Apply Sørco has been awarded the operations and maintenance support contract for the Goliat field in the Barents Sea by Eni Norge. The contract includes pre-operations support services as well as technical services and support during the field operations phase. The first phase of the work includes p
Brazil is to overcome Norway as the world’s largest offshore market in 2015 says analyst Rystad Energy. NCE Subsea cooperates with Brazilian organizations to enhance business opportunities. In a ceremony in São Paulo, NCE Subsea and Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (FIESP) – the Feder
Nautilus Minerals announces that its 100% owned subsidiary, Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (“TOML”) confirmed that Golder Associates Pty Ltd., (“Golder”) has completed a maiden Mineral Resource estimate for TOML’s Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (“CCZ”) polymetallic nodule project, located within th
Turner Designs has introduced its Turbidity optical configuration now available for the Cyclops-6K Submersible Fluorometer, which enables monitoring of turbidity up to a depth of 6000 meters. Offering the same low power requirements, high performance, and long-term stability as the Cyclops-7 Submers
International oil services group Aker Solutions is set to ramp up its presence in the north east of England. The company aims to create up to 100 jobs in its new Stockton-on-Tees engineering office over the next three years. Aker Solutions’ drilling technologies business will be the main occupant in
DeepOcean AS has been awarded a 1 year option by Statoil for the vessel Edda Flora under the existing frame agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) the company holds with Statoil. Edda Flora is now committed until 1st December, 2013. The award represents a significant addition to Deep
Partrac Ltd were awarded the framework contract by SSE Renewables to provide metocean survey services in support of wave and tidal energy developments in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters, following the award of Agreement for Leases by The Crown Estate in 2010. Now approaching the second year of
Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson (T-AGS 63), with its embarked scientific staff from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), joined naval ships from Indonesia, Australia and Singapore in a formation exercise near Morotai Island, Indonesia. Indonesian President
MEO Australia Limited advises that its subsidiary company Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (SOEL) received handover of the Hercules #208 jack-up drilling rig at 12:00 noon Jakarta time on 18th September. The rig is under tow to the Gurame SE-1X location and the well is expected to spud on or aro
GE Oil & Gas and Brazilian energy company Petrobras have signed the world’s largest subsea wellhead production contract, worth nearly US$1.1 billion (R$2.2 billion). This includes the delivery of approximately 380 subsea wellhead systems and installation tools needed in oil well exploration, and mor
Claxton Engineering, an Acteon company, has appointed Richard Jenkins as Vice President of Operations. Jenkins’s role will be to guide the integration of Claxton Engineering’s technical, project, procurement and commercial teams to support the company’s strategic growth plans. Reporting to Laura Cla
Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) across the country began receiving the Office of Naval Research (ONR) SeaPerch underwater robotic kit. Striving for more Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses, numerous schools around the U.S. are adding to SeaPerch to th
FarSounder announced the introduction of their new generation Navigation Sonars. This official launch has been planned to showcase the technology at the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show which opens this Wednesday in Port Hercules, Principality of Monaco. Development of these new products has been in process o
SEACOM, a pan-African ICT enabler, plans to expand its European connectivity to Amsterdam and will be the latest partner to join the AMS-IX reselling program. Joining the program gives SEACOM the opportunity to make connectivity to the AMS-IX platform more easily available for African Internet compa
