Equipment
Schlumberger Awared Drilling Services for Statoil
Schlumberger Norway has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide integrated drilling services for the Norwegian continental shelf licenses Gullfaks, Gullfaks Satellites, Snorre, Statfjord , Tordis/Vigdis, Visund.The agreement also covers exploration drilling on the Norwegian continental shelf
Corps Seeks Input on DEA for Modifications to Missouri River Structures
A draft environmental assessment for the modification of 73 existing dike structures along the Missouri River is currently available for public review. The draft EA evaluates the environmental impacts of modifying the structures to create the physical conditions necessary to maximize the amount of s
Schlumberger, Statoil sign drilling services agreement.
Schlumberger Norway has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide integrated drilling services for the Norwegian continental shelf licenses Gullfaks, Gullfaks Satellites, Snorre, Statfjord , Tordis/Vigdis, Visund. The agreement also covers exploration drilling on the Norwegian continental shel
Kongsberg, Hydroid Open Signup for 2015 AUVX Forum
Kongsberg Maritime and its subsidiary Hydroid, Inc., the manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), today announced that members of the global AUV community are invited to join them at their AUVX Users Forum in Annapolis, Maryland, from September 21 to 25, 2015. Registration is officiall
USACE Galveston Awards Contracts for Sediment Testing
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded two small business task order contracts to Sol Engineering Service LLC, (an 8(a) small business) in the amount of $63,498.55 for environmental services to include collection and analyses of water and sediment samples from the federally-ma
J2 Subsea Launches Base in New Iberia (US)
J2 Subsea, an Acteon company, has opened a new facility in New Iberia, Louisiana, to make its extensive range of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) tools more readily available for subsea operations in the Gulf of Mexico. This facility, which includes a new hydraulic workshop for tool preparation, serv
USA: Comments Invited on Lee County Beach Renourishment Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, is considering an application by the Captiva Erosion Prevention District for a Department of the Army permit to address erosion through beach renourishment along 6.5 miles of shoreline between Redfish Pass in Captiva and Bowman’s Beach in Sani
New Chief Executive for HR Wallingford
Dr Bruce Tomlinson has been appointed as Chief Executive of HR Wallingford. He joins HR Wallingford from UK-based Fugro EMU, a marine survey and consultancy, where he was Managing Director. With more than 25 years’ experience in the maritime industry, Bruce brings high level strategic business exper
Sunergy: Repairs Completed on Dredging Equipment in Sierra Leone
Sunergy, Inc. has confirmed that seasonal repairs on their dredging equipment in Sierra Leone are complete on Dredge #1 which last week started in the Woa River, outside Kenema. A second dredge is slated to start another new operation and will be being used as a wash plant; washing gravels already u
MRV Alba na Mara in New Subsea Survey (UK)
The MRV Alba na Mara cruise will be conducting the survey below in partnership with Scottish Natural Heritage. The purpose of the cruise is to investigate the distribution and quality of benthic biotopes around Scotland. The data are required to underpin designation and management of the new suit of
DEPLA Anchor Developed for Deep Water Use (AUS)
An innovative offshore anchor designed by researchers at The University of Western Australia has already been snapped up by Dutch anchor specialists Vryhof Anchors. The Dynamically Embedded Plate Anchor (DEPLA) was developed by Associate Professor Conleth O’Loughlin, from UWA’s Centre for Offshore F
MBARI Conducts Deep-Sea Animals Respiration Research
The Midwater Ecology lab is conducting research from the R/V Western Flyer this week, using ROV Doc Ricketts to deploy and recover the Midwater Respirometry System (MRS). Project lead on the MRS, Kim Reisenbichler uses the MRS to measure respiration of deep-sea animals in their habitat, a more accur
AGR Training Director Talks on Reservoir Modelling
The workshop, convened by the SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) and co-supported by AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists), SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers), EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers) and the SPWLA (Society of Petrophysicists & Well Log Analys
APEM Selected for Seabed Survey (UK)
APEM has won a major contract to collect and analyse over 1,000 samples from the seabed in the eastern English Channel and off the south coast, for eight marine aggregate operators with licensed interests across the region. Offshore surveys organised by APEM will collect 1,060 ‘grab’ samples of the