Business & Finance
The Netherlands: DNV and KEMA Form Energy Consulting, Testing, and Certification Company
DNV and KEMA form a world-leading energy consulting, testing, and certification company that can drive the worldwide transition towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy eco-system. DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV”s re
USA: OFS Launches UltraWave SLA + Fiber for Submarine Networks
OFS, designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic network products, introduced UltraWave® SLA+ ocean fiber for high data-rate submarine networks. UltraWave SLA+ fiber is designed for cost-effective, coherent transport using advanced modulation formats to 100 Gb/s and beyond in sub
Nigeria: Afren Confirms High Quality Oil at Okoro East Discovery
Afren plc announces that testing has been completed at the Okoro East oil discovery, offshore south east Nigeria, and that results confirm a high quality 38° to 40 API oil, in excellent reservoir sands. Based on the test data the Company expects future horizontal production wells at Okoro East will
UK: AML Oceanographic to Introduce New Products at Oceanology International
AML Oceanographic of Sidney, B.C. will introduce four new products at Oceanology International 2012. Turbidity•Xchange™ and DO•Xchange™ are two new additions to AML’s Xchange family of field-swappable sensor-heads. The addition of these two new low cost sensor-heads brings all the advantages of fiel
China Merchants Holdings Officials Met with Vice President of Maersk Supply Service
In the morning of 1st March, Mr. Zhou Zhiyu, The CEO & Chairman of China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMIH), met with Mr. Ivan Seistrup, Vice President of Maersk Supply Service A/S (MSS) at Mazhou Island Ship Repair & New Building Base. Mr. Claus T. Sorensen, the Chief Commercial Officer o
UK: Marine Renewables at Oceanology International
The scene is set for a highly successful Oceanology International 2012 – over 525 exhibitors from 33 countries in the major exhibition and seven separate one day conferences. Being held 13-15 March at London’s ExCeL, Oceanology International 2012 is the global forum where industry, academia and gove
UK: Marine Renewables at Oceanology International
The scene is set for a highly successful Oceanology International 2012 – over 525 exhibitors from 33 countries in the major exhibition and seven separate one day conferences. Being held 13-15 March at London’s ExCeL, Oceanology International 2012 is the global forum where industry, academia and gove
UK: CodaOctopus at Oceanology International
CodaOctopus’ team aims to make a real splash at this year’s Oceanology International. The CodaOctopus will unveil a whole host of new products, services and branding in London’s Excel, where the event takes place. New Products Oceanology will unwrap several new products across its portfolio. The com
USA: FMC Technologies to Receive Two Awards by OTC
FMC Technologies, Inc. has been named the recipient of two Spotlight on New Technology awards by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The awards, which honor innovative technologies that significantly impact offshore exploration and production, recognize FMC’s subsea processing systems designed
USA: Hydroid Delivers REMUS 6000 AUV to WHOI
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), announced that it has delivered a REMUS 6000 AUV system to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), to be used by the Navy in deep ocean operations. The REMUS 6000 AUV is the
UK: Bowtech Upgrades Tooling and Diving Cameras
As part of Bowtech’s continual product improvement strategy, the compact tooling and diving cameras have been upgraded with 100 more TV lines. The monochrome LCC-700 camera replaces the LCC-600 and the colour camera L3C-650 replaces the LCC-550. Bowtech’s LCC and L3C cameras have been on the market
UK: Coretrax Reports Success of North Sea Operations
Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm Coretrax Technology Limited has secured over £1.2million of contracts since the start of the year and expanded its team to 12 people. Coretrax specialises in innovative oilfield services to the completion, cementing, abandonment and wellbore clean up sectors bot
Bangladesh: WFSL, DanSea and AS Scan Join Forces
Bangladesh will start producing hydraulic machinery for vessels in pursuing efforts to reduce outsourcing hydraulic tasks overseas, reports The Daily Star. A local firm, Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd (WFSL), and its Danish partners DanSea and AS Scan have made a deal marking the formation of a joint
China: COSCO Nantong Shipyard Delivers Sevan Brasil Rig
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co. has delivered its new build Sevan Brasil rig to Sevan Drilling ASA this week. The delivery documents were signed between COSCO Nantong and the buyer recently. The Sevan Brasil measures 99 mete