Equipment
APTelecom to Market MENA Cable
APTelecom has been engaged by Middle East and North Africa Submarine Cable System (MENA-SCS) to assist with international sales and the commercialization of a new submarine cable system known as MENA Cable, connecting Europe to Middle East and India. The MENA cable system is independent of other bui
Ashtead Tech Provides Sonar for Furgo’s Survey
Ashtead Technology has supplied Edgetech 6205 interferometric sonar to Fugro for the acquisition of imagery and bathymetry data while surveying the San Francisco Bay. By mounting Edgetech 6205 sonars to Fugro’s M/V Locator and M/V Julie Ann survey vessels, Fugro surveyed 422 square kilometers of the
TGS and Thalassa in Barents Sea seismic deal
Norway’s TGS has signed an agreement with Thalassa Holdings Ltd to acquire P-Cable 3D seismic data in the Norwegian Barents Sea. After Thalassa Holdings’ subsidiary WGP, in partnership with TGS-Nopec, completed the 2014 multi-client/proprietary survey of prospects in the Barents Sea region, the two
Siemens’ Electrical Installation for Nautilus’ Production Support Vessel
Nautilus Minerals Inc. announces that the order for the supply of the entire electrical installation for the production support vessel has been awarded to Siemens International Trading (Shanghai) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. Mike Johnston, Nautilus’ CEO, commented, “The electrical
Switchboard for IHC’s Giant Dredger
Van der Leun, a Sliedrecht-based company involved in electrical installations of buildings and industries, marine electrical contracting and metal works, has announced that a newly built switchboard is ready for action. This switchboard will be installed on board CCCC Guangzhou Dredging’s new vessel
Bestobell receives milestone 200th order
Bestobell Marine informed that it has reached a milestone 200th order for its cryogenic valves to be used on an LNG vessel.
Bestobell receives milestone 200th order
Bestobell Marine informed that it has reached a milestone 200th order for its cryogenic valves to be used on an LNG vessel.
SME to Deploy PLAT-Os at EMEC
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME will be taking on one of the berths at the Fall of Warness tidal test site where it will deploy five PLAT-O systems in an array over the next two years. This array will host Sch
Halliburton Swings to Loss in Q1
Halliburton has reported a net loss of $643 million, or 76 cents per share, in the quarter, compared with a profit of $622 million, or 73 cents per share, in the year-earlier period. For the first three months of 2015 (Q1 2015), the company recorded an $823 million charge to cover asset writeoffs, i
Ennsub Secures SLF Boost
The Scottish Loan Fund (SLF) has invested up to £1.5 million of development capital in the subsea technology and engineering firm Ennsub Group. Established in 2012, Ennsub designs and engineers a range of specialist equipment including deepwater deployment systems, dedicated subsea pipeline products
China Builds Mother Ship for Rainbow Fish Submersible
China has kicked off a new project of building a mother vessel for a 11,000-meter manned submersible as part of the country’s deep-sea research program. The vessel, Zhang Jian, named after the founder of Shanghai Ocean University, will serve the manned submersible ‘Rainbow Fish’ which is capable of
AGR Wins DEA Norge Job
AGR has secured a well engineering and operational support services contract with DEA Norge. The contract covers support in well planning and operational execution and consultancy manpower to DEA’s drilling projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract includes HSEQ and environment
MacGregor to equip four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract with the Brazilian shipowner and shipbuilder Grupo CBO. The contract is to supply Triplex deck handling equipment and cranes for four customised Havyard 843 anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS). The order was booked into first quarter 2015 ord
EGS Names RV ‘Geo Resolution’
The EGS management has gathered in Singapore to conduct the christening and blessing ceremony of the RV Geo Resolution, the latest addition to EGS’ fleet of deep water capable hydrographic and geophysical survey vessels. The ceremony has taken place at the Sembawang Shipyard, where the vessel was eq