Subsea
Chariot Oil & Gas Appoints New Non-Executive Directors
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, appoints William Trojan and David Bodecott as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective immediately. William (“Bill”) Trojan has over 36 years of industry experience, having spent almost 20 years at Shell i
Tendeka to Present Importance of Completion Technology Development at SPE Aberdeen
Advanced completion technology covers a powerful range of equipment and techniques in the oil and gas industry and is set to be the focus at Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section evening meeting later this month. Annabel Green, product line director at Tendeka, the provider of comple
Slow-Down in Seismic Demand Responsible for Dolphin’s Disappointing Q4 Results
Dolphin Group released fourth quarter and preliminary full year 2013 results. Dolphin Group reported poor results in Q4 2013. Compared to Q4 2012 revenues of USD 75.5 million, Q4 2013 revenues are down to USD 38.8 million. Recorded EBITDA was USD 3.4 million, compared to USD 26.5 million in Q4 2012.
Blueprint Marine and PADI Launch New DIVE Superyacht SCUBA Solution
Blueprint Marine officially launched DIVE Superyacht, the new SCUBA solution for the superyacht industry. In collaboration with PADI, the world-renowned diving organization, Blueprint Marine have created Dive Superyacht, specifically designed to assist superyachts with PADI recognition and training.
Dr. Daniel Zitterbart Receives ‘The Briese Sponsorship Award’
The Briese Award for Marine Research will take place at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde, next Wednesday 19th February, 2014. The awarded PHD thesis is titled “Locomotion in biological systems”. There have been altogether 13 scientists applying for the award, among them seve
Bowtech Products Releases 6th Generation of Tooling Cameras
Bowtech Products Ltd, a global market leader in subsea vision systems, releases the 6th generation of their colour and monochrome tooling cameras with 720 TV lines with improved light sensitivity. As part of Bowtech’s continual product improvement strategy, the monochrome LCC-700 has been superseded
Thiess: Tunnelling Breakthrough under ‘The Narrows’
Thiess delivers a major milestone for Saipem Australia, principal contractor for the Santos GLNG Gas Transmission Pipeline Project by successfully tunnelling under “The Narrows” off Gladstone to connect Curtis Island with the mainland. The 4.3 kilometer undersea tunnel has provided a conduit for ins
Barryroe Licence Area Increased to Cover Potential Field Extensions
Providence Resources provides an update on Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11 which contains the Barryroe oil field, operated by Providence Resources (80%) on behalf of its partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas (20%). The area lies in c. 100 meter water depth in the North Celtic Sea Basin off Co. Cork, I
Ecosse Subsea to Build Cable-Lay System for Wind Farm Project
Subsea technology firm, Ecosse Subsea Systems Ltd (ESS), has been awarded a £5 million contract to design, build and operate a cable-lay system for a European utilities provider. The Scottish-based company will support the Array Cable Lay and pull-in component of a wind farm project located off the
FACTS and HVDC Vital for Renewable Marine Energy Integration
Alstom participated in a €30 million Ocean Lider R&D project directed at the sustainable use of marine energy sources and its future objectives. In this 4-year project, led by Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, Alstom’s assignment concentrated on the integration of marine energy sources into th
Hydrographic Society Releases Call for Papers (UK)
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 22nd conference and exhibition at Aberdeen’s Exhibition & Conference Centre from 28-30 October are now invited by the organisers, The Hydrographic Society UK. With its theme, Energy & Enterprise, the thre
Hydrographic Conditions Determine Fate of Western Baltic Fish Stocks
Scientists of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua) at the Technical University of Denmark explain how hydrographic conditions affect the distribution of fish eggs and growth of economically important fish stocks. In the Baltic Sea, two cod
Eni Norge, Tecnomare Work on Asset Integrity and Environmental Monitoring Shortcomings
Benefits to asset integrity and environmental monitoring of oil and gas installations will come from a project developed by Eni Norge and Tecnomare called Clean Sea (continuous long-term environmental and asset integrity monitoring at sea). The Clean Sea team have found answers to key issues, like t
Bangladesh to Invest in SEA-ME-WE-5 Submarine Cable System
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) plan to sign a contract for SEA-ME-WE-5 submarine cable system. As The Daily Star reports, SEA-ME-WE-5 will connect 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. The landing of a cable in Kuakata in Pa