It is essential knowledge for every subsea oil and gas project, yet landfalls and marine terminals seem to be the ‘ugly duckling’ of the subsea engineering world; with more focus put on easier, more appealing projects. Now, Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering company is helping engineers t
The appointment of Arthur Hollmann has enabled Bluestream Offshore to gain a vital foothold in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)… IRO [mappress] Source: IRO , December 06, 2011
The Sea of Opportunity: The most important conference for the offshore energy industry in the East of England. Seajacks will be main sponsor of the Southern North Sea Conference 2012. The event will be held at the University of East Anglia’s John Innes Centre in Norwich (UK) on March 1st. The confer
International energy consultancy Xodus Group has secured more than $1 million of contracts in the Gulf of Mexico since it opened its office in Houston in February. The company’s recruitment drive continues and it has invested $2 million in a move to new larger premises in Richmond Avenue in the city
As Penspen’s scope of subsea services grows in London, its Offshore and Integrity practices have teamed up to offer a series of specialist courses in Offshore Pipeline Legislation. As engineers and consultants to the global oil and gas industry, Penspen’s strong subsea presence puts it in prime posi
For working Brazil’s vast oil fields – bigger in size than the State of Florida – Brazilian-based underwater operator, Belov Engenharia, has switched to Saab Seaeye ROVs. It is the first purchase of Saab Seaeye vehicles by Belov, founded in 1981 and a key provider of services across civil, harbour a
The MV “Lone” is now in the last stages of upgrading her existing DP 1 system to a DP 2 system. In dry-dock at the German shipyard Norderwerft, the vessel received one additional 1,200 kW bowthruster, two retractable azimuths of 1,200 kW each and three 1,600 kW auxiliary engines to secure the power
GE Oil & Gas opened its $100 million technology and learning complex in Jandakot, Western Australia, to support the development of skills for the oil and gas sector and provide its first in-country support and maintenance center for the upstream industry. The biggest complex of its kind in Australia
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project, to be acquired by POLARCUS NADIA, will commence this month and is expected to run for approximately 30 days. About Polarcus Pol
MBARI’s seafloor mapping robot has had a busy year. It documented a huge lava flow from a three-month-old volcanic eruption off the Oregon coast; it charted mysterious three-kilometer-wide scour marks on the seafloor off Northern California; and it unearthed data that challenge existing theories abo
Blue Offshore, a specialist subsea construction contractor, have announced that they have reached agreement to use the former Swan Hunter shipyard facilities at Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK), for assembly and construction of their cable installation system. Blue Offshore will operate the facili
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has signed a Letter of Intent with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS) for the charter of the 12 – 14 streamer 3D seismic vessel POLARCUS AMANI. The charter, of minimum 5 months duration and subject to the execution of a service contract, will commence
Fishing community in the state, under the banner of the National Fishworkers Forum, has opposed finance minister K M Mani’s suggestion… (indiatimes) [mappress] Source: indiatimes , December 05, 2011; Image: coastalcare
As part of its expanding research programme, Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. of Fukuoka, Japan announced that it has begun development of an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) based on technology it has developed for the Aquarius MRE SystemTM. This new vessel design concept is called the AquariusUSVTM. The Aqu
