Subsea UK will showcase the expertise available within the British subsea industry with its largest ever delegation of member companies at the Latin American energy exhibition, Rio Oil and Gas (September, 17 to 20). The membership organisation’s pavilion at the Rio-based conference will feature nine
DOF Subsea Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DOF ASA has received a Letter of Award for the installation of a FPSO mooring system in India and the project management and engineering associated with the hookup and commissioning of the FPSO. The work will be executed in Q4 2012 with Skandi Hercules vessel
University of Delaware researchers have discovered that a shipwreck near the coast of Cape Henlopen is a 215-footlong sailing vessel destroyed by a hurricane more than a century ago. Scientific surveys and historical records indicate that the wreck is the W.R. Grace, a three-masted ship that ran agr
Norskan / DOF Subsea Brazil have agreed with Petrobras a 2 year extension for Skandi Chieftain from 3 quarter 2012. Skandi Chieftain is a RSV with ROVs and various deck mounted subsea equipment. Skandi Chieftain has been working for Petrobras since 2009. DOF Subsea AS has also entered into a contrac
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (CoPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations in connection with installation of the Ekofisk 2/4 VB facility. The consent for manned underwater operations covers work in connection with the 2/4 VB SSWI project, where CoPSAS is installing a new
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., pioneers in the field of deep-ocean exploration, provided an operational update relating to the activities of the three ships which are currently engaged in Odyssey projects. The chartered vessel working on the SS Gairsoppa project, the Seabed Worker, will make a sc
The Italian-American Consortium, TITAN/Micoperi, presented the detailed engineering and design plan for the removal of the wreck Costa Concordia to representatives from Osservatorio during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday. The presentation confirmed the previously presented and shared phases
Following his promotion from captain to rear admiral, Gerd Glang was named as director of the NOAA Office of Coast Survey and the… [mappress] Source: NOAA , August 15, 2012; Image: NOAA
Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, reported a 66.0 % surge in net profit to US$20.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 (“2Q2012”). This was achieved on the back of a 27.1% increase in revenu
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, today announced a project, involving Seaflex WaterLoad Test Weights in Victoria, Australia. Seaflex Ltd is a specialist in marine buoyancy products and water filled test weights. Headquartere
JDR announced the company has been selected by WindMW GmbH as a partner for the Meerwind Sud/Ost Offshore Windfarm. The project will use 80 wind turbines to generate 288 megawatts of electricity and will be located approximately 23km north of the island of Helgoland, with completion planned for 2013
The OE2012 conference which runs parallel to the Offshore Energy exhibition on 23 & 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI features an international faculty of expert speakers. They will offer perspectives on new North Sea oil and gas discoveries, challenging hydrocarbons and future offshore vessel concept
Tritech, the underwater technology specialist, has developed its 360° real-time anchor-chain and riser integrity system for Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs) to include a full design service that ensures optimum deployment. A field-proven technology, RAMS™ offers continuous mo
Organized by UBM Conferences and supported by SSNAOE, Offshore Engineering China Conference 2012 will take place on 25-26 September at Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel, bringing together major NOCs and IOCs, marine contractors, design institutes, marine equipment manufacturers, etc. to discuss cutti
