Subsea
Kongsberg to Deliver New E-LARS for ROV to Swire (Norway)
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, will deliver its new mobile Launch and Recovery System (E-LARS) for Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) to Swire Seabed in August 2013. Swire Seabed is an established subsea support company based Near Bergen Norway, whose three vessel flee
Balltec Further Expands Premises (UK)
Balltec moved from their original premises in October 2011 to much larger premises, four miles away in Morecambe. 12 months later, with continued demand for mooring systems, pipeline recovery tools and bespoke engineering solutions, Balltec have taken on an additional adjacent unit. Balltec Ltd, the
Viper Subsea Nominated for Subsea UK Innovation Award
Viper Subsea has been nominated by Subsea UK for a prestigious Subsea UK Business Award in the Innovation and Technology category in recognition of the development and market success of its V-LOCK hydraulic stabplate. The company has previously won the Subsea UK New Enterprise Award in 2011. These h
UK: Cefas Provides Metocean Data Services to Support Development of East Anglia Zone
Cefas has signed a major contract with East Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd (EAOW) to provide metocean data that will support the development of the East Anglia Zone in the North Sea. EAOW is a joint venture owned 50:50 by ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, and has been created for the development of
Italian Fincantieri Completes STX OSV Acquisition
Fincantieri, through its wholly owned subsidiary Fincantieri Oil & Gas S.p.A., has successfully completed the acquisition of 50.75% of STX OSV from STX Europe, at a price of SGD 1.22 per share, totalling approximately Euro 455 million (approximately SGD 730 million). In compliance with the rules of
UK: Strainstall Provides Tension Monitoring Solution for Cable/Pipe-Laying Vessel
Strainstall has provided advanced tension monitoring solution for a Cable/Pipe-laying vessel. MAATS Tech Ltd is a specialist ship design organization with expertise in the provision of turnkey carousel systems and associated equipment that are installed in special purpose vessels used for laying fle
Jee Engineer Shortlisted for Subsea UK Business Award
Jee Ltd announced that Paul Otway has been shortlisted for a Subsea UK Business Award in the category of Young Emerging Talent. Paul was nominated for his work on projects as a subsea engineer, including design and assessment for the world’s longest subsea tieback. He also successfully completed a m
Irish Navy Takes Delivery of VideoRay Pro 4 ROV
Atlantas Marine announces delivery of a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV system to the Irish Navy, accompanied by on-site training for 8 pilots at the Naval base in Cork. The military configuration ROV is supplied with rugged controller, high brightness display, hull crawler attachment and manipulator. This makes
UK: Jee Opens New Office in London
Jee Ltd announced the opening of its new office in central London, which will accommodate growing staff numbers within the company. The new office is located in the city’s Waterloo area and will provide a more localised service to Jee’s London-based clients as well as aid ongoing recruitment in the
UK: Huisman Offshore Mast Crane Aboard Seven Borealis Nominated for Innovation of the Year Award
Huisman’s 5000mt Offshore Mast Crane aboard of Subsea 7’s flagship and strategic enabler ‘Seven Borealis’ has been nominated for the Innovation of the Year Award. The award winner will be revealed during the Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference on 19-20 February in London. The conference advis
UK: Offshore Survey 2013 Conference Programme Announced
Offshore Survey, which takes place from 10-11th April 2013 alongside Ocean Business at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, has recently launched the conference programme which promises to be the most varied and exciting yet. ‘Offshore’ is rapidly becoming a far broader industry than jus
Badger Explorer Signs Sponsorship Agreement with Chevron for Autonomous Drilling Tool
Badger Explorer ASA (“BXPL”) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Chevron Energy Technology Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“Chevron”), whereby the company will co-sponsor the development of the Badger autonomous drilling tool through the Badger Explorer Demonstrator Program. The obje
Tullow Completes Spring Energy Acquisition. Secures New Licences Off Norway
Tullow Oil plc (“Tullow”) announces the completion of its acquisition of Spring Energy Norway AS (“Spring”) that was previously announced on 11 December 2012. Roar Tessem, Spring’s CEO, will be Managing Director of Tullow’s Norwegian companies and will have responsibility for Tullow’s assets offshor
Reef Subsea Opens New Premises in Aberdeen (UK)
Reef Subsea announced today they have secured new premises in Aberdeen, Scotland, to gather their local teams and operations under one roof namely ‘Reef Subsea House’, located within Altens Industrial Estate, south of the city. The bespoke building will support Group’s companies to continue to devel