The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £1 million in feasibility studies, to be led by SMEs, which will stimulate innovation in the oil and gas sector and accelerate the development and deployment of new technologies. Proposals for the studies should focus on the areas of increasing oil an
Dr Peter Heffernan CEO, Marine Institute, and Prof Ian Wright, Deputy Director, Science and Technology, National Oceanography Centre (UK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD, to foster closer co-operation
China Oilfield Services Limited, announced its unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2012. During the first quarter of 2012, the Group actively consolidated its presences in existing markets and continuously explored new domestic and overseas markets. Revenue for the first quarter of
E.ON has announced that Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions (BBUS) has been awarded the contract to install the cable on its Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. The contract, worth circa £19 million, will involve the design and installation of a 30km section of underground 132kV cable which will be used
HMNZS RESOLUTION, the RNZN’s principal hydrographic survey vessel will decommission from service at a formal ceremony in the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 27 April 2012. Media are invited to the event which will be attended by the Chief of Navy and other senior military dignitaries. During the cere
UTEC has completed factory acceptance tests and has taken delivery of an additional Teledyne Gavia AUV (#27) to expand their AUV fleet. UTEC’s fleet of 1000m-rated AUV systems are licensed for use in 67 countries from UTEC’s Houston base. “UTEC is committed to investing in the best equipment and the
One of world’s leading suppliers of through-water and through-ground wireless technology for communication, navigation and power transfer, WFS Technologies will be exhibiting next week at OTC 2012 in Houston on the Scottish Pavilion, booth 2075/7. WFS invites attendees to their booth where they will
Viper Subsea has signed a new collaboration agreement with Perth based Velocious. The agreement enables both companies, each of whom are already globally recognised as providers of high quality subsea solutions, to expand their offerings to overseas markets and collaborate on product supply and proj
Technip announces that its Board of Directors approved the unaudited first quarter 2012 consolidated accounts on Apr. 24. Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO, commented: “Our first quarter performance was very much in line with our expectations, which enables us to reiterate our 2012 financial objecti
HMS Echo’s AB Sally Owen has been awarded a prestigious award for her excellence in hydrographic and meteorological training. The junior rating received the Navy’s premier award for her achievements in hydrographic and meteorological training: the Hambone Trophy. The trophy is a model sextant – ofte
Black Sea Fleet (BSF) hydrographic ship Donuzlav together with Russian delegation headed by Alexander Shemetov, Chief of Navigation and Oceanography Dept at Russian Defense Ministry, arrived in Monaco to take part in the 18-th International Hydrographic Conference, Russian Navy reports. During the c
Oceaneering International, Inc. reported record first quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, 2012. On revenue of $594.9 million, Oceaneering generated net income of $51.5 million, or $0.47 per share. During the corresponding period in 2011, Oceaneering reported revenue of $470.4 million and
Bluefin Robotics, a leader in the design and manufacturing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) announces that the company has named Mr. Jeffrey M. Smith as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Smith joined Bluefin in May of 2008 as the Director of Programs. He is a Mechanical Engineer by training a
Schlumberger announced that it has acquired GEDCO, a Calgary-based provider of integrated geophysical survey design software and services. The group will become part of the WesternGeco business unit. GEDCO has developed OMNI 3D*, the industry’s standard for seismic survey design and modeling, and VI
