Technip has been awarded by INPEX CORPORATION an important offshore commissioning contract, worth approximately €210 million, for the Ichthys LNG Project located in the Browse Basin, Western Australia. An integrated team will work on all activities related to the preparation and execution of the off
DeepOcean is working to deliver a conceptual study for INTECSEA Canada (INTECSEA), with the support of SMD, as part of a programme to develop a trenching system for subsea pipelines, flowlines and umbilicals in ice scour environments. INTECSEA, on behalf of Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador
The Gardline Group, through its Australia subsidiary Gardline Australia Pty Ltd, has entered into a Joint Venture arrangement with Asia Pacific Maritime Institute Pty Ltd / PIVOT Maritime International Pty Ltd. The Gardline Group is a marine science and technology company owning and operating a flee
Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest offshore vessel operators specializing in underwater survey, diving, pipe laying construction and maintenance operations, has signed a multimillion dollar contract with Kongsberg Maritime Simulation’s Mystic, CT, USA office for the supply of a suite
Subsea activity is the very lifeblood of the commercial marine, renewable energy and marine civils sectors. The DiveWork Pavilion and quayside Dive Tank at Seawork offer companies involved in underwater services, products and technologies the opportunity to exhibit in a dedicated area designed to ap
EU-funded, SPC Deep Sea Minerals (DSM) Project recently held a deep-sea minerals training workshop in Nadi, Fiji. According to Thejetnewspaper.com, the workshop addressed the issues associated with deep-sea minerals and mining. Among the attendees were numerous scientists from the United States, Kor
JDR, a leading supplier of high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems, announces its new German subsidiary – JDR Cable Systems GmbH – and a Hamburg office that will open after it attends Husum Wind Energy 2012. This move follows JDR’s first German contract win with WindMW GmbH for subsea p
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water that could be used to clean up oil spills. They believe that, with their technique, the oil could be recovered for use, offsetting much of the cost of cleanup. The researc
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, is launching its new anti-theft cable solutions at InnoTrans – which promises to help network operators reduce the high volume of copper cables theft along their railway networks. The solution comprises two approaches to help combat the predominant t
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies deployed a data buoy off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, three years ago to gather information on wave action for a Corps study and the scientific instrument has been providing useful information to scientists, mariners and the general pub
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will recognize three individuals for their outstanding accomplishments in the marine field and ship research and achievements in naval architecture, marine engineering or ocean engineering. The annually awarded medals will be presented at
Nova Scotia based Hawboldt Industries have chosen RS Aqua to market their comprehensive range of Engineered Marine Deck Equipment Solutions to the UK and Ireland marine sectors. Hawboldt Industries is a member of the Timberland Group of companies. Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, the company offers an
Fugro OSAE GmbH has been awarded a EUR 2.7 million hydrographic survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS). This survey, planned for 2013, is part of the on-going MAREANO project and will encompass an area over 11,000km2 in the Barents Sea. The area is located offshore the northern-
Norske Shell has been granted consent to use the new subsea loading system for crude oil on the Draugen field. Installation and commissioning of the new subsea loading system is planned during the fourth quarter of 2012. During commissioning of the new system, the existing loading buoy (FLP) will be
