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Flexlife, Waterford Subsea Join Forces in Canada
Flexlife Group and Waterford Subsea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work with each other in Canada. Flexlife is recognized in the oil and gas industry for the integrity management, engineering and inspection/repair technology associated with flexible risers and flowlines. Waterfor
Unique Group Buys Oceanvision
Unique Maritime Group has completed the acquisition of Singaporean company Oceanvision and Oceanvision Equipment Services. Oceanvision is the third acquisition that Unique has made in the last nine months. Oceanvision specialises in manufacturing and supplying imaging and intervention products for s
ECA Group Provides Sonar Laboratory to Indonesian Navy
ECA Group has been awarded a contract to a supply a sonar laboratory to the Indonesian Navy. The sonar laboratory is a PC based solution for the training of sonar operators using ECA Group sonar simulation system. Sonar operators can be trained in underwater and surface vessel detection, classificat
CIIC, ISA Ink Polymetallic Nodules Exploration Agreement
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) and the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC) have signed a 15-year contract for exploration for polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. The Contract was signed in Kiingston on Friday July 15, 2016, in Kingston, by the Secretary-Gen
SST Bags $15 Mln Navy Deal
Sound & Sea Technology (SST), the ocean and marine engineering specialist, has been awarded a contract by the Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, for the installation of a seismo-hydroacoustic data acquisition system. The work to be performed prov
Halliburton Gets New Board Member
Halliburton has named William E. Albrecht to the company’s board of directors, effective July 12, 2016. Albrecht will stand for election by stockholders at the annual meeting in May 2017. Albrecht currently serves as non-executive chairman of the board of California Resources Corporation. He was exe
Ocean Energy Europe Names New Co-Presidents
Ocean Energy Europe has elected Thierry Kalanquin (DCNS) and Simon de Pietro (DP Energy) as its new co-presidents. “Ocean Energy Europe has a crucial position to ensure that European policy and decision makers are fully aware of the potential of ocean energy and are putting the appropriate measures
Scripps’ Researchers Develop New Underwater Microscope
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have designed and built a diver-operated underwater microscope to study millimeter-scale processes as they naturally occur on the seafloor. The Benthic Underwater Microscope, or BUM, is a two-part system–a
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (July 11 – July 17). Norway’s offshore union Industri Energi (IE) plans to boycott Bibby Offshore to prevent it from securing more work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due to information suggesting
Solstad Christens Normand Maximus
Solstad Offshore’s NB 830 offshore subsea construction vessel, Normand Maximus, was christened on Friday at Vard Brattvåg, Norway. According to Solstad’s social media update, the Godmother of the vessel is Maria Solstad, daughter of Lars Peder Solstad, the company’s chief executive officer. The vess
Eidesvik Board Member Steps Down
Norwegian vessel owner Eidesvik informed that Kjell E. Jacobsen will resign from its board of directors. Jacobsen is a partner at oil and gas technology investment company Energy Ventures, and is independent of Eidesvik Invest AS, the majority shareholder of the company. He was formerly the managing
Israel’s University of Haifa Orders Saab Seaeye Leopard ROV
Israel’s University of Haifa has ordered a Saab Seaeye Leopard remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The University noted that the Leopard will be a key resource for a new deep-sea research centre which opened recently. The ROV will serve the entire marine research community in Israel through the nationa
Seamec Adds to HAL Offshore Charter Deal
Seamec, the provider of diver support vessel-based diving services, will be suplying a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and personnel in addition to its previously arranged charter with parent company HAL Offshore for the multipurpose diving support vessel Seamec II. The vessel charter followed the L
Ezra Suffers Another Quarterly Loss
Offshore oil and gas contractor, Ezra Holdings, has posted a loss for the third quarter ended May 31, 2016, as it books one-off non-cash charge of $181.3 million and sees a continued decline in its offshore support and production services division. The Singapore-based company generated a quarterly l