Total announces that it has been awarded an exploration license for Uruguay’s offshore Block 14, following the second bidding round held by the national company, ANCAP. This license remains subject to further approval by Uruguayan authorities. Block 14 has a surface area of 6,690 km² and is located
Statoil and Rosneft signed a cooperation agreement. The companies have agreed to jointly explore offshore frontier areas of Russia and Norway and to conduct joint technical studies on two onshore Russian assets. The agreement also envisages Rosneft’s acquisition of participating interests in selecte
When all four propeller blades of a 100-meter general cargo vessel were severely bent, a repair was required by the classification society. Hydrex therefore performed a detailed video inspection, followed by a repair while the vessel was berthed in Ghent, Belgium. To make a full assessment of the da
SeaBird has announced solid financial performance in the first quarter of 2012. HIGHLIGHTS – While still a challenging market environment, the first quarter showed signs of improving customer demand. Fleet utilization increased from 60% in the fourth quarter of last year to 65% for the first quarter
ContiTech has achieved another milestone: Its Fluid Technology Oil & Marine segment has been commissioned by the Canadian company Nautilus Minerals Inc. to take part in the world’s first deep-sea mineral resource project, the company announced in Hanover. The undertaking will see natural resources e
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of controls, handling, instrumentation and monitoring systems for the global oil and gas industry, has announced the successful delivery of two major contracts as well as the regional appointment of a vice president for the Americas. This comes as part
Charles Hendry, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) visited Alderney to meet members of the management team of Alderney Renewable Energy (ARE). ARE has ambitious plans for developing tidal power in the coastal waters around Alderney. In partnership with French ind
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it is strengthening its technology and engineering competence through two separate transactions. Seaonics AS (“Seaonics”), a subsidiary of STX OSV, is in the p
T.D. Williamson (TDW) announced the successful development and field deployment of the Subsea 1200RC Tapping Machine, its new compact remote-controlled subsea hot tapping machine.The system, which is extremely lightweight, allows hot tapping to be carried out from the safety of a Diving Support Ve
SubC Control unveils new feature to its underwater imagery product range, the 1Cam HD-SDI camera. The 1Cam HD-SDI has all the great features as the original 1Cam, the only difference is the 1Cam HD-SDI outputs live 1080 60p over a single coax. This ultra high quality digital signal is easily transmi
NOAA’s Fisheries Service is issuing two incidental harassment authorizations to Shell for energy exploration activities in shallow… [mappress] Source: NOAA , May 04, 2012
Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG) reported a solid first quarter in 2012. Q1 operating revenues came to MNOK 3 836, and the EBITA totalled MNOK 482. This resulted in an EBITA margin for the Group of 12.6 per cent, compared with 13.8 per cent in Q1 2011. Earnings per share (EPS) came to NOK 2.66 in Q1 [&
Unique Maritime Group of UAE, announce that they have recently delivered two Echoscope 3D Sonars to DI-MEDCO, a joint venture between Dredging International and Middle East Dredging Company for the planned shore protection and harbour construction works of two artificial islands. The Echoscope®, pro
seatooth® S100 from WFS Technologies is the latest wireless subsea modem from the WFS seatooth® range, officially launched this week at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. A mobile, compact, low power, wireless modem suitable for a variety of underwater applications with an optiona
