Subsea
McDermott to Build New Facility in Saudi Arabia
McDermott International has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco for a long-term land lease at the new maritime facility at Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia, currently being developed by Saudi Aramco. McDermott plans to build a new fabrication and marine complex expected to use the fac
Gardline and Global Aqua Survey Join Forces in Taiwan
Gardline and Global Aqua Survey (G.A.S) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on offshore survey projects in Taiwan. Gardline will provide specialist consultancy and services to G.A.S. In addition, Gardline will introduce its geotechnical and environmental services into the Ta
V.Group to Manage DSV Lichtenstein
V.Ships Offshore, part of V.Group, has been awarded the contract to provide full technical and crew management services for the dive support vessel ‘Lichtenstein’ owned by Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS) Singapore. The new vessel, which can accommodate up to 130 personnel including 30 crew members, will
Sonomatic Officially Launches New Facility
Sonomatic has created a centre of excellence for NDT and integrity services at its brand new, multi-disciplined facility at The Core business park in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse joined Sonomatic with the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to th
IKM Subsea Bags Solstad Offshore Deal in Thailand
IKM Subsea Singapore has secured a service contract from Solstad Offshore to provide ROV services onboard on the DLB ‘Norce Endeavour’ offshore Thailand. Solstad Offshore’s Norce Endeavour will be working in the Gulf of Thailand for various clients. IKM Subsea will provide the Merlin WR 200 work-cla
VIDEO: Kongsberg Maritime Adds New Research Vessel to Its Fleet
Kongsberg Maritime, a Norwegian technology company, has added a new research vessel to its fleet. The new research vessel, named Sølvkrona, is specially designed for testing of autonomous technologies. The Harbor Master from Horten, Bente Levin, christened the new vessel. According to Kongsberg, the
Trimble, Teledyne Partner on Marine Construction Software
Trimble will distribute a branded version of Teledyne’s PDS software package for hydrographic survey, construction and dredging operations – Trimble marine construction software. The software provides measurement and positioning to improve marine construction efficiency and safety. Trimble marine co
Impact Subsea Introduces New Product
Impact Subsea has launched new underwater attitude & heading reference system – the ISM3D. The unit provides heading to ±0.5° of local magnetic North with pitch and roll to ±0.05° accuracy. For optimal performance, a hard and soft iron calibration can be performed on the unit once installed on the R
Argonne Scientists Developing Sponge for Oil Spill Cleanup
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have invented a new foam, called Oleo Sponge, that soaks up oil. Reportedly, the material not only easily adsorbs oil from water, but is also reusable and can pull dispersed oil from the entire water column-not just the
Optime Subsea Names New Chairman
Norwegian subsea well access company, Optime Subsea, has appointed Jarle Tautra as the chairman of the board of directors. Jarle Tautra previously held executive vice president positions in major international companies such as Aker Solutions and Hydro as well as the CEO role at Eureka Pumps. He has
Halliburton CFO Takes Weatherford CEO Chair
Oilfield services major Halliburton informed that its chief financial officer Mark McCollum is leaving the company effective immediately to become chief executive officer at Weatherford. Halliburton executive vice president and general counsel, Robb L. Voyles, has been named interim CFO and will man
DOJ Seeks More Details on GE Oil & Gas – Baker Hughes Merger
GE and Baker Hughes have each received a request for additional information from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the pending combination of GE’s oil and gas business with Baker Hughes. The second requests were issued under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
C-Kore Tools for Statoil
C-Kore Systems has recently delivered two further C-Kore subsea testing tools to Statoil. The units proved the insulation resistance and continuity of spare electrical cables located on the seabed that had no connection to topside equipment. Tim Overfield, managing director of C-Kore, said: “With ou
Advertorial: New Partnership for SEAROV OFFSHORE
DELTA ROV is located in the Clark Free port Zone in the Philippines and is involved in underwater inspections, construction and drilling assistance. Recently, SEAROV OFFSHORE has taken a significant part of the company capital and set up sales and services agreements with DELTA ROV. With that strate