Atwood Oceanics’, INC., a Houston-based international drilling contractor , yesterday announced the untimely death of its Board member Mr. Robert W. “Bob” Burgess, who passed away this past weekend in Massachusetts at the age of 69. Bob joined Atwood’s Board of Directors in 1990 and has served as Ch
ENI NORGE has chosen technology from AGR Drilling Services for multi-well projects in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. The Cutting Transportation System (CTSTM) from AGR will be used on 24 wells drilled by the Norwegian arm of Italian energy company Eni. The system will mainly be deployed on t
ENI NORGE has chosen technology from AGR Drilling Services for multi-well projects in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea. The Cutting Transportation System (CTSTM) from AGR will be used on 24 wells drilled by the Norwegian arm of Italian energy company Eni. The system will mainly be deployed on t
ISE Ltd. announces that Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co. Ltd. has placed an order for an Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vehicle will be used for commercial survey operations and is equipped with an EdgeTech 2200M sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler, an R2Sonics 2022 multibea
Siem Meling Offshore DA has entered into a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the large-size PSV ‘Siem Sailor’. The term of the contract is 2 years with 2 yearly options. The contract shall commence during January – March 2012. The contract is done at market conditions. The ‘Siem Sailor’ is owne
ISE Ltd. announces that Fukada Salvage and Marine Works Co. Ltd. has placed an order for an Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The vehicle will be used for commercial survey operations and is equipped with an EdgeTech 2200M sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler, an R2Sonics 2022 multibea
Effective from midnight May 20th 2011, Spectrum has secured a significant 2D seismic acquisition capacity with Seabird for expansion of their Multi-Client library, together with a re-let agreement for Spectrum’s vessel, the GGS Atlantic. As part of the continued growth of Spectrum’s Multi-Client lib
Siem Meling Offshore DA has entered into a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the large-size PSV ‘Siem Sailor’. The term of the contract is 2 years with 2 yearly options. The contract shall commence during January – March 2012. The contract is done at market conditions. The ‘Siem Sailor’ is owne
W3G Marine (W3GM) and IHC Merwede have agreed to collaborate on the development of W3GM’s patented design for an offshore wind turbine installation ship (OWTIS). The OWTIS concept has major advantages over existing assets, not least in its ability to improve offshore safety by necessitating fewer ta
Grandweld Shipyards has successfully delivered the utility vessel “Artemis Star” to Teams Shipping CO. L.L.C. The delivery ceremony took place at Grandweld facility at Dubai Maritime City, and was attended by Team shipping’s General Manager Mr. Esmail Afshar Sadeghi, and his associate, Marketing Man
Spectrum has secured a significant 2D seismic acquisition capacity with Seabird for expansion of their Multi-Client library, together with a re-let agreement for Spectrum’s vessel, the GGS Atlantic. As part of the continued growth of Spectrum’s Multi-Client library, the company has now committed to
NCS Survey, an Acteon company, announces the appointment of John Meaden as Chief Operating Officer reporting to Andy Gray, President. John will assist NCS Survey with the next stage of its growth following the recent acquisition of NCS by Acteon Group Ltd. Andy Gray stated “We are delighted to have
A significant milestone was reached on 21st June 2011 when the LNG tanker “Al-Ghuwairiya” berthed at Ras Laffan to load her LNG cargo bound for Canaport, Canada. The Qatargas chartered vessel is one of the new generation Q-Max LNG tanker able to load a full LNG cargo of 260,000 cubic meters. The ves
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, announces that Fugro Survey Pty Ltd (Fugro) has successfully broken the current world record for the longest uninterrupted pipeline inspection using a low-logistics AUV. The SeeTrack AutoTracker software was utili
