Subsea
Gardline Offshore Geophysical Engineering Course Receives Gardline Innovation Award 2013, UK
Ian Ashman and Johnny Quinn from the Geophysical Engineering department at Gardline in Great Yarmouth were recently presented with the Gardline Innovation Award 2013 by Chairman Gregory Darling. The pair developed a three week long course after a training need was identified which could not be addre
Gjøa Exhibition at Coastal Museum in Florø Officially Opened (Norway)
On Thursday 7 March the Gjøa exhibition at the Coastal Museum in Florø was officially opened by the Chairman of the County Council of Sogn og Fjordane, Åshild Kjelsnes. Chairman of the County Council of Sogn og Fjordane, Åshild Kjelsnes, with MD Atle Sonesen at the opening of the exhibition. The exh
Bridge Enters Agreement for Joint Development of Asha and Ivar Aasen
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that, as a 20% licence partner in PL457 containing the Asha discovery, it has signed an agreement (“the Agreement”) regarding the co-ordination and joint development of PL001B (the “Ivar Aasen field”) and
Carnegie Establishes CETO Wave Energy UK Limited
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announces the establishment of a 100% owned subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy UK Limited (CWE UK) and the appointment of Mr Allan MacAskill to the Board of Directors of CWE UK. CWE UK will be operated out of headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland and will
2H Offshore Appoints New Directors of London Office (UK)
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, has named Glen Jewell and Hanh Ha as additional directors of its London office. The roles came into effect at the start of 2013. Jewell and Ha will join John McGrail and Alex Rimmer and will share responsibility for the management of the engineering activities and the
Ceona Hires GC Rieber’s Newbuild Subsea Vessel, UK
GC Rieber Shipping ASA has entered into a charter agreement with Ceona Services (UK) Limited (“Ceona”) for its high capacity subsea newbuild for a fixed period of 5 years, with options for up to five years. The vessel will commence working for Ceona immediately upon delivery from Ulstein Verft in th
SPEX Group Names New COO (UK)
Just weeks after appointing Jamie Oag as chief executive officer, Aberdeen-based technology development firm SPEX Group has made another high profile senior appointment. Nadir Mahjoub joins as chief operating officer after over two decades at Halliburton, most recently as Qatar Country Manager. Mahj
OMM Begins Restructuring Programme (UK)
Offshore Marine Management Ltd (OMM), the UK’s independent services provider to the renewables, telecoms and hydrocarbon industries, has commenced a restructuring programme to centralise its core business and all support functions around its operational base in Cambridge. OMM has always been known a
UK: Professor Petillot Receives Royal Society Industry Fellowship & Joins SeeByte
SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems announces that, having been awarded an Industry Fellowship by the Royal Society, Professor Yvan Petillot will be joining the company for a two year period beginning May 2013. Prof. Petillot, of Heriot-Watt University
CFO Leaves HFG (The Netherlands)
The Board of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) hereby announces that Arend Drenthe, Chief Financial Officer, and HFG have jointly decided to end their relationship with immediate effect. Arend Drenthe will continue his career outside the Heerema Group. The Company is grateful to Arend for his contribu
UK: TAQA Begins Process to Restore Crude Oil Flows in Brent Pipeline System
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has begun the process of restoring the flow of an estimated 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Saturday 2 March. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the
Hydrex Performs Underwater Bow Thruster Removal in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
A Hydrex diver/technician team mobilized to Rotterdam last month to remove the bow thruster of a 300-meter container vessel. The unit needed to be overhauled. Hydrex performed the operation underwater using the company’s own workboats based at the Antwerp depot. This made it possible for the owner t
All Connecting Cables on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Flushed into Seabed, Denmark
On Tuesday 19 February 2013, Swiber Else Marie completed the flushing of the last of a total of 111 cables which connect the 111 wind turbines in the wind farm with Energinet.dk’s offshore substation. Having worked day and night for seven months, Swiber Else Marie could put a stop to the work on win
Dutch Minister of Economics Visits Heerema Fabrication Group
The Dutch Minister of Economics Henk Kamp visited Heerema Fabrication Group’s fabrication location in Zwijndrecht on 4 March. HFG showed the Minister 2 offshore wind platforms under construction. Grid operator TenneT will connect these so called ‘power sockets at sea’ windfarms in the German part of