Subsea
Providence Plans 3D Seismic Survey Over Spanish Point South
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, provides an update on Licensing Option 11/2 (“Spanish Point South”). Capricorn Ireland Limited (38%, Operator (wholly owned subsidiary of Cairn Energy)), Providence Resources (32%), Chrysaor E&P Ire
Transas Chooses Sonardyne Ranger 2 Pro for Russian Salvage Vessel Operations
Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 acoustic positioning technology has been selected by leading marine navigation systems group, Transas, for use on two new build ice-class multi-purpose salvage vessels (MPSVs, the project is developed by Marine Engineering Bureau) commissioned by the Russian M
UK: Pulse Appoints New Operations Director
Pulse Structural Monitoring, an Acteon company, has appointed Mike Campbell as its new operations director. Based in the UK, he will lead the production, project management and offshore departments and help to manage Pulse’s recent geographical expansion. Campbell brings extensive experience to this
EMGS Inks 3D EM Data Sale Agreement with North Energy
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed an agreement with North Energy ASA (North Energy) worth NOK 100 million (USD 16.1 million). The agreement includes a sale of 3D EM data from EMGS’ existing multi-client data library in the Barents Sea for USD 12.1 million and sale of services related
Kleven to Build IMR Vessel for Olympic Shipping
Kleven has signed a contract with Olympic Shipping for the building of an IMR vessel of MT 6021 design. The contract value is around NOK 400 million, and the vessel will be delivered from Kleven Verft in March 2015. “It is a great pleasure for us to be able to contribute to the expansion of [&hellip
IOSH Announces Sale of MPSV Island Pioneer
Island Offshore Shipholding, LP, (IOSH) announces that Island Pioneer KS, where IOSH owns 70 %, has sold the Island Pioneer for MNOK 435 in total proceeds. Island Pioneer is a MPSV-DP II vessel designed by Ulstein Verft, capable of conducting trenching work, crane work, subsea construction, ROV oper
New Research Supports Tidal Power Development (UK)
New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from the University of Southampton, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UK’s electricity dema
Pentland Firth Prime Candidate to House Marine Power Projects
Renewable tidal energy sufficient to power about half of Scotland could be harnessed from a single stretch of water off the north coast of the country, engineers say. Researchers have completed the most detailed study yet of how much tidal power could be generated by turbines placed in the Pentland
Ulstein Designed Deepwater Derrick Lay Vessel for Petrofac
Sharjah based Petrofac is to build the Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel, a customised ULSTEIN SOC 5000 developed by Dutch design company Ulstein Sea of Solutions. The vessel will be constructed at the ZPMC yard in China and be available for construction and installation activities in e
Providence Announces Operations Update on Drombeg Prospect
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), provides an update on Licensing Option 11/9 (“LO 11/9” or “Drombeg”). Providence (80%, Operator) and Sosina Exploration (20%) were awarded D
Moray First Recover Marine Scotland’s Current Meter with Free Swimming ROV
Moray First Marine, a workboat and ROV operations company based in Lossiemouth on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland, completed an impressive feat recently as they recovered a Marine Scotland current meter from a depth of 170m with their free swimming Sub Atlantic Mojave ROV. Working from the NLV Pol
Huawei Marine and Viatel Complete Flores-Corvo Submarine Cable System
Huawei Marine Networks Co. Ltd. (Huawei Marine), a global submarine cable networks provider, has partnered with Viatel, Portugal’s leading telecommunications engineering network supplier, to successfully complete the 685 kilometer Flores-Corvo Submarine Cable System construction. The new cable syste
ACE Winches Officially Launches ACE Services
After many years offering equipment survey and refurbishment works, ACE Winches is proud to announce the official launch of the company’s newest division – ACE Services. The division offers a range of service contracts, upgrades and commissioning work for clients requiring the overhaul of existing w
Top News of the Week of Jan 13 – Jan 19, 2014
1. DOF Subsea Receives Several Contracts DOF Subsea AS, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has been awarded several contracts, with a total value of approx. NOK 150 million. 2. Veolia Awarded North Sea Decommissioning Project Last month, Veolia Environmental Services, in partnership with Peterson, has been aw