Subsea
TGS Reprocessing Portuguese Seismic Data
TGS announces the broadband reprocessing of 22,847 km 2D seismic offshore Portugal. This project, which utilizes TGS’ broadband solution Clari-Fi™, is now fully underway, the company informed. “Recent successes in the conjugate offshore Newfoundland and Nova Scotia provinces of Canada have heightene
LGS Secures Subsea Cables Deal with U.S. Navy
LGS Innovations (LGS) has won an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $9.5 million to supply submarine telecommunication cables to the U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC). Under the terms of the contract, LGS In
KrisEnergy Gets Green Light for Rossukon Production Area
KrisEnergy has received government approval of the Production Area Application (PAA) for an area containing the Rossukon oil discovery in the Gulf of Thailand. The PAA was approved by the Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF), the government agency responsible for Thailand’s upstream petroleum industry,
Dril-Quip Director Dies
Dril-Quip’s member of board of directors L.H. Dick Robertson, age 81, passed away on November 18, 2015 following a recent illness. Robertson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dual Drilling Company, from 1984 to June 1996. Prior to his employment with Dual Drilling Company, he wa
ISA Welcomes Delegation from China
On November 19, 2015, a six-member Chinese delegation headed by Lu Hao, chairman of Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of National People’s Congress of China, visited the headquarters of the International Seabed Authority. During the meeting with the ISA Secretary-General
Highlights of the Week
Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (November 16 – November 22). DOF Subsea has struck a deal to sell the vessel Skandi Inspector to an undisclosed international buyer. Previously known as Tender Captain, Far Captain and Skandi Captain,
SeeByte Software Could Boost Marine Robots Tracking Ability
SeeByte, ASV and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have carried out trials on a software that could better enable a fleet of robotic vehicles to work together to perform tasks such as seeking and tracking whales and dolphins. This software acts like a ‘central brain’, making decisions about whe
Veripos Gets New Marketing & Product Development VP
Veripos, supplier of GNSS positioning services to offshore and associated industries, has appointed Miguel Amor as global Vice-President of Marketing & Product Development. Amor joins the Aberdeen-based company from Trimble following a 12-year close association with marketing and business developmen
Havyard Posts Profit Drop
Havyard Group has seen profit decline in the third quarter 2015 due to slashed utilization in all of its business areas. The Norwegian vessel designer and builder booked profit of NOK 6.9 million for the quarter, compared to NOK 13.9 million profit in the corresponding period in 2014. Earnings per s
iXBlue Sub-Bottom Profilers for SHOM
French Hydrographic Office SHOM has awarded iXBlue with a 4-year contract to equip their coastal hydrographic vessels and smaller hydrographic crafts. iXBlue is providing ECHOES sub-bottom profilers and DELPH seabed mapping software to SHOM for shallow water hydrographic applications. According to i
Bhagwan Marine Secures Subsea Work with Quadrant Energy
Bhagwan Marine has been awarded a contract with Quadrant Energy Australia for the Diving Program during the Q4 2015. Bhagwan Marine will be providing Diving Services, Project Management and Engineering Services as well as the offshore execution from their Flagship Vessel the “Bhagwan Dryden” DSV. Th
Statoil Makes Minor Discovery at Tarvos
Statoil, as the operator of production licence 120, has completed drilling of exploration well 34/8-16 S Tarvos on the east flank of the Visund field in the northern part of the North Sea, and about 140 km northwest of Bergen. The well encountered an oil/gas/condensate column of about 85 metres in t
ATP Oil & Gas to Pay Over $41 Mln for GoM Incident
ATP Oil & Gas has agreed to resolve actions under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) concerning unauthorized discharges of oil and chemicals from a floating oil and gas production platform into the Gulf of Mexico, announced the Department of Justice, BSEE and
DNV GL to Accept In-Water ROV Inspection of Ship’s Bottom
DNV GL has informed that it accepts underwater examination of a ship’s bottom by means of remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) on a case by case basis. A remote means of examination, typically an ROV, may be used to carry out relevant parts of the in-water bottom survey referring to the “Rules