Subsea
Marine Research Glider Goes Rogue
An autonomous marine research glider has been reported likely drifting at sea near Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. According to Ocean Tracking Network, the two-meter long, yellow glider failed to report at its scheduled waypoint, 8 km from Devil’s Island near Halifax Harbour on May 22. Efforts to reco
New CFO Joins TGS
TGS has appointed Sven Børre Larsen as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. The effective date of Larsen’s employment is yet to be determined, but will be no later than December 1, 2015. The company informed that Larsen will be based in TGS’ Asker office. Most recently, Larsen was the Chief Fi
Africa: BOM and STS in Ocean Monitoring Pact
Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) has entered into a Strategic Business Alliance Agreement with Sea Technology Services (STS). Under the alliance, BOM will initially base one Slocum Glider in Cape Town to be deployed on regional ocean monitoring programs, with STS providing associated marketing and engine
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Makes Senior Promotion
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has promoted David Brown to lead its oil and gas focus globally. Previously Trelleborg Sealing Solutions UK Managing Director and Oil and Gas Lead in Europe, Brown has taken on the role of Global Lead Group Director Oil and Gas with immediate effect, and will relocate to
WATCH: Submarine on Sea Trials
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) informed that on May 23, 2015, the Virginia-class submarine John Warner (SSN 785) has completed initial sea trials. John Warner, the first Virginia-class submarine to be named for a person, is being built as part of a teaming arrangement between HII’s Newport News
GC Rieber Takes Delivery of ‘Polar Empress’
GC Rieber Shipping has taken delivery of its seismic newbuild ‘Polar Empress’ from Kleven owned Myklebust Verft. The vessel is chartered on a five-year contract to Dolphin Geophysical. “We have looked forward to take delivery of the Polar Empress, which is one of the largest and most advanced seismi
McDermott Lands Jacket Deal with Saudi Aramco
McDermott has been awarded a large brownfield contract by Saudi Aramco for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of twelve jackets for offshore oil and gas fields in Saudi Arabian waters. According to the company, work is scheduled for completion by the end of the first
HullWiper to Clean for Statoil
GAC EnvironHull has signed a contract with Statoil to provide underwater hull cleaning services for its vessels operating in Scandinavia, the Middle East and the Far East. From the second quarter of 2015, GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, is
Eni Hits Gas Offshore Libya
Eni has made a new discovery of gas and condensates offshore Libya, in the Bouri North exploration prospect in Area D, 140 kilometers from the coast and 20 kilometers north of the production field of Bouri. The discovery was made through the A1-1/1 well, drilled at a water depth of 125 meters, which
BMT Isis Supports JFD’s NSRS Contract
BMT Isis will provide safety and environmental support for JFD’s five-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). JFD, which was formed by the merger of James Fisher Defence and Divex in 2014, has been awarded the five-year contract whi
Shanghai Shipyard to Build Two Survey Vessels
Shanghai Shipyard has secured new deals to build two multipurpose survey vessels for two Chinese geological survey institutes. The affiliate of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), will construct one ship for the Qingdao Marine Geological Survey Institute and the other for Guangzhou Marine G
Scientists Study Safety of Sub-Seabed CO2 Storage
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has coordinated the ECO2 (Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)) research project from May 2011 to April 2015. Funded by the European Union, the ECO2 project developed recommendations for the selection and monitoring of submarine storage sites as well as an
Aecon, Lengkeek Secure Cape Sharp Tidal Contracts
Aecon Group Inc. and Lengkeek Vessel Engineering have secured contracts worth $25 million as part of the first round of procurement awards on the Cape Sharp Tidal project. Cape Sharp Tidal is a joint venture between Emera Inc. and OpenHydro. Later this year, the project aims to deliver one of the wo
MSI Establishes New Company in Mozambique
Metocean Services International (MSI) has established a new company based in Maputo, Mozambique. Sondamar LDA, the third company in the MSI stable, has been officially registered in Mozambique to support clients in the oil and gas, port and harbour development and coastal engineering industries. The