On 13th March 2012, SBSS Managing Director Mr. Bruce Neilson-Watts and Mr. Xie Qingbao, the General Manager of China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation(COOEC) KSA Branch, counter signed the KJO Subsea Cable Installation contract in SBSS Shanghai office. The KJO project is an offshore oil project i
Glaxosmithkline (GSK) has submitted its application to the Scottish Government for a marine generation license to generate power from 15 tidal turbines placed either side of the South Esk bridge. This is another step the company made upon pursuing efforts towards generating its own marine energy for
Providence Resources P.l.c., (‘Providence’) the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) quoted oil and gas exploration and production company provides an operational update on its ongoing well operations in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10z Barryroe appraisal well is located
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded an Enterprise Frame Agreement (“EFA”) by Shell Global Solutions International BV (“Shell”) to provide subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) engineering and construction management services to Shell worldwide, with primary focus on the Asia Pacific region, alo
Leading international renewable energy consultancy Natural Power and marine engineering specialists SeaRoc are opening a new office in Orkney, establishing a new joint presence for the companies to support the development of marine projects and encourage the growth of the wave and tidal energy indus
Aberdeen-based oilfield service company Coretrax Technology Ltd has recruited 3 new staff bringing its team in Aberdeen to twelve. Chris Calder joins as Operations Manager from Halliburton Energy Services. Chris, who has a MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Strathclyde University, brings several ye
Halul Offshore Services Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha (previously known as Qatar Navigation), has secured an eight year US$ 60 million (equivalent to QAR 220 million) ship financing facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Proceeds from the facility will be utilized b
During Oceanology International, Coda Octopus Products and the world’s largest marine electronic equipment rental company, Seatronics, have signed an agreement with an initial investment worth over $1.5m to increase the number of Echoscope® systems available for rental worldwide through a joint Tech
MacArtney Underwater Technology Group, a world leader in underwater services and support, has announced that it has expanded its North American operations. MacArtney Offshore and M.J. Stewart Associates have joined forces as MacArtney Inc. MacArtney Inc. has assumed responsibility for SubConn® sales
EIVA and AML Oceanographic (formerly Applied Microsystems) have signed a distributor agreement with the aim of EIVA reselling the AML Oceanographic product line. EIVA will provide the AML Oceanographic products comprising CTD, sound velocity, and environmental instrumentation in its integrated surve
Seaborn Networks, LLC announced it will deploy Seabras-1, the first-ever submarine cable system to provide a direct route between the United States and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Because this is the primary route for the majority of Internet, data and voice traffic between South America and the rest of the
Powerful Humber tides are to light up one of the world’s most spectacular aquariums. In a new advance for marine renewable energy, the Neptune Proteus tidal stream energy device will supply electricity from April to The Deep, Hull’s iconic visitor attraction and research centre. The full-scale demon
On 15 February, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Det norske’s development of Jette. No nonconformities were identified in the audit, and no notifications of orders were issued. The report states that the project is well manned and managed. Drilling PSA’s supervisory
Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, today announced it was selected by Australia Japan Cable (AJC) to expand its subsea cable route spanning approximately 12,700 kilometers between Sydney, Guam and Japan. “We selected Ciena after a stringent selection and trial process because of their demon
