Kongsberg Maritime has introduced a new multibeam echo sounder designed for survey and inspection operations in shallow and medium water depths. The new KONGSBERG EM 712 multibeam echo sounder is the second generation of wideband multibeam for these water depths. The EM 712 supersedes the EM 710 whi
Italian cable specialist, Prysmian, has signed an agreement to increase its stake in Oman Cables Industry to approximately 51%, thus gaining majority stake. According to the terms of the agreement, Prysmian, which already own a 34.78% stake in the company, will purchase an additional approximately 1
OceanCosmos Nigeria has become the first EIVA representative in Nigeria. As of December 2015, OceanCosmos Nigeria Limited will offer its customers both EIVA hardware and software solutions as a local point of contact that knows the drill of the Nigerian offshore construction and survey industry. “It
Van Oord has named a new cutter suction dredger at the yard of Damen Dredging Equipment in Nijkerk, the Netherlands. The vessel, which was given the name Mangystau, is the second modified Damen CSD 650 cutter suction dredger in the Van Oord fleet. The naming ceremony was performed by Ms J.P.T.M. Ver
The Ramform Titan working offshore Myanmar, in the Bay of Bengal, is towing ‘the industry’s first ever’ single vessel 18-streamer seismic operation. According to Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), over a mile across, this is the first time the company has deployed 18 streamers, and also achieved the wide
Halliburton’s proposed acquisition of Baker Hughes, valued at $35 billion, has hit a stumbling block as the U.S. Department of Justice is not convinced the companies have done enough to address the DOJ’s Antitrust Division’s competitive concerns. According to a joint statement issued by the two comp
Deepwater mooring specialist, First Subsea, has completed the installation of subsea mooring connectors for Anadarko Petroleum Corp’s Heidelberg truss spar platform moored in 1,620 meters of water in field development in the Gulf of Mexico. The 23,000-ton spar has been moored by nine Series III Ball
Huawei Marine has partnered with Ooredoo Maldives to deploy a nationwide fiber optic submarine cable system. The nationwide submarine cable utilizes Huawei Marine’s 100G technology and stretches across 1,200 km, and should boost the quality of internet connectivity across the country. Combined with
ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Lisa McPherson as HR Director. In her role, McPherson will be responsible for the planning and implementation of strategic HR processes, working closely with the board at a time as the compa
The U.S. Navy has awarded five delivery orders to Bluefin Robotics for vehicles that will increase the Navy’s capability to remotely search and investigate ship hulls, harbor sea floors, and other underwater infrastructure for limpet mines, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other objects of in
Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Deep Gulf Energy II, for the development of the Odd Job field. This ultra deepwater field is located in Mississippi Canyon, offshore New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico, in water depths ranging from 1,330 to 1,825 meters. According to Technip, the contr
Oil and gas major BP has shared a one-minute long time lapse video, showing the whole construction process of a 270 meters long, 52 meters wide FPSO, from scratch to sail away. The FPSO, named the Glen Lyon, has been assembled and started its journey from the South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries sh
Aveva, a provider of engineering data and design IT systems for the oil and gas industry, has informed that a proposed merger with France’s Schneider Electric, specialist in energy management and automation, has fallen through. The UK-based company said Tuesday that following a period of extensive d
Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC), a manufacturer of medium speed diesel engines, has announced the sale of two 16VDZD dual fuel engines (MDO/LNG), that will power DEME’s new generation trailing suction hopper dredger. The commissioning of the dredger ‘Minerva’ is scheduled for late 2016, making it th
