Offshore Marine Management GmbH (OMM GmbH) has announced the appointment of Managing Director Klaus Klingelhöller to the company. Klaus joined OMM GmbH in early July of this year, bringing to the role over 25 years’ experience of working within the renewables industry both on and offshore. Klaus has
Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister, Alex Attwood MLA, today visited, for the first time, the Siemens-owned SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough. Minister Attwood climbed aboard SeaGen and met members of the SeaGen project team, who explained how the technology operates and the work t
A team of researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom has discovered that energy produced from the planet’s oceans can increase twofold when novel methods for predicting wave power are used. Presented in the journal Renewable Energy, the results could help scientists drive and make marine renewab
The team of industry professionals behind Enventi, which specialises in the design and engineering of cost reduction solutions for the offshore wind industry, have launched partner company, Ennsub in response to continuing high-levels of activity in the subsea industry. Headquartered in Westhill nea
EMGS recorded revenues of USD 57.1 million in the second quarter of 2012, up from USD 47.6 million in the second quarter of 2011. Contract sales totalled USD 49.6 million, whilst multi-client sales came in at USD 7.5 million. In the corresponding period last year, EMGS recorded multi-client sales of
On August 21, the ODS Petrodata daily newswire reported that Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) in in negotiations to sell its pipelay vessel GSP Falcon. Contrary to this report, GSP advises there are no negotiations underway for its pipelay vessel GSP Falcon to be sold. GSP Falcon is currently operatin
A specialist North-east oil and gas industry support and training facility has secured a multi million pound contract with a major global oil and gas operator. The Aberdeen-based National Hyperbaric Centre (NHC), which offers a range of oil and gas industry support and specialised training services,
Global Marine Systems Energy Ltd., (GME) the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide has landed the first export cable at the Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm. The cable was landed by GME’s recently launched vessel, Cable
Statoil and its partner Petoro have decided to further develop Gullfaks South in the North Sea by investing NOK 8.5 billion in two new subsea templates and six extra wells. This will boost recovery by 65 million barrels of oil equivalent. Increasing recovery from Gullfaks South will be implemented a
Offshore Marine Management Limited (OMM) has today announced that it is to sell the assets of its recently-rebranded personnel supply business, Main Source Offshore People Limited (MSOP) to Atlas Services Group Energy Limited (Atlas). The acquisition will see the transfer of assets including contrac
FN Diving, a company that performs underwater in situ, ship repair maintenance and inspection reducing and avoiding off-hire time, will again be represented at SMM 2012. SMM in Hamburg is the international platform and the leading forum for the maritime industry. This is where the world’s leading co
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 1,520 km2 in Quads 208 and 217 of the Faroe Shetland Basin on the UK Continental Shelf, West of Shetlands. The Erlend West 2012 (EW12) survey is the industry’s first 3D survey in this northern area and covers the western most margin
The companies Nordic Offshore and Offshore Marine Services have yesterday, August 20, merged into one company resulting in Nordic Offshore Marine. Nordic Offshore has been specializing in providing qualified and experienced personnel for both permanent and temporary positions for many years, and is
GEOSHIPS Group, a marine and subsea services provider, has announced two contract wins worth a combined value of £3 million for the company’s latest vessel. Following an open day on-board the Loch Roag for potential clients, the vessel secured work in the North Sea with two new customers for GEOSHIP
