Fugro Survey Pty Ltd (Perth) is shortly due to commence a deepwater AUV survey as part of the Woodside-operated Browse LNG Development. Woodside has commissioned Fugro to undertake a detailed seabed mapping program, extending offshore from the proposed Central Processing Facility, that will provide
Swiber Holdings Limited , a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced today that its order book has rocketed close to US$1.0 billion, the highest in the Group’s corporate history, after securing its single largest contract win this year wor
A European “supergrid” connecting the electricity network of Britain to those of mainland Europe could cut the cost of connecting offshore… By Alex Morales (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 22, 2011;
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces further expansion to its fleet of offshore support vessels. The Kendal, a multipurpose subsea vessel, with both ROV and Air Diving capability installed departs for her first project with PT Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (P
Communications Commission (NCC) announced Wednesday that it has approved Chunghwa Telecom’s (CHT) submarine cable project between Kinmen and… By Lin Ye-fong and Nell Shen ( Focus Taiwan) [mappress] Source: Focus Taiwan, September 22, 2011;
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 3 million euro turnkey contract to supply lead-in cable systems for the advanced GeoStreamer seismic array technology that Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is deploying on its fleet of offshore survey vessels. The contract pro
Veidekke Entreprenør AS has entered into a contract with Statoil ASA in connection with the construction of a new test facility for a subsea compressor at K-lab on Kårstø. The total value of the contract is approx. NOK 115 million, excluding VAT. K-lab is Statoil’s specialised laboratories for larg
Coral reef managers in the Northern Mariana Islands will now receive early warning of dangerous environmental conditions that can weaken and kill high value coral reefs, thanks to a new coral observing station added in Lao Lao Bay, Saipan. The new station is a first-of-its-kind for the Pacific regio
Petrobras has confirmed the presence of oil and gas accumulations in the ultra deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas basin, after completing a lined well formation test in the BM-SEAL-11 concession in Block SEAL-M-426. This is the first exploratory project in ultradeep waters on the Sergipe state side
NOAA Ship Rainier has begun a month long survey of the sea floor near Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for the area. In addition to supporting marine navigation, data acquired by the 231-foot hydrographic survey vessel will also support marine
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has announced the delivery of an integral component to its expanded containment system, a new Aframax tanker. Named “Eagle Texas” in a recent ceremony in Takamatsu, Japan, the tanker will be operated by AET Tanker Holdings. The “Eagle Texas” will soon undergo e
SEA CON Global Production, specialists and industry leaders in the field of underwater electrical connectors unveils the water blocked version of the Flat ALL-WET (FAW) marine electrical connector series. Originally designed for installation onto an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), this new conn
International Underwater Storage Ltd publishes a Paper for an Undersea Surveillance Barrier, based on its CHECKMATE undersea platform, suitable for screening a port facility. The proposal provides for a triple barrier with detection modules at 5, 13 and 24 kms offshore from the focal point. The tabl
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the first wave-powered Wave Glider® marine robot, announced its Pacific Crossing (PacX) Challenge open to scientists around the world. During the PacX Challenge, four Wave Gliders will launch in the fall of 2011 off the coast of Nort
