On 22 June 2012, Braveheart Shipping baptized its Javelin 22.22 “Guardian”. Guardian is the first Javelin built and developed by Javelin International by order of Braveheart Shipping. With this ship, especially being used for survey activities, Braveheart is further expanding its fleet and consequen
Yesterday the Danish Energy Agency granted Nord Stream permission to operate the second of its twin pipelines that will transport natural gas from Russia to Europe. The permit to operate the first pipeline was granted a year ago, in July 2011. The operations permit was granted as Nord Stream has met
One hundred years after the Titanic sank to the bottom of the ocean, Dr. Robert Ballard, a Life Scout and a world renowned oceanographer responsible for discovering the legendary ship, has invited an Eagle Scout and future leader in marine archaeology to explore the mysteries of the Black Sea. Alex
US Seismic Systems, Inc., an Acorn Energy, Inc. company, recently announced that it has built and shipped an Ultra High Sensitivity fiber-optic based marine seismic array for oil & gas exploration.The system was purchased by an international service provider and is intended for use as a marine array
International Submarine Engineering Ltd announces a contract to build another HYSUB Remotely Operated System (ROV) for SNK Ocean Co Ltd, a Japanese marine services company based out of Tokyo, Japan. SNK will be provided with a 100HP ROV with depth capability to 2000 meters. This 100HP ROV with TMS j
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that the Horn Point Laboratory at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science has purchased one REMUS 600 system to use as a shared research platform f
CodaOctopus recently completed the sale of an Echoscope® and F180series® system to international maritime salvage and marine emergency response company, T&T Marine Salvage Inc. of Galveston, Texas. The Echoscope® augments T&T Marine’s technology with real-time 3D sonar survey and imaging capabilitie
On 24 June, the Chinese manned deep-sea submersible Jiaolong accomplished its goal to dive 7,000 meters below the sea, thestatesman.net reported. The submersible succeeded in diving 7,015 meters below sea level during its fourth dive into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Now China has the ab
MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company, offers various services running on its new submarine cable – West African Cable System (WACS), Dailyindependentnig.com reports. The 17, 200 km submarine cable system stretches from Europe through West Africa to South Africa. This service was made co
Dolphin Geophysical AS has received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for the acquisition of a 5500 km2 survey offshore Tanzania. The survey will be acquired by one of our high capacity 3D seismic vessels commencing in the fourth quarter of 2012. CEO Atle Jacobsen, commented “This marks Dolphin’s entr
On 10 July, at 06.00 hours, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) started acquiring seismic data in the Nordland IV and V areas. The work is planned to last for one month. The Storting (Norwegian Parliament) has tasked the NPD with mapping the seabed to gain knowledge regarding potential petrole
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a $3.4 million, two-year contract working on the Who Dat project, in the Gulf of Mexico, for LLOG Exploration. Expro will provide subsea test trees for the project on the Mississippi Canyon (Block 547). Expro and LLOG have had a
Norwegian Mapping Authority Hydrographic Service (NHS) has announced that they are seeking for a company to execute hydrographic services. The project includes seabed surveying services in the Barents Sea, under the direction of the MOREANO programme. The total value of the tender is estimated betwe
Ifremer announced a tender for ROV engineering services in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. The tender encompasses the study, engineering and testing of the new HROV winch assembly. These would afterwards be installed on Ifremer’s vessels. The project should last about 9 months from the date of the cont
