The M/V Island Valiant is still working for AGR Subsea AS excavating along piperoutes on the Northern Extension of the Ormen Lange. The contract was awarded in March 2011 with startup in May, and was initially planned to last for 30 days. The vessel and trenching spread has flushed away approximatel
Recently, CCCC Water Transport Planning and Design Institute (WTPDI) won the bid for Phase 1 terminal design project of the national deep sea base. Located in the east of Aoshan Peninsula in Aoshanwei, Jimo, Qingdao, the project involves two 6,000t scientific investigation ship terminals, an approac
The Compact- 8 range of subsea bolt tensioning tools from UK manufacturer and global supplier, Tentec, introduces a new generation of subsea bolt tensioning tools. This unique and innovative range of tensioners was launched at Offshore Europe 2011 last week. Comprising just 8 bolt tensioning tools,
Further to Bahamas Petroleum’s statement of 5 September 2011, the board of Bahamas Petroleum announce the formal appointment of Simon Potter as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from 17 October 2011. The Board also regrets to announce that Alan Burns, Founder and Chairman of Bahamas
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced the sale of the Ocean Legend, a mobile offshore production system, to an undisclosed buyer. Oceaneering’s third quarter 2011 earnings will include an estimated pretax gain in the range of $17 million to $19 million on the sale of this asset in its Subsea Pro
Fugro has been awarded the contract to conduct an Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) survey of the Golf of Lion (France) to be conducted during September 2011. The primary purpose of the survey which will be conducted to IHO order 1b standards is to map the sand reserves from the back of the beach to [
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced the retirement of Scott T. Naughton, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective September 9, 2011. Also, the Company announced that John R. Abadie, Jr., the Company’s current Senior Vice President – Operations – Western Hemisphere, has been promoted to se
The Supervisory Board and Management of N-Sea announce that as of 12 September 2011 Mr Gerard Keser takes office as the new Managing Director of N-Sea. Leen Noordhoek, who has been Managing Director, ad interim, since May of this year, will become a Member of the Supervisory Board. From 2002 to 2011
International oil services company Aker Solutions takes its subsea business to Sweden through establishment of an office in Gothenburg. The objective is to tap into the Swedish engineering market to help further grow Aker Solutions’ subsea business. International oil services company Aker Solutions
A new £350,000 storage facility has opened at Peterhead, as part of Peterhead Port Authority’s ambitious plans for its Smith Quay development. The storage base, which covers 8,000 square metres, provides additional working space to support vessel activities at the port’s £35million deepwater berth,
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has announced it has cemented its UK presence in Aberdeen, Scotland, with the opening a new … (bus-ex) [mappress] Source: bus-ex, September 12, 2011;
Almarin, based in Barcelona, Spain, and Ahlers Lindley, based in Estoril, Portugal, have joint forces to launch a new range of marine buoys and towers under the name Balizamar. The primary application of the Balizamar line of products is Aids to Navigation (AtoN), flotation and mooring buoys. Baliza
Iran’s third home-made oceangoing ship named ‘Iran Kashan’ launched in the southern waters of the country on Sunday, deputy director of Iran… (irna) [mappress] Source: irna, September 12, 2011;
Shell is seeking Federal Government environmental approval for a small 2D marine seismic survey off the North West Cape. Subject to approvals the survey is planned to have a duration of around 12 days and to take place during the period from mid-November 2011 to the end of March 2012 – avoiding the
