Subsea
Bibby Remote Intervention Expands ROV Fleet
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has secured a multi-million pound contract with Olympic Shipping to install two 150 horse-power deep water Quasar ROVs onboard the construction support vessel (CSV), Olympic Ares. The two ROVs will be installed in the purpose built ROV hangers onboard the ves
Statoil Announces New Oil and Gas Discovery in Johan Castberg Area
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made an oil and gas discovery in the Skavl prospect in PL532, close to Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea. Well 7220/7-2 S, drilled by the rig West Hercules, has proven a 22 metre gas column and a 23 m oil column […]
Marine Measurement Forum Organised by Xylem Achieves Success
The 53rd Marine Measurement Forum was organised by Xylem Analytics UK and hosted by the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton on Thursday 28th November 2013. The event was particularly well attended with over 60 delegates benefitting from a full programme of presentations, 12 small exhibition di
Top News of the Week of Dec 02 – Dec 08, 2013
1. DCN Divers Rescue Survivor from Jascon 4 (Nigeria) On Sunday 26 May, the tugboat Jascon 4 ran into difficulties whilst engaged in static towing operations, capsized and sank with a crew of 12 on board. 2. UTEC Opens Office in Jakarta, Indonesia One of the world’s largest independent survey compan
BLUE Piling Method Testing at Van Oord Shipyard
Since 2010 Fistuca BV, a spin-off of the TU Eindhoven, Van Oord and TNO, have been developing BLUE Piling Technology, an innovative method of driving hollow piles into the seafloor that is quieter and more cost effective than traditional methods. This revolutionary offshore piling method, BLUE Pilin
Statoil: Johan Sverdrup to Receive Power from Land
“We are not considering any other solutions for the Johan Sverdrup field than land-based power supply,” says Øyvind Reinertsen, senior vice president for the Johan Sverdrup field. “The project and the licensees based their concept assessment on power supply from land at an early stage, and we have n
Alfred Wegener Institute: International Scholarship Programme Launched
The international advancement of young scientists has assumed a new dimension at the Alfred Wegener Institute: ten scholarship holders from just as many different nations will be embarking a ten-month traineeship as ocean experts this week. The Japanese Nippon Foundation and POGO (Partnership for Ob
Blackbird Field Development Plan Addendum Gets DECC Approval
Atlantic Petroleum announces that the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has advised the Blackbird Field joint venture partners that it has approved the Blackbird Field Development Plan (FDP) Addendum. The Blackbird Field is owned by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (Operator) 73.02957%,
Kongsberg Maritime Buys Embient, Enters Into Cooperation Agreement with CONTROS
Kongsberg Maritime has acquired 100% of the shares in Embient GmbH, an independent provider of engineered services, and state-of-the-art equipment and solutions to the marine, science and engineering sectors. The acquisition will strengthen Kongsberg Maritime’s scope of deliveries to the underwater
Norway: Aibel to Connect Kristin Platform to Polarled Pipeline
Aibel is to carry out modifications to Kristin valued at NOK 200 million. The task is to connect the platform to the new Polarled pipeline. The contract has been awarded as a part of the framework agreement Aibel has with Statoil on maintenance and modifications to Kristin. “This is a major M&M cont
SgurrEnergy Invests in Launch of SgurrControl
Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group, has invested in a control engineering technology business specialising in the development and provision of advanced control systems for wind and tidal turbines. Formerly operating as StrathControl, and now renamed SgurrControl, t
GC Rieber Shipping Announces Extension of Option Agreement with Kleven Maritime
Reference is made to the stock exchange announcements dated 13 February 2013 and 2 September 2013, regarding an agreement between GC Rieber Shipping ASA and Kleven Maritime AS about building a 3D high capacity seismic vessel with ice-class 1A. The agreement was entered with an option for one additio
SeaExplorer Underwater Glider Completes Two-Month Record Mission
ACSA announces that the SeaExplorer glider, developed by ACSA in partnership with ACRI, CNRS and IFREMER, successfully completed a two-month record mission in collaboration with the Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) of National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Pierre and Mar
Coastline Surveys: MV Flatholm Available for Winter Charters
Coastline Surveys, a privately owned marine survey company, announced that its MV Flatholm is available for charter throughout the winter. MV Flatholm is a fully equipped 24m survey vessel suitable for many differing UK and near-European projects. Specialist areas of operation of MV Flatholm include