STX Finland Oy and Saipem S.p.A signed a contract on major overhaul and maintenance of the semisubmersible pipelay vessel Castoro Sei. The work on the ship, providing employment for as many as about 1,000 people, will be completed by STX’s Turku shipyard. The Castoro Sei is a 152 metres long and 7
Gothenburg-based cleantech firm Minesto gains more and more international attention for its “underwater kite”, a technology for a new type… (swedishwire) [mappress] Source: swedishwire, April 20, 2011;
Antrim Energy Inc., an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the Company has contracted the survey vessel Kommander Jack and has commenced work to obtain site surveys in preparation for the 2011 UK North Sea drilling program. Surveys will be obtained over the West
Chevron Upstream Europe, a strategic business unit of Chevron’s Europe, Eurasia and Middle East (EEME) Operating Company announced that it has successfully bid for the exploration rights in four blocks awarded in the Norwegian 21st Licensing Round. The blocks are located in the Outer Vøring Basin
Expro announces the appointment of Michael Jardon as its new Chief Operating Officer. He replaces Chris Mawtus, who has assumed the new role of Service Quality Director for Expro. Michael joins Expro from Vallourec & Mannesmann USA, where he was North America President. This follows a highly-success
Lansdowne Oil & Gas,welcomes the announcement that Providence Resources plc , as Operator, has contracted the semi-submersible rig the GSF ARCTIC 111 for appraisal drilling on the Barryroe oilfield in the Celtic Sea later this year. Lansdowne looks forward to working with Providence to finalise the
Reference is made to stock exchange release on 11 April 2011 regarding the TGS acquisition of Stingray Geophysical Limited. The transaction was completed on 18 April 2011 and all outstanding shares were transferred with effect from the same date. TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) provides global g
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced the award of new contracts for ROV systems from Subsea 7. A total of three (3) new ROV systems will be supplied for delivery in Q2 2011, including one (1) 150hp, 3,000m rated ACV ROV system and two (2) 150hp, 3,000m rated HD™ ROV systems.
Aker Solutions has received notification that Statoil has exercised options for the engineering, procurement and construction of three subsea work-over systems for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value of these three extensions to be a total of approxima
Sub-Atlantic of Aberdeen and SeeByte of Edinburgh, the global leader in creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, have successfully integrated and delivered SeeTrack CoPilot with a Sub-Atlantic Mohawk to Geodetic Offshore Services Limited (GOSL) of Nigeria. GOSL recently purchased the
Fugro has been awarded a EUR 3.1 million hydrographic survey contract by the Finnish and Swedish Hydrographic Offices for a 13,000 km2 area taking in shipping routes between Sweden and Finland, in the Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea. The areas to be surveyed in the summer of 2011 are within the Swedish
At Ocean Business 2011, Ashtead Technology announces investments totalling $2.25 million, in new high technology rental equipment from leading manufacturers including Reson, R2Sonic, Tritech, Ixsea and Sonardyne. Ashtead Technology strive to remain at the forefront of the latest technology, meeting
Endeavour International Corporation announced agreement of commercial terms for the processing and transportation of East Rochelle production on the Scott Platform, in the Central North Sea. Endeavour, operator of the East Rochelle, plans to award contracts and commence construction of the productio
The KFELS MPSEP vessel will be deployed for foundation works at DanTysk in the German Sector of the North Sea, starting 4Q2012. Keppel FELS Limited announces that a contract from the joint-venture Aarsleff Bilfinger Berger (ABJV) Dan Tysk, worth in excess of EUR 35 million, has been secured for SEAF
