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Iceland Underwater Robots to Join Russian Navy Fleet
Russian Navy will receive stand-alone unmanned submersibles made in Iceland. Russian defense ministry plans to spend RUR 744.244 mln on eight autonomous unmanned submersibles produced by Teledyne Gavia (Iceland), reports Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspsper. Three underwater robots are expected to join Rus
Polarcus Receives LoI for 3D Seismic Project Offshore NW Europe
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from an undisclosed client for a 3D seismic acquisition project offshore NW Europe. The program will commence imminently and is expected to run for approximately 75 days. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play marine geophys
UK: Berth Extension Work Starts at Portsmouth International Port
A major construction project starts this week at Portsmouth International Port to lengthen one of the berths used by ferries and cruise ships. Berth 2 will be extended by nearly 50 metres. This will improve flexibility at the Port, allowing for a greater number of larger ships to be docked at any on
Australia: EMAS AMC Goes Subsea at Apache’s Coniston Field
EMAS AMC, the subsea division of Ezra Holdings Limited (“Ezra”), today announces that it has been awarded a contract by Apache Energy Limited (“Apache”) to perform subsea transport and installation work for the Coniston Field Development located in Northwest Australia. The base scope for the contrac
MEO Australia Completes Floyd 3D Seismic Survey
MEO Australia Limited advises that the S/R Veritas Viking II completed acquisition of the Floyd 3D seismic survey in WA-454-P in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf region of the Timor Sea (Petrel sub-basin). A total of 601 km2 of full fold data was recorded. The survey will now be processed and is expected t
Australia: EMAS AMC Nets Coniston Subsea Contract
EMAS AMC, the subsea division of Ezra Holdings Limited announces that it has been awarded a contract by Apache Energy Limited to perform subsea transport and installation work for the Coniston Field Development located in Northwest Australia. The base scope for the contract works is currently approx
Norway: Aibel Bags USD 1 bln Draugen Deal from Shell
A/S Norske Shell has awarded Aibel AS a contract for modifications to the Draugen platform. The contract value is estimated at around NOK 6 billion (USD 1.07 billion). The contract will run for six years and has options for an additional two plus two years. “This is fantastic. Norske Shell is a new
Finland: Mobimar Launches New Windfarm Service Vessel
Transfer/windfarm service vessel Mobimar 18 Wind was launched yesterday, on the 27th of February. The quay trials started immediately and the main propulsion system with the side propulsions will be commissioned later this week. The hydraulics will be pressurised after the engines and the auxiliary
Nord Stream Wins Inaugural ‘Pipeline Project of the Year’ Prize
Nord Stream AG won the inaugural “Pipeline Project of the Year” award at the 2012 European Gas Conference. The award, which was presented by The Energy Exchange in conjunction with Natural Gas Europe, recognises Nord Stream’s achievement in starting to make its contribution to energy security in the
Singapore: Thome Selects FleetBroadband from AND Group and Inmarsat
Inmarsat and its distribution partner AND Group have announced a new deal to provide Inmarsat FleetBroadband and AND’s IPSignature2 value-added communications software to the vessels of Singapore-based Thome Ship Management. Thome Ship Management is a world leader in integrated ship management servi
Nord Stream: Pipeline Project of the Year
Nord Stream AG won the inaugural “Pipeline Project of the Year” award at the 2012 European Gas Conference. The award, which was presented by The Energy Exchange in conjunction with Natural Gas Europe, recognises Nord Stream’s achievement in starting to make its contribution to energy security in the
Denmark: Technip and DSME Secure Contract for HEJRE Project
Technip, in partnership with DSME, was awarded by DONG E&P and BAYERNGAS, a contract for the HEJRE project development, offshore Denmark, at a water depth of 70 meters. This contract covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, hook-up, and commissioning assistance for a fixed wellhead and process
South Africa: DCD Marine Completes Works on Transocean’s Drillship
Transocean’s Deepwater Millennium vessel recently left the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth after undergoing a number of upgrades and modifications by DCD Marine. The Deepwater Millennium vessel is a Samsung/Reading & Bates designed, dynamically positioned drillship capable of drilling in water de
Norway: Aker Solutions to Upgrade Snorre A’s Drilling Equipment
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil to deliver replacement and upgrading of the drilling equipment and systems on the Snorre A platform in the North Sea. Estimated contract value is NOK 1 billion (USD 179 million). The main object of the project is to extend the technical lifetime