The ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam are home to two of the largest industrial clusters in Europe, and pipelines are of vital importance for the companies operating there. One year ago the respective port authorities announced that they would collaborate in studying the possibilities of further develo
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Coast Guard within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other on the development of hydrokinetic projects. These projects generate power from waves, tides, ocean cu
Subsea 7 S.A. (the “Group”) announced results for the fourth quarter and full year which ended on 31 December 2012. Unless otherwise stated, the comparative period is the three and thirteen months ended 31 December 2011 for Subsea 7 SA and the results of Subsea 7 Inc. following the date of Combinati
Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has been awarded its largest boulder clearing and multi-pass trenching contract to date by Siem Offshore Contractors. ESS will deploy its SCAR plough system for clearing and pre-lay trenching operations on a 90km route on the EnBW owned Baltic 2 offshore wind farm project
Plans to install an array of four SeaGen tidal energy devices to generate clean, predictable energy from the tidal currents of Kyle Rhea (Isle of Skye, Scotland) will be on display at exhibitions next week. Members of the project team will also be present to answer questions about the proposed array
WFS helps MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) communicate with underwater models in their test basin using subsea wireless technology. MARIN is one of the leading institutes in the world for hydrodynamic research and maritime technology , providing services to the shipbuilding and offsho
National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) officially released the 11th round bids which expected to put Brazil back on the map of international bidding rounds. The 11th round bids which should bid over 300 exploration blocks will be taking place a week before Accelerate Oil & Gas
Dolphin Geophysical’s high-end 3D seismic vessel the Polar Duke will shortly commence acquisition of their remaining UK Quads 29 & 30 SHarp BroadBand High-Resolution 3D Multi-Client survey. It is estimated that it will take approximately 5 months to complete the current planned survey coverage which
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of three contracts with a combined value in excess of US$300 million from Petrobras. The scope of work comprises the installation of flexible lines by the Seven Seas , under two lump sum contracts and one day rate contract. The lump sum contract s encompass the inst
Chevron Corporation executives said today at the company’s annual security analyst meeting in New York that the company is continuing to deliver industry-leading operational and financial results and progressing key development projects. “We had another outstanding year in 2012. We continue to lead
GSP Offshore will provide Offshore Drilling and Support Services for Gazprom Neft. Operations are scheduled to start at the beginning of June and will be carried out in Dolginskoye oil field, located in the Pechora Sea, in the south eastern part of the Barents Sea, the continental shelf of the Russi
Student commercial divers at The Underwater Centre, Fort William, carrying out an underwater welding task. The Underwater Centre in Fort William is operating since 1972, and it is the world’s leading commercial diver and ROV training centre. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Cha
Chatham Rock Phosphate is moving rapidly towards its target of production in 2015, Chief Executive Chris Castle told a New Zealand Government-hosted function at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto. PDAC is the pre-eminent annual event for the international mini
Dolphin Geophysical in partnership with Searcher Seismic announce the 1,407km2 Non-Exclusive 3D MC seismic project on the Finnmark Platform, Barents Sea, Norway. Processing has commenced in Dolphins UK Centre using their proprietary OpenCPS software. The processing sequence has been designed to enha
