China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited, a large heavy industries group in China, has collaborated with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to complete construction of a 3,000-meter deepwater pipe laying crane vessel HAI YANG SHI YOU 201. The vessel has set sail for the L
Total has started the planned well intervention operation to stop the leak from the G4 well on the Elgin complex. The well intervention operation got underway this morning with the pumping of heavy mud into the well from the main support vessel, the West Phoenix semi-submersible drilling rig, via a
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with VimpelCom OJSC (trademark “Beeline”), MegaFon OJSC and Rostelecom OJSC to jointly lay and operate an underwater fiber-optic cable joining the Russia
In the opening months of 2012, Shipdock Harlingen was commissioned for an interesting and difficult job by Tranship BV from the Netherlands. The company was commissioned to provide repair job for Tranship‘s Vigilant vessel, formerly a fisheries inspection vessel, which was purchased and added to the
Continuing its significant momentum supporting offshore wind energy and transmission, the Department of Interior declared there to be no competitive interest for the use of certain areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to construct an offshore transmission system being proposed by the Atla
STX OSV Holdings Limited, a major global designer and shipbuilder of offshore and specialized vessels headquartered in Norway, reports robust order intake for the first quarter ended 31 March 2012 (“1Q 2012”) amounting to NOK 2.34 billion. As at 31 March 2012, STX OSV’s total order book of 53 vessel
The operation to remove the wreck of the cargo ship MV Carrier, which ran aground near Llanddulas, North Wales, was completed this week. It has taken contractors, PGC, less than six weeks to remove the wreck and all scrap materials from the vessel have now been removed from the site. However residua
AGR has been awarded a frame agreement with RWE Dea to provide reservoir services. As a result of recent exploration successes, E&P firm RWE Dea is looking to AGR’s Reservoir Management for the provision of subsurface services during exploration, interpretation, early field development and increased
Fears that Las Vegas could run dry are allayed with news that a connection to a new reliable water source is on schedule with a key phase finished this March. Years of drought have halved the capacity of the lake supplying the desert city, with the threat that the water level could fall below the [&
The Statnett Group reports profit after tax of NOK 265 million for the first quarter of 2012. The corresponding figure for the same period in 2011 was NOK 394 million. The reduction was due to downward adjustment of tariffs for 2012 and lower congestion revenues in the period. In the first quarter o
Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry today reported robust revenue as the Group successfully executes on its full suite of services – EPIC, offshore marine and subsea services – for the various contracts sec
An important part of the TAP service is the provision of trained, expert operators who are able to ensure that the Echoscope is operating optimally as soon as it’s installed, and is providing imagery and recorded data to suit the customer’s requirements. CodaOctopus has entered into an agreement wit
West Africa Cable System (WACS) has been officially launched in Cape Town on Friday. The submarine cable which links Southern and Western Africa to Europe will increase South Africa’s broadband capacity by more than 500 Gigabits per second (Gbps), reports African Business Review. WACS cable stretche
As part of continual company growth and development, Coastline Surveys Ltd has placed an order for the purchase of a DATEM 5000 CPT system. The DATEM 5000 unit is a coiled rod design offering the latest technology and increased push capability compared to similar CPT designs available. The unit is c
