Hemisphere GPS introduces the Vector VS330™ and Vector VS131™ GPS compass products that provide high performance heading, position, heave, and attitude data. The new Vector products are designed for professional marine applications such as hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, dredging, oil platform
Dr Hideo Nishida, of the Japan Hydrographic Association, has been presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO) Alexander Dalrymple Award at a ceremony in London. Dr Nishida was honoured for his outstanding contribution to Hydrography over a long and illustrious career with the Japa
Hydratight has reached an astonishing milestone for any business. The company’s Western region – North and South America – has achieved over a MILLION hours of work in 2011-12 without a single lost time injury – despite working in mining, oil and gas, nuclear maintenance and other dangerous fields.
Energi Coast launched norstec, the new industry and government initiative to maximise the renewables energy potential of the North Sea. Seven members of the Energi Coast steering group are among the network’s first signatories. – Deep Ocean – JDR Cables – Modus Seabed Intervention – OGN Group – TAG
The UK Government signed a new order for development of the former Swan Hunter shipyard, which will allow simplified planning process, the Bdaily news site reports. The shipyard will become one of five Centres for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). Developers would not need to seek formal planni
Robert Kleiburg, Chief Operating Officer of the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) will give a key note speech on the importance of natural gas in energy transition on 23 October as part of the official opening of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference. In a recent article published by
BP announced the successful start-up of the Devenick gas project in the central North Sea. The Devenick project is a subsea tie-back to Marathon Oil’s East Brae platform and provides an important new source of domestic gas for the UK. Trevor Garlick, Regional President for BP’s North Sea business, s
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is experiencing a strong resurgence of Exploration and Production (E&P) activity and is well on its way towards reaching a “new equilibrium” in 2013 according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest upstream outlook. Huge exploration success in the deepwater GoM over the 10 years p
Completion of the world’s largest deep-sea tsunami array, new instruments to improve marine safety in the Strait of Georgia, and the first subsea instrument platform in the Arctic—these are three exciting developments underway at the University of Victoria’s world–leading Ocean Networks Canada Obser
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that Subsea Rock Installation works will commence along the pipeline route from 54°20.34’N, 011°03.51’W (Corrib Offshore Field Location) to 54°19.70’N, 009°59.41’W (WGS84). Work will commence in mid October 2012 and is expected to be co
Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) has been awarded a new contract in the North Sea, to be performed by GSP Falcon, the DNV class pipelay vessel. The operations under the new contract with Perenco are scheduled to start in mid October 2012 and involve all engineering, procurement installation and pre-co
With over 80 orders already taken for its sophisticated K-Master aft- and forward-bridge workstation, Kongsberg Maritime has completed development and the pilot course for a specialised training course designed to enable offshore support vessel crew to enhance operational safety and efficiency using
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor serving the infrastructure sector, announced a contract award of approximately $14 million. Orion Marine Group was recently awarded a design build contract for the construction of offshore mooring facilities for a liquids terminal in
The inaugural Oceanology International China is to be held 3-5 September 2013 at INTEX, Shanghai. Organised by Reed Exhibitions whose long-running OI Oceanology International – the world’s largest exhibition for marine science and science technology – is held biennially at London’s ExCeL, Oceanology
