Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 USBL acoustic positioning system has played an important role in the recent discovery of the world’s deepest known undersea volcanic vents by a team from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. The expedition used Ranger 2 to track the Remotely
CGG announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Statoil ASA to provide long-term seismic imaging services for permanent reservoir monitoring (PRM) operations on the Snorre and Grane fields in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The scope of each contract also includes acquisition QC servi
Reef Subsea has secured two contracts for offshore operations in the West Africa region with a combined value of more than US$15M (£9.8 Million). The firm’s IMR and Construction division, based in Bergen, Norway, is working with two major oil and gas companies on the projects in The Republic of Cong
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is increasing its offer to clients in the offshore vessel and energy production sectors in 2013, with a strong focus on opportunities in Singapore and South East Asia. WSS has been supplying the Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) market for more than 30 years, but going forw
WesternGeco announced that it has begun acquisition of its Ice Bear 2 multiclient 3D survey in the western Barents Sea using its new IsoMetrix marine isometric seismic technology. The isometric inline and crossline sampling delivered by the IsoMetrix technology will provide high-resolution broadband
O-lay is a state-of-the-art disruptive method to install offshore pipeline in a safe way and with a minimum of costs. The method has following stages: Welding and construction onshore, pulling the pipe in the water supported by floatation devices, spiraling the pipe in a flat mono-layer spiral on th
Reliable information on the depth and floor structure of the Southern Ocean has so far been available for only few coastal regions of the Antarctic. An international team of scientists under the leadership of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, has for the f
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, signed an agreement and finalized the acquisition of the U.K. company Ambler Technologies Ltd. The company develops and produces composite materials that create strictly specified buoyancy and insulation properties in appl
Edward Davey, secretary of state for Energy and Climate Change praised Siemens for its investment in innovative marine technologies at the opening of its new testing and assembly facility in Bristol. The new 25,000 square feet facility will be the base for the development of next- generation drive t
Borders & Southern, the London based independent oil and gas exploration company, announces that the PGS vessel Ramform Challenger has completed the Company’s 3D seismic programme in the South Falkland Basin offshore the Falkland Islands. It acquired 1,025 square kilometres of full fold seismic data
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract worth in excess of U$350 million from Petrobras. The contract is for the operation of the Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV) Kommandor 3000 on a day rate basis for five years. Kommandor 3000 will start operations under the contract in 2013, and during the
The public display period of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Programme starts today for the Nord Stream Extension Project`s EIA procedure. Public hearings will be organized in five cities during April, 2013. Nord Stream AG initiated the national EIA procedure for the Nord Stream Extension
Statoil and SOCAR took a step forward in strengthening their cooperation by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore and develop the Zafar-Mashal structures in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. The agreement was signed in Baku, by Rovnag Abdullayev, President and CEO o
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Statoil for additional subsea equipment for the Tyrihans field. The order has an estimated value of $47 million in revenue. The Tyrihans field is located in the Norwegian Sea in water depths of 984 feet (300 meters). This order cove
