Subsea
Neftex Recruits New Staff (UK)
Neftex, a dynamic earth science research company serving the international resources industries (principally oil, gas and minerals), has reported a rise of more than 30% in turnover, with an increase from under £7million in 2011 to more than £9million in October 2012. Against this background of busi
France: Alstom Completes TGL Acquisition from Rolls-Royce
Alstom has completed the acquisition of Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) from Rolls-Royce plc. In September 2012, Alstom announced that it had agreed to acquire TGL, which specialises in the design and manufacturing of tidal stream turbines, subject to the achievement of critical milestones including
UK: Snowflake Software to Provide GML Encoding for UKHO S-100 Based Product
Snowflake Software, specialist in data exchange solutions via Open Standards, has been awarded a contract by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to provide an open standard Geography Markup Language (GML) encoding and profile for a basic route specification S-100 based maritime data specif
UK: ACE Winch Academy Names David Moxey as Training Manager
The ACE Winch Academy has appointed David Moxey as Training Academy Manager to further develop and expand the division. David joins ACE Winches, the deck machinery specialists, from Northern Marine Manning Services to target the training needs of clients and share ACE Winches’ competencies in winch
VIDEO: Cutting Edge Seven Viking Vessel Unveiled and Named at Ceremony in Norway
The cutting edge Seven Viking vessel, designed for operations in the harshest environments is being unveiled and named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, by Subsea 7, Eidesvik Offshore and Ulstein today, 30 January 2013. The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel, the Seven
Norway: Aker Solutions Wins Contract to Tie Dagny Gas Production into Sleipner
Aker Solutions has been awarded the second call-off project under the Sleipner Modification Portfolio Agreement, involving the tie-in of gas production from Dagny. Contract value is NOK 650 million and the work will commence immediately. The contract involves modification work on Sleipner A. In more
VIDEO: Statoil Shows Permanent Reservoir Monitoring on Snorre and Grane Fields
One of the focus areas in Statoil’s technology strategy is to develop methods to improve reservoir monitoring and thus improve recovery. The objective is to acquire even more extensive data to ensure more accurate drilling of both new and operated fields. By acquiring new seismic data after a period
Teledyne, RESON Enter Acquisition Agreement (Denmark)
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and the shareholders of RESON A/S (“RESON”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of RESON by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teledyne. RESON, headquartered in Slangerup, Denmark, provides high-resolution marine
FN Diving Performs Repairs on Vessel’s Propeller (Sweden)
FN Diving was called upon to perform an inspection and eventual repairs on a vessel’s propeller which encountered severe vibrations after passing the thick ice on the Baltic sea. A team of FN Diving technicians was deployed immediately and travelled the night with all necessary equipment to be able
German Researchers Jointly Develop Robot Systems for Exploration of Extreme Regions
The start of the first two-day scientific workshop at the MARUM Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences in Bremen next Monday heralds the beginning of the operative phase of the new Helmholtz research alliance “Robotic Exploration under Extreme Conditions” or ROBEX for short. In this project – uniq
Denmark: Subsea Cables on Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Installed in Record Time
New Year’s Eve 2011, 19.00 hours: the rest of Denmark is gathered for their celebrations. The installation vessel ‘Svanen’ is hammering a foundation pile into the seabed approximately 20 kilometres north east of Grenaa. The pile marks the beginning of construction of DONG Energy’s new facility, Anho
UK: NCS Survey Purchases Two More Gavia AUVs
NCS Survey has expanded its growing autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) fleet with the purchase of two Teledyne Gavia AUVs. These vehicles are the latest in the Gavia Offshore Surveyor series and are equipped with high-resolution side scan sonar, a multi-beam echo sounder, a sub-bottom profiler, an
UK: Aker Solutions Acquires Majority Stake in Enovate
Aker Solutions has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Aberdeen-based Enovate Systems Limited – a leading technology company within subsea well control equipment. The financial details of the acquisition are undisclosed. Enovate, which currently employs 62 people, has developed a wide range of uni
UK: Reef Subsea’s Q1000 Trencher Completes Maiden Contract on Lincs Offshore Wind Farm
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company, Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton on Tees and Aberdeen, has completed its first contract for the recently launched Q1000 Trenching ROV. The contract, for Lincs Offshore Wind Ltd. – a joint venture between UK energy c