Osiris Marine Services announce successful completion of diving works on the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm. Supporting offshore foundations market leader MT Højgaard with Diving, ROV, Confined space and tower climbing services continuously for 18 months, Osiris Marine Services played a significant role i
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced it will increase staff numbers by a further 60 as it takes over ownership of the Dive Support Vessel (DSV) Toisa Polaris. The vessel came under the control of Bibby Offshore in January 2012 on a two-year time charter with opt
Globe Telecom recently confirmed that it has successfully interconnected Boracay through fiber optics, effectively boosting the connections and strengthening the network coverage of the internationally-renowned island. This was accomplished through the Boracay Submarine Cable System, a two-kilometer
Det norske oljeselskap ASA reports an increase in contingent resources in the third quarter due to the Geitungen discovery, which now constitutes part of the Johan Sverdrup discovery. The Ivar Aasen project made good progress in the quarter, and Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) will be submi
Leading classification society ABS has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with several Korean entities to advance local research and development (R&D) efforts. On 19 October 2012, ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki signed an MOU with the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) to join in i
Summary of meetings with key players in the EU Commission and the Norwegian delegation for the EU on 20 September was one of the topics at the Safety Forum’s meeting in Brussels on 21 September. In addition, mutual information and updates were provided as regards on-going issues, and the Safety Foru
Electro Standards Laboratories, Cranston, RI, has extended the science in Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems. The company is addressing the need for extended operation of autonomous sensor buoys and other remote ocean platforms. Many existing remote ocean-based platforms are powered by batteries o
Offshore engineering specialist and leading global supplier of centraliser products, Aquaterra Energy, has secured a contract to design and install 260 centralisers for BP Azerbaijan in their latest development on the West Chirag Platform in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oil fields in the Caspian
Pacific Fleet (PF) measurement ship Marshall Krylov headed by Capt 1 Rank Igor Shalyna returned to homebase Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after completion of special tasks at sea. Through two weeks of deployment, the ship has passed over 2,000 nautical miles. Marshall Krylov was tasked to record telemetr
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), is celebrating the company’s fifteenth-year anniversary this month. Incorporated on November 21, 1997, Bluefin ‘spun out’ of the AUV Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From a small group of en
Aker Solutions’ operating revenues were NOK 11 158 million in the third quarter of 2012. Year-to-date revenues are 32 per cent higher than in the first nine months of 2011. Quarterly earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 1 122 million with a margin of
Nautilus Minerals Inc. (the “Company” or “Nautilus Minerals”) announces the discovery of two (2), high grade, Seafloor Massive Sulfide (“SMS”) systems on its wholly owned exploration tenements in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Tonga (“Tonga”). Grab samples from these discoveries assayed up
Helix Energy Solutions Group’s new T1200 burial and trenching unit is quickly establishing a positive track record following the completion of an oil and gas project in the North Sea. The T1200 features a 1,200hp jet trenching spread, capable of burying product in water depths to 3,000m (10,000ft).
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad (“SapuraKencana” or the “Company”) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Allied Marine & Equipment Sdn Bhd, has received a letter of award from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (“PETRONAS Carigali”) for the Provision of Underwater Services (the “Award”). The val
