MMT (Marin Mätteknik AB) has been awarded the 2011 Mareano survey contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service. The survey will commence in mid-April 2011 and last for 2 months. The survey will include bathymetric data acquisition and processing in area Nordland VI in the Norwegian Sea outside the
Seaway Heavy Lifting is pleased to announce being awarded by Scira Offshore Energy Ltd the Foundation installation contract, including installation of two offshore Substation Topsides for the Sheringham Shoal project. Sheringham Shoal is a wind farm of 88 turbines and 2 substations over an area of 3
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in the Netherlands secured a major contract for the conversion of the “M/V Agile” into a high-tech flexible Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV). The Owner and operator of the vessel McDermott Inc is a well known company in the world-wide offshore industry. The conver
Sercel has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Geophysical for the purchase of Nautilus® and Sentinel® systems to equip its first high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Polar Duke. The three-in-one Nautilus device offers acoustic positioning, depth control and automatic steering in a single unit. The Senti
Reference is made to the notice of 12 December 2010 regarding Larry Wagner’s resignation as CEO of Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (“RXT”) and the information that Stein Hedemark would act as CEO of the company until the board had been able to identify Larry Wagner’s successor. The board is ple
China recently completed its first exploration survey with underwater robots on the polymetallic sulfide area in the South Atlantic, which… (People’s Daily Online) [mappress] Source: peopledaily ,March 11, 2011;
Subsea specialist flexlife has been named as winner of the Pipeline Industries Guild award for Significant Contribution to Subsea Pipeline Technology at the 54th National Dinner held in London this week. The award recognises the advances made by flexlife’s ultrasonic scanning technology and the work
Time-efficient surveys and precise measurements of larger underwater facilities, from bridge and pier substructures to smaller, submerged piping and valve assemblies are now possible with a new underwater laser scanner, the M300UW developed and manufactured by Newton Labs of Seattle, Washington. The
Salvage & Marine Operations promotes tender for ROV services in the Bath area of UK. The Ministry of Defence has a requirement to recover debris from the seabed following an equipment trial. A DP2 ROV support vessel fitted with a work class ROV and crane (capacity 5t) capable of working in water dep
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, is expanding in to the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Chris Lilley as business development manager in Singapore. The Aberdeen isolation and intervention technology company has recently secured a number of key contracts in Asia and believes c
On January 30, 2011, the Acergy Polaris finished installing the three subsea separation units (SSU) for the Pazflor project, in 800 meters of water in Block 17 offshore Angola. The flagship innovation of the project, these units constitute a world first in terms of technology. For Pazflor is the fir
Northern announces that operations have commenced on drilling the Zaedyus prospect, with well GM-ES-1, in the Guyane Maritime Permit. Tullow Oil , the Operator, believes the well has the potential to open up a major new oil province in Guyane (French Guiana) with a significant number of further pros
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has opened its newly expanded and modernised Marine Service Centre in the Port of Rotterdam. The investment marks the latest stage in the development of a global Marine Service Centre network, which currently comprises dedicated repair activities in 34
SeaHold GeoShips announced the fixing of the Stril Explorer in an 18 month time charter from Simon Mokster AS. The 76m DP2 Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel was delivered in 2010 and is optimised for subsea operations. It is fitted with a 60 Te AHC knuckleboom crane for a working depth of 1500m, helidec
