RBG, as a result of a bid exercise, has been awarded a three year contract to provide Chevron North Sea Limited (“Chevron”) with global QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) inspection services. RBG have provided similar inspection services to Chevron since 2002. The contract involves the provis
China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC) signed a contract with SpecTec Asia Pacific East Ltd, SpecTec Group Hong Kong subsidiary. The contract is relevant to the supply of AMOS Maintenance and Procurement modules for six Offshore Support Vessels, two pipelay vessels and one crane barge. A
Ensco plc announced today that it has taken delivery of ENSCO 8504, the fifth of the seven ENSCO 8500 Series rigs constructed by Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore. After mobilizing to Brunei to complete deepwater sea trials and final outfitting, ENSCO 8504 will commence a previously announced drillin
China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation (COOEC) signed a contract with SpecTec Asia Pacific East Ltd, SpecTec Group Hong Kong subsidiary. The contract is relevant to the supply of AMOS Maintenance and Procurement modules for six Offshore Support Vessels, two pipelay vessels and one crane barge. A
Delivery of the ATLAS scope of supply will be completed in this year. The new multidisciplinary oceanographic research vessel is expected to join NIO by 2012 and will have capabilities to undertake basin-scale observations then. Moreover, it will enable Indian oceanographers to take up studies not o
Fearing possible attacks by Hezbollah on gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea, the Israel Air Force (IAF) has recently begun deploying … Source: Trend [mappress] Source: trend, August 09, 2011;
On August 8, new administrative building of SOCAR Security Department was opened on Nobel Prospect. The event was attended by SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev and Company representatives. Mr. Abdullayev was informed that the newly established department will employ 200 persons including the wor
Shell Oil Co. is giving $2 million to Colorado State University to study how to reclaim land after it has been disturbed by oil and… (coloradoan) [mappress] Source: coloradoan, August 9, 2011
After winning a five year contract with Shell in Brunei, Singapore based Kreuz Subsea has added a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT to its ROV fleet. ”We needed a trusted brand,” says operations manager, Robert Black, ”and the Cougar XT has an outstanding power to weight ratio that nothing can touch.” He also r
Coastal research cruises will get a little greener next year, after a former Canadian Coast Guard vessel is transformed into North America’s first hybrid fuel cell and plug-in “green” ship. The University of Victoria’s new ship will be used for coastal ocean research and service cruises for both VEN
RBG, as a result of a bid exercise, has been awarded a three year contract to provide Chevron North Sea Limited with global QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) inspection services. RBG have provided similar inspection services to Chevron since 2002. The contract involves the provision of both
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced the receipt of a Letter of Intent for a contract valued in excess of A$250 million to the Clough DORIS Joint Venture (CDJV) for the provision of Offshore Integrated Project Management Support Services (IPMS) for the Ichthys LNG Proj
In late July, BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH and part of the international construction and machinery manufacturing concern BAUER AG, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine of the client Voith Hydro. This took pl
For the next three years, researchers at the University of New Orleans will be working to develop an eel-like device that can slither through shallow water, gathering information where humans might be at risk of being spotted. The work at the Office of Naval Research is being underwritten by a $937,
