Subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore announces the successful completion of hyperbaric evacuation trials across its entire Diving Support Vessel (DSV) fleet. Bibby Offshore is the only company worldwide to carry out this procedure on its entire fleet, which includes the Bibby Sapphire, Pola
Two autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) are launching on Lake Ontario this week at Sodus Point, Oswego, Rochester and Oak Orchard, NY. The high-tech, remote-controlled equipment will produce intensive data for analysis of nearshore-offshore interactions, fish productivity in Lake Ontario, changes t
Antrim Energy Inc. (“Antrim” or “the Company”), an international oil and gas exploration and production company, reported its financial and operational results for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. All financial figures are unaudited and in US dollars unless otherwise noted. HIGHLIGHTS: –
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited announces that the Company has, subject to final contract, been successful in its bids for a 100% interest and operatorship in four shallow-water exploration licences, BAR-M292, BAR-M-293, BAR-M-313 and BAR-M-314, in the Barreirinhas basin, offshore Brazil. The acreage posi
A&P Falmouth has launched an apprenticeship recruitment search to find raw talent in Cornwall to train and hone into the skilled engineering and marine workers of the future. In the last five years A&P, as one of the biggest commercial ship repair companies in the UK, has recruited 33 adult trainees
Statoil was the highest bidder on 6 licenses in the 11th Round, the first licensing round in Brazil since December 2008. With the new licenses, Statoil has strengthened its position in the Espirito Santo basin. The award in Brazil’s 11th licencing round reflects Statoil’s extensive application and a
IKM Subsea announces that they have been awarded a 4+1 year contract by Statoil for ROV drillsupport services. The contract agreement will include ROV services onboard the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 5. The Scarabeo 5 is a deepwater drilling rig, capable of drilling down to 2000 meter dep
Strainstall, a part of James Fisher and Son plc, has announced the opening of a new production facility based in Bembridge, Isle of Wight. The new 10,000 sqft facility produces the full range of mooring hooks and mooring units including a bespoke service specific to customer requirements. It is full
Norway-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted to supply work boat and man overboard davits for four specially designed chase vessels which will support Norwegian seismic major PGS’ fleet of seismic ships. The ships are to be built at Turkey’s BEŞIKTAŞ
SgurrEnergy has been elected as strategic advisor to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project, the world’s first, purpose built tidal lagoon power plant. SgurrEnergy has been appointed by developer, Tidal Lagoon Power Limited (TLP), to provide technical support and advice to the proposed £650 million la
An investor in the future of engineering, Sonardyne International Ltd. has recently made a substantial donation to the Alton College Fundraising Appeal for a new Engineering and Design Technology Centre. The donation brings forward the Centre’s building completion date to Autumn 2013 and will enable
Tocardo Tidal Turbines, the leading producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, and Climex, the trading platform for renewable energy and carbon credits, have agreed to sell energy generated by Tocardo’s turbines through Climex’s green energy trading platform. The recently signed agreement will
Statoil has signed a farm-in agreement with BP, acquiring a 30 percent equity share in four exploration licences offshore South Australia. “With this agreement we gain access to a vast, underexplored area with high-impact potential,” says Pål Haremo, senior vice president for Global new ventures in
The “Fault Margin” appraisal well in PL 265 on the Johan Sverdrup discovery is in the process of being completed. Det norske oljeselskap ASA is of the opinion that the well results are very good. The result removes any uncertainty related to the reservoir quality in the part of the Johan Sverdrup di
