ECA Group has been awarded a contract to a supply a sonar laboratory to the Indonesian Navy. The sonar laboratory is a PC based solution for the training of sonar operators using ECA Group sonar simulation system. Sonar operators can be trained in underwater and surface vessel detection, classificat
Sound & Sea Technology (SST), the ocean and marine engineering specialist, has been awarded a contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, for the installation of a seismo-hydroacoustic data acquisition system. The work to be performed prov
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have designed and built a diver-operated underwater microscope to study millimeter-scale processes as they naturally occur on the seafloor. The Benthic Underwater Microscope, or BUM, is a two-part system–a
The rigs are on the rise. Baker Hughes reported an increase in U.S. weekly rig count on Friday, both offshore and onshore. Canadian numbers are up as well. Worth noting, the numbers are down when compared to the same period last year. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +7 to 447 rigs U.S. Rig Count is […]
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 11 – July 17). Norway’s offshore union Industri Energi (IE) plans to boycott Bibby Offshore to prevent it from securing more work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due to information suggesting
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (July 11-17, 2016). Boskalis Announces Job Cuts and Fleet Reduction Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has completed its fleet rationalization study announced earlier this year. The Netherlands to Implement New Flo
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing on the North Sea exploration and production has completed the placing of the shares announced on July 14, 2016. A total of 88,500,000 new Ordinary Shares in Faroe were placed, raising gross proceeds of £62.0 million at a price of 70 pence
Israel’s University of Haifa has ordered a Saab Seaeye Leopard remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The University noted that the Leopard will be a key resource for a new deep-sea research centre which opened recently. The ROV will serve the entire marine research community in Israel through the nationa
BP said on Thursday that, following significant progress in resolving outstanding claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill, it can now “reliably estimate all of its remaining material liabilities in connection with the incident.” As a result, taking into account thi
RigNet, Inc., a global provider of communications solutions for the international offshore oil and gas industry, on Friday announced restructuring plans which include job cuts. The company said the plan creates a single global managed services sales organization to drive both market share and revenu
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract totaling approximately USD 300 million from Woodside Energy. OneSubsea will supply a subsea production system and a dual multiphase boosting system for the Greater Enfield project, offshor
AquaTerra Group, specialists in offshore construction, rigging and lifting and decommissioning has appointed Stephen Taylor as the company’s new manager of Engineering Projects. AquaTerra believes Taylor, who started his new role in the company earlier this month, will play a crucial role in the fir
OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company, has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract totaling approximately $300 million from Woodside Energy Ltd. OneSubsea will supply a subsea production system and a dual multiphase boosting system for the Greater Enfield Project, offshore northwes
HAL Offshore, via its subsidiary Seamec, a provider of diving support vessels to the Indian offshore oil and gas sector, has secured more work with Indian oil company ONGC. Following a recent announcement that it would supply its Seamec II vessel and marine crew over a 3-year contract to ONGC, for a
