Subsea
Huisman to Equip Subsea 7’s Seven Waves with Mission Equipment
Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions welcomed Subsea 7’s Seven Waves at the Huisman Schiedam quayside. The vessel, built by IHC Offshore & Marine in Krimpen aan den IJssel, will be equipped with a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane. The 550mt Flex-lay
Deltares to Launch Sea Cables Research Project
Deltares aims to team up with the corporate sector and top research institutes to launch an international research project focusing on the safe burial depth of sea cables against encounters with ships’ anchors. The R&D project will be conducted in the form of a Joint Industry Project (JIP) named SAF
FCG Orders New GRP Survey Boat (UK)
Finnish survey company FCG (Finnish Consulting Group) Ltd. has placed an order for a new GRP survey boat from Blyth Workcats Ltd of Canvey Island, U.K. The 14-meter catamaran will be known as the Nordic Sonar and it is now being built to meet the specialized needs of the FCG survey teams. It will be
Oceanlab’s Director Retires (UK)
Oceanlab announced that their Director, Professor Monty Priede, will retire on the 1st of November 2013. Professor Mike Greaves, Head of College of Life Sciences and Medicine, thanked Monty on behalf of the College for his magnificent service to the University and stated that Monty was the epitome o
KONGSBERG Announces Q3 Results
KONGSBERG reports operating revenues in Q3 2013 of MNOK 3 448 (MNOK 3 675) and EBITDA of MNOK 518 (MNOK 646), resulting in an EBITDA margin of 15.0 per cent (17.6 per cent). Kongsberg Maritime and Kongsberg Defence Systems have higher EBITDAs than in Q3 2012, while Kongsberg Protech Systems has lowe
SeaBird Announces 14 Pct Increase in Revenues
SeaBird Exploration PLC, a global provider of marine 2D/3D/4D seismic data, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry reports revenues for the third quarter of $51.9 million, an increase of 14% compared to the comparable period in 2012 and up 29% relative to Q2 2013. Third qua
Shell Releases Third Quarter 2013 Results
On Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 07.00 GMT (08.00 CET and 03.00 EDT) Royal Dutch Shell plc released its third quarter results and third quarter interim dividend announcement for 2013. Third quarter 2013 summary of unaudited results: – Royal Dutch Shell’s third quarter 2013 earnings, on a current cos
ULSTEIN Sells 100th Offshore Ship Design
ULSTEIN’s latest design contract for Vroon Offshore Services pushes the total number of offshore ship designs sold past the 100 mark. This milestone has been achieved in 14 years, with 74 of the contracts signed for the X–BOW® design. The numbers behind that ‘headline hundred’ are a testimony to the
DeepOcean Names John Baxter as Director SURF
DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announced that John Baxter has been named DeepOcean’s Director SURF. “We are excited that John has decided to join DeepOcean to head our SURF team in Haugesund and Aberdeen. He has the experience and business contacts and we are
Periplus Inks ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat
Periplus Consultancy BV, an Amsterdam based company, has, on 16 October 2013, announced the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat. On behalf of the company the contract was signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Bart van Mierlo. The framework agreement covers the c
Aker Solutions Sells Mooring and Loading Systems Business to Cargotec
Aker Solutions agreed to sell its mooring and loading systems business to Cargotec for an enterprise value of NOK 1.4 billion, or about EUR 180 million. The unit, known for the Pusnes brand name, provides mooring equipment, loading and offloading systems, as well as deck machinery for the global off
Number Eastern Siberia Cliff Erosions Increases
The high cliffs of Eastern Siberia – which mainly consist of permafrost – continue to erode at an ever quickening pace. This is the conclusion which scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research have reached after their evaluation of data and aerial photo
Schlumberger Releases SonicScope Service
Schlumberger announced today the release of the SonicScope* multipole sonic-while-drilling service for wells with large boreholes. The SonicScope service provides high fidelity measurements to determine formation pore pressure and breakout limits to improve drilling risk management. “When drilling i
Offshore Renewables Get Financial Boost (UK)
Businesses developing innovative solutions for wave, tidal and offshore wind technologies are to get extra help from the UK’s innovation agency. Speaking at the European Ocean Energy Conference in Edinburgh, Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker revealed that up to £7m of support will be av