Following the successful association between international oilfield services companies, Expro, and China Oilfield Services (COSL) in the form of a China based joint venture, Husky Oil China Ltd has awarded the joint venture with a subsea and well testing contract worth in excess of $25million. These
MMT and NetSurvey have recently merged after 6 years cooperation on various hydrographic survey assignments. The goal is to benefit from synergy effects and to jointly provide high-resolution surveys. NetSurvey will bring strong technical capabilities in the field of multibeam expertise to the MMT G
Fugro has secured new ROV and diving support contracts for Petrobras projects in Brazil. Fugro has been awarded another long-term saturation diving contract by Otto Candies for Petrobras. Following successful partnership for the first Otto Candies’ Diving Support Vessel (DSV), which is currently und
Polarcus Limited announces the release today of the Company’s 2010 Annual Report, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The Polarcus 2010 Annual Report is available for viewing or download at www.polarcus.com About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine g
International engineering contractor Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) has been awarded a new six-figure contract by Burntisland Fabricators (BiFab) to provide the engineering and design of two substation platforms for a wind farm off the North Wales coast. ODE will produce the detailed design o
The Directors of Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd (MMA) announces that the Company has entered into a contract to purchase a new 75 metre DP II Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The PSV is a MT 6009 MKII diesel electric design, which delivers a high level of reliability and fuel efficiency in operation. PSV
Technip was awarded a full EPIC(1) contract by RWE Dea, for the Clipper South gas field development in the North Sea. The field is located 70 kilometers North-east of the Bacton gas terminal in 25 meters of water. The contract covers full project management, detailed pipeline design, installation an
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco recently appointed nine new members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory… [mappress] Source: noaanews , April 05, 2011;
Polarcus Limited announces that the official steel cutting ceremony of newbuild NB293, named POLARCUS ADIRA, took place in March 2011. POLARCUS ADIRA is the second of two newbuild 3D seismic vessels ordered from Ulstein Verft AS of Norway and announced by Polarcus on 18 November 2010. The vessels ar
Fugro has reached agreement with Reef Subsea AS to acquire Bluestone Offshore Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries. Bluestone Offshore Pte Ltd is a specialist provider of geotechnical services in Southeast Asia and Australia and currently operates one chartered DP deepwater geotechnical vessel in the region
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by BP Exploration and Production to programme manage their existing portfolio of onshore and offshore projects in the North Sea, estimated to be worth £60 million over the four year contract. As part of the BP-AMEC
Cygnus Instruments launch their latest ROV mountable multiple echo ultrasonic thickness gauge, the Cygnus Workclass. Cygnus offers two dedicated ROV mountable thickness gauges. These units have been designed to be mounted onto most types of work class ROV with a manipulator facility. The shallow wat
With orders in excess of £9.5m, a 90% uplift against EFC’s previous 12 month booking period, leading designer and manufacturer of Instrumentation, Monitoring, Controls and Handling Systems for the global oil and gas industry, EFC Group commenced 2011 with expansion into new headquarters to facilitat
Undersea robots have located a “large part” of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, but haven’t yet found its bla… (huffingtonpost) [mappress] Source: huffingtonpost , April 4, 2011;
