Subsea
Tenders Invited for Marine Environmental Services
Agence de l’eau Loire-Bretagne has invited tenders for a provider of Marine Environmental Services. The contract includes the inventory of “green tides” (green algae) on the coast of the Loire and Charente Maritime, in order to implement the network operational control “green tide”, on the sides of
Statoil Finds Oil in Norwegian Snilehorn Prospect
Statoil has together with partners in PL348/348B made an oil discovery in the Snilehorn prospect in the Norwegian Sea, approximately fifteen kilometres northeast of the Njord field. This is the third near-field discovery in the Norwegian Sea in three months. Exploration well 6407/8-6 and sidetrack 6
Damen Shipyard to Build New Seismic Support Vessel
During a special contract signing ceremony at Europort 2013, Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of Damen Shipyards Group signed the contract to build an additional Seismic Research Support Vessel for Rederij Groen. This latest contract follows last month’s order of two new Seismic Research Support
Top News of the Week of Nov 04 – Nov 10, 2013
FSG Launches Amazon Warrior Seismic Vessel Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft successfully launched the first of two offshore seismic vessels for the WesternGeco concern. The ship was Hull No. FSG 760 and she was named Amazon Warrior. SBM Offshore COO Dismissed SBM Offshore confirms that effective i
Narec to Build UK’s Largest Offshore Wind Demonstration Site
The development of the UK’s largest offshore wind demonstration site – regarded as a pivotal strand in helping to lower the costs associated with Round 3 offshore wind farms – has received a boost with dual planning consents being given to the construction of the site and the onshore substation. The
FSG Launches Amazon Warrior Seismic Vessel
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft successfully launched the first of two offshore seismic vessels for the WesternGeco concern. The ship was Hull No. FSG 760 and she was named Amazon Warrior. “What has so far been only theory has now become reality and everyone can see it”, said FSG Managing Directo
AMEC Wins People Development Award (UK)
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has received major oil industry recognition by winning the People Development Award at the 2013 Oil and Gas UK awards. The People Development Award recognises the outstanding commitment made by an organisation in developing its most
CARIS Announces New Sample Dataset for Easy View
Users of CARIS Easy View, a freeware program that allows users to view spatial data in a wide range of native vector and raster file formats, can now download a new sample dataset to use with the software. The latest sample data is from a survey conducted by students from the Maritime Institute Will
OSM Offshore Signs Contract with Statoil to Operate Heidrun FSU
OSM Offshore has agreed to enter into a 6 years contract with Norwegian energy company Statoil Petroleum AS to operate the Heidrun FSU. The Heidrun FSU is currently being built by Samsung Heavy Industries at the world’s second-largest shipyard in Geoje Island, Republic of Korea and is expected to be
Oceanology International 2014 Launches New Innovation Zone
Showcasing innovative new technology and introducing innovators to investors are two vital aspects in an exciting new feature area at Oceanology International (ExCeL London, 11-13 March 2014), the biennial global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the mari
Statoil Announces Exciting Exploration Plans for NCS in 2014
Statoil announces an exciting exploration programme in Norway also in 2014, building on the exploration successes of recent years. Statoil plans to drill 20-25 exploration wells on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in 2014, of which around two-thirds will be Statoil-operated. “Statoil’s explorat
GC Rieber Shipping Reports Best Quarterly Result in Company’s History
GC Rieber Shipping maintains its good underlying operations in all segments, and delivers its best quarterly result in the company’s history. The company had an overall fleet utilisation of 96 percent, corresponding to the same level in the third quarter last year. Sale of vessel has released a subs
SBM Offshore COO Dismissed
SBM Offshore confirms that effective immediately Bruno Chabas, CEO, has temporarily taken over the role of COO following the dismissal of Jean-Philippe Laures, COO. Although no further comments can be made at this time regarding the circumstances leading up to his dismissal, the company can reassure
Visitors Attend Underwater Data Harvesting Demonstrations (UK)
On the 22nd October at the OceanLab facility in Aberdeenshire, WFS welcomed 50 visitors to a set of demonstrations across 3 sessions in the University’s test tank. The demonstrations showed how data can be harvested from a number of underwater sensors using a wireless-enabled underwater vehicle. For