Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract to provide a range of conductor installation services to Weatherford Colombia, on behalf of Equion Energia Ltd. The contract is a breakthrough for CIS, as it will be one of just a handful of projects to take pl
Aker Solutions’ geo business has signed a six-year frame agreement with TGS to co-operate in supplying regional sub-surface velocity cubes – hiQbe(TM) – for the UK Central North Sea area. The agreement is valid for a period of six years, with optional extensions, from 29 May 2012. In addition, TGS h
ClerkMaxwell has secured framework agreements with four major North Sea operators with the potential value of up to £15m over the next three years. Since Costain completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen-based upstream oil and gas consultancy in April of last year, the company has gone from strength
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer has opened a UK office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will become a full-blown regional branch of Ocean Installer. “Less than one and a half year after Ocean Installer was established, they are at a place where the only natural development is
“I found the Congress to be a great learning and networking opportunity. It was very well attended and I had no second thoughts about being a part of it again this year.” explained Jerry Joynson, Director, Proposals and Technology department from SBM Offshore. Apart from presenting at the 13th Annua
CryoSat was launched in 2010 to measure sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, but data from the Earth-observing satellite have also been exploited for other studies. High-resolution mapping of the topography of the ocean floor is now being added to the ice mission’s repertoire. The main objective of the
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a contract on 10th February, 2012 with Ichthys joint venture (INPEX 76% the Operator, Total 24%) for the supply of high strength large diameter welded (UOE) line pipes for the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia and
Two Roman shipwrecks were found in the deepwater off the coast of a western Greek island, according to Zeenews.com. The shipwrecks were discovered in the sea between Corfu and Italy during a survey that covered 200 square kilometers, at a depth of 1.2 – 1.4 kilometers where a Greek-Italian gas pipel
In addition to the successfull realization of its cable hang-off system, Vos Prodect Innovations is looking for additional features to satisfy the new requirements of the offshore wind farm projects. Project developers are setting additional firm requirements that have to be met and relevant systems
Russian search and rescue vessel Igor Belousov, which will perform search, rescue and salvage of submarines in distress, will be equipped with two submersibles. The vessel will receive two ARS-600 two-seat unique deepwater submersibles. The Russian Defense Ministry made a decision in 2011 that the S
EdgeTech welcomes Garry Kozak. Garry joins EdgeTech with over 35 years of experience in the underwater technology field. Respected worldwide for his knowledge in side scan sonars, Garry has extensive hands-on experience with numerous sonar platforms and has traveled the globe performing underwater s
InterAct Activity Management Ltd, an Acteon company, has enhanced its abandonment engineering skills base with the recent appointments of Dave Barclay, Allen Scoging and Juliann Canty. Dave joins InterAct from BP, where he was a well abandonment engineer involved with the subsea abandonment of wells
Aminex PLC, an independent oil company listed on the main market of the London and Irish Stock Exchanges with exploration and development assets in the emerging hydrocarbon province of East Africa, announces commencement of a 335 kilometre 2D seismic survey in the Nyuni Area Licence, offshore Tanzan
Coda Octopus Group, Inc., and their agent in the Netherlands, Nautikaris BV, have recently been involved in a project for Deep BV – Hydrography and Geophysics, providing positioning and survey services for the installation of a power cable from the Thornton Bank Wind Farm off the Belgian coast. This
