Specialists from TMK, the global producer of pipes for the oil and gas industry, took part in lowering a tubing string with Premium-class threaded connections into a well of more than 2.5 kilometers deep, situated on LUKOIL’s Yury Korchagin oil deposit in the Caspian Sea. The pipes were produced at
Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that it has acquired through one of its subsidiaries a non-controlling interest in Seaweed Energy Solutions AS (“SES”), an alternative energy start-up focused on the development of bioethanol and biogas production from the sustainable large-scale cultivation of seawee
With about 120 pounds of gear on their backs, the wetsuit-clad divers knew they must react quickly… (augusta) [mappress] Source: augusta ,March 04, 2011;
Financing for the Nord Stream project is secured: Today, the company together with its shareholders in the consortium, OAO Gazprom, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, BASF SE/Wintershall Holding GmbH, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie, and GDF SUEZ S.A. announced the successful signing of Phase II financing of the pipeline pr
Osiris Marine Services, one of the UK’s leading subsea engineering organisations has invested £200,000 into new head quarters at Crossings Business Park in Skipton, North Yorkshire following an impressive period of company and equipment base growth over the past 18 months. The deal sees Osiris take
Power conversion specialist Converteam has announced that it has been selected to supply major elements of electrical equipment for a 1MW tidal turbine known as HS1000. The contract awarded by Hammerfest Strøm UK Ltd includes the subsea generator and the shore based systems including a power convert
FoundOcean has been awarded the offshore grouting contract by SBM Offshore for the MOPUstor Phase 2 installation in the Yme Oil Field, North Sea. Grouting equipment has been mobilised and set up on the work vessel, and a suitable work window is awaited prior to mobilisation of the 12-man crew. The M
The U.S. Hydro 2011 Conference, sponsored by The Hydrographic Society of America, will be held at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Tampa, Florida on April 25-28, 2011. U.S. Hydro 2011 is a continuation of the series of hydrographic conferences that alternate between the United States and Canada. This
EdgeTech will be demonstrating the latest technology in side scan sonar and swath bathymetry at the upcoming U.S. Hydro 2011 Conference in Tampa, Florida from April 25-28. EdgeTech’s vessel, the Ocean Research II, will be outfitted with the following equipment: 4600 EdgeTech’s 4600 combines the high
Gulmar Offshore took delivery of the ‘Gulmar Atlantis’- the first of its two new-build vessels – from the Hanjin shipyard in Busan, South Korea. These latest generation Diving/ROV Support Vessels each have an 18-man, 300m-rated diving system with twin diving bells and twin 18-man self-propelled hype
Kongsberg has completed the world’s longest multi-sensor AUV pipeline survey using one of its cutting-edge HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The pipeline inspection took place February 9th – 11th 2011, in the Hjelte fjord near Bergen, Norway and the HUGIN 1000 was operated from the Ro
Cameron Subsea Systems has signed a non-exclusive Global Agreement with BP for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Operational Support for Subsea Production Systems. The Global Agreement recognizes that the alignment of standards, specifications and processes and the introduction of produ
Experience VideoRay ROVs and UK VideoRay distributor Atlantas Marine in Stand S7 at Ocean Business 2011, Southampton, UK April 5-7 2011. Stop by Ocean Business 2011 Stand S7 and visit with representatives from VideoRay, the Global Leader in MicroROV Technology, and Leading UK VideoRay Distributor At
Orion Marine Group, Inc., a leading heavy civil marine contractor, today reported net income for the three months ended December 31, 2010, of $3.0 million ($0.11 diluted earnings per share). These results compare to net income of $4.0 million ($0.15 diluted earnings per share) for the same period a
