The DOF Subsea AS consolidated operating income for the first quarter of 2011 was NOK 899 million (NOK 731 million), with an EBITDA of NOK 241 million (NOK 186 million). The numbers are reflecting the fact that 2 vessels were repositioned, 3 vessels were upgraded and 2 vessels were trading in the No
Hydroid Inc. announces that it has passed Critical Design Review (CDR) to provide Littoral Battlespace Sensing (LBS) Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) and associated technologies to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). The Critical Design Review was held to verify that Hydroid is
Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has secured a contract with Hess to provide diver-less Decommissioning servic… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk,May 24, 2011;
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
Cecon ASA, the Norwegian based independent offshore subsea contractor, has announced firm commitment for its new office in Leiden, The Netherlands, including the creation of 15-25 new jobs and a further significant investment over the next 12 – 24 months. It is intended that Cecon”s Dutch branch wil
The PGS GeoStreamer GS (TM) introduces a new era of ghost-free, broadband seismic data. Seismic data without the source- and receiver sea surface reflections (ghosts) produce subsurface seismic images of unprecedented quality and represent removal of some of the most significant noise components tha
CGGVeritas has initiated acquisition on the first 3D multi-client program that uses BroadSeisTM, its superior broadband marine solution. Located in the Central North Sea, Quad 29 Phase 1 covers 2,100 km² and is being acquired by the CGGVeritas Oceanic Challenger operating with a 10 x 75 x 6000 m lon
TGS commences the acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in the Hoop Fault Complex area of the Barents Sea. This survey is an extension of the previously announced Hoop Fault Complex survey and will add 1,800 km2 to the existing data in the area. Approximately 500 km2 of the survey are infill i
Apply Sørco, a company owned by Apply ASA, has been awarded the contract on Statoil’s Gullfaks C platform for topside modifications regarding replacement of production pipelines for the Tordis field. The work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two 10″ pipelines with v
Joint efforts by Inocean and scientists at University of Gothenburg could restore life to the Baltic Sea through the Baltic Deepwater Oxygenation project. Based on research performed by Professor Anders Stigebrandt at the University of Gothenburg, engineers at Inocean under the management of Vice Pr
As from 16 May 2011 Seatec has been taken over by the investment company Value Enhancement Partners from Amsterdam. This company will obtain a majority share and will be supported by the previous owners. For this reason the company name is changed into “Seatec Seamergo Subsea Systems B.V” Seatec wil
The European Union (EU) funded project ECO2 to evaluate the potential impact of sub-seabed carbon dioxide (CO2) leakage from storage sites on marine ecosystems has now been launched. 27 project partners from nine nations will study existing sub-seabed storage sites in the Norwegian North Sea and the
DNV has signed an agreement with the Swedish Transmission Research Institute (STRI) in an effort to meet the increasing market demand for advanced solutions for power transmission in the offshore and wind energy sectors. “There are two fundamental drivers behind the decision to collaborate,” says Kj
Dolphin Geophysical AS has reached agreement with LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge AS, acting as Operator on behalf of the License Group in PL 503, for the acquisition of a 1563 square km of 3D Seismic in the North Sea. The project will be acquired with Dolphin fleet’s recent addition, the M/V A
