MEO Australia Limited advises that a contract has been executed with Fugro Multi Client Services Pty Ltd for the acquisition and processing of a 323 km2 3D multi-client seismic survey (‘Zeus 3D survey’) in WA-361-P, in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. WA-361-P is located in close pro
Bourbon released solid first half results with significant recovery in activity: +18.8%,sharp increase in EBITDA (+19.3% sequentially) to 142.1 million euros,net loss,group share of 21.4 million euros owing to the change in the dollar exchange rates, generating 30.5 million euros in net financial ex
Under it’s five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Fugro Pelagos Inc. have commenced surveying operations around the Aleutian chain’s Krenitzin Islands, Alaska in late July 2011. This 36 day program of Multi Be
As part of ongoing expansion in China, global marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime has officially opened its new factory in Zhenjiang, China. The opening ceremony of the 25,000 m² facility took place 18th August 2011, with numerous local dignitaries, partners, employees, management from Kong
Solstad Offshore ASA has signed a contract with Ocean Installer AS for hire of SOFF’s offshore construction vessel (CSV) “Normand Clipper”. The duration of the contract is firm for 5 years with further 5 x 1 year option. Commencement is expected to be during second quarter of 2012. The contract valu
Seatec recently received an order for the design, fabrication and delivery of special purpose Turbine Tents (6 pcs). These units will be used by an offshore institute measuring gasflow on the seabed. Each unit is equipped with a high-end sampler unit. All units will be loadtested (750kg) prior to de
C & C Technologies, Inc., the worldwide leader in deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) operations, announces that its AUV fleet has… (gisuser) [mappress] Source: gisuser, August 30, 2011;
The Australian Maritime College is celebrating 10 years of cutting-edge hydrodynamic research at the Model Test Basin, and a function was held on Tuesday, 23 August to mark the occasion. Past and present AMC staff members involved with the creation and ongoing development of the facility attended, a
Seatec again received an order for the delivery of a heavy duty multi purpose Sonar pole. Last year Seatec already received an order for such a unit. The pole is designed in such a way that beside a Multibeam Sonar also other sensors can be mounted. It is fitted with a multipurpose adapterflange in
An underwater war grave containing the victims of one of the worst British naval disasters of the first world war has been surveyed for the… (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, August 30, 2011;
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has signed a further two year frame work agreement with Applied Drilling Technology International (‘ADTI’), the turnkey drilling division
South Korea’s first tidal-power plant began full operations after a trial on Aug. 3, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in an e-mailed… (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg , August 30, 2011;
Wild Well Control, a Superior Energy Services company, has named Kerry Girlinghouse Vice President of Well Control Engineering. Girlinghouse has been with Wild Well Control since 2004. In his most recent position he served as a Senior Technical Advisor within the engineering division. Based in Houst
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a new report evaluating how climate change may affect the environmental conditions measured and used in mathematical modeling for oil-spill trajectory analysis in the Arctic region. Key findings from the study includ
