Subsea
Vard to Build Research Expedition Vessel for Rosellinis Four-10
Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of one research expedition vessel (REV) for Rosellinis Four-10. Rosellinis Four-10 is wholly-owned by the Norwegian industrialist Kjell Inge Røkke and his family. Developed by Vard Design in collaboration with the customer and the designer
Partrac Scoops Kincardine Metocean Work
Marine survey company, Partrac has been awarded a contract by Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Limited (KOWL) to monitor oceanographic processes at the Kincardine site located south-east of Aberdeen, approximately 15 kilometers from the Scottish coastline. Partrac has been contracted to provide the base
Klein Gets New Regional Sales Manager
Mitcham’s side scan sonar specialist, Klein Marine Systems, has appointed Richard Dentzman as the company’s regional sales manager. Dentzman joins Klein to strengthen cooperation with the company’s reference customers in the U.S. Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Geo
Gardline and Lion Energy in Myanmar Pact
Gardline has appointed Lion Energy (also known as Kaythayarzar Swanin) as its sole commercial agent in Myanmar. Lion Energy is a consulting practice in Myanmar, specialising in energy and information technology advice. The company will represent Gardline for its entire range of services from environ
Leask Marine Adds New Vessel to Its Fleet
Leask Marine has taken delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, the MV ‘C-Fenna’. The C-Fenna is a 26.48 meter Neptune eurocarrier 2611, that has been adapted to support the offshore marine renewable sector, especially wave and tidal. The vessel has a bollard pull capacity of over 35 tonne, and
Modulus Technology Becomes AML Representative in UK and Ireland
Modulus Technology, an AAE Technologies Group company, and AML Oceanographic have signed an agreement to act as AML’s representative in the UK and Ireland markets. AML designs and manufactures CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth), sound velocity and environmental instrumentation. These products
Wintershall’s Maria Field on Track for 2018 Oil
Norwegian minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, and Wintershall’s CEO, Mario Mehren, have visited the Deepsea Stavanger rig ahead of reservoir drilling on the Wintershall’s Maria field. Maria, Wintershall’s flagship development in Norway, is a subsea field that uses existing infrastructu
Baker Hughes Shows Off New Deepwater Fracturing Service
Baker Hughes has introduced the ‘DEEPFRAC’ deepwater multistage fracturing service, which can reportedly save operators hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore developments through unprecedented efficiency gains across the completion phase. According to the company, using ball-activated multipos
Total Starts Up Badamyar Gas Project Off Myanmar
Total has started up production from the Badamyar project, located offshore 220 kilometers south of Yangon in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The project will enable an extension of the Yadana gas field’s 8 billion cubic meters per year production plateau beyond 2020. “Completed on schedule an
Magseis Continues Red Sea Campaign
Norwegian seabed seismic services player Magseis said it has completed the initial part of Saudi Aramco’s seabed seismic survey together with its partner BGP. Following a short yard stay and mobilisation the company said that the crew has now begun acquisition on the extension that was previously an
Ophir Spuds Well Off Ivory Coast
African Petroleum informed the Ayamé-1X exploration well, offshore Ivory Coast, was spudded on Saturday April 29, 2017 using the Seadrill West Saturn drillship. The well, operated by Ophir Energy, is located on the CI-513 licence. African Petroleum holds a 45% interest in the licence, with Ophir Ene
Navy Installs Submarine Rescue Diving System on HOS Dominator
The U.S. Navy installed a submarine rescue diving and recompression system (SRDRS) aboard the Military Sealift Command-chartered merchant vessel HOS Dominator at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) in Coronado. Members of Undersea Rescue Command (URC), based at NASNI, and contractors from Phoenix
Fugro Sees Revenue Slip
Dutch subsea and survey specialist Fugro said it has generated some 16 percent less revenue on a currency comparable basis, compared to prior-year comparable period. The company’s revenue fell from €441 million in Q1 2016 to €377 million for the period ended March 31, 2017. Fugro said it expects fur
Ocean Infinity Expands AUV Fleet
Ocean Infinity said it has purchased two more autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) from Kongsberg Maritime. This will increase Ocean Infinity’s fleet of HUGIN 6000 AUVs from six to eight vehicles, which will be used worldwide to collect seabed data. The fleet of AUV’s will be operated simultaneously