operation manufactured and delivered 52 vertical elastomeric beari
AGR has appointed Thomas Terris as the new VP of the company’s business division in Perth. Terris first joined AGR in 2009 working as a senior consultancy advisor at AGR’s Aberdeen office. After moving to Australia in 2011, he was promoted to the manager of the Consultancy business unit at AGR’s Per
AXYS Technologies has appointed Geomarine of as their new value added reseller in Italy. Based in Senigallia, Italy, Geomarine is part of the DIMMS group, offering technical expertise in offshore environments around the Mediterranean. The AXYS range of metocean solutions, including its TRIAXYS famil
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, is said to be considering to close up shop in Leeds next year which could lead to loss of up to 600 jobs. The company that has over 900 employees at its base in Stourton, Leeds, said its order intake was significantly impacted by the downturn in the oil and gas ind
Tampnet Inc., the US subsidiary of the Norwegian-based offshore communications provider Tampnet, recently closed acquisition of Broadpoint, a pioneer within offshore communications to the oil & gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Through the acquisition of Broadpoint, Tampnet will upgrade and expand
